U.S. Department
of Justice
Tribal Governments Program
NOW OPEN: The Grants to Indian Tribal Governments notice of funding opportunity is posted and available for applications. The JustGrants deadline is 8:59 p.m. ET on June 26, 2025. Review the notice
The Tribal Governments Program provides funding to tribes to develop and enhance effective governmental strategies to curtail violent crimes against and increase the safety of Indian women consistent with tribal law and custom; increase tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking crimes against Indian women; strengthen tribal justice interventions; enhance services to Indian women victims; work in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies directed towards these crimes; provide programs for supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children; provide transitional housing for victims; provide legal assistance for victims; provide services to address the needs of youth victims; and develop and promote legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to these crimes against Indian women.
Program funds can be used for strategic planning, staffing, victim services, children and youth services, criminal justice interventions, training and travel, prevention, equipment and supplies, cultural and traditional practices, and programming for underserved populations.
Eligible applicants are limited to: federally recognized tribes or an organization that is acting as the authorized designee of a federally-recognized Indian tribe.
In 2024, the Tribal Governments Program gave out 48 awards totaling $45.16 million.
This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 10452.
Information About the Strengthening Tribal Advocacy Response Track (START)
In 2024 OVW issued a separate funding opportunity, Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program: Strengthening Tribal Advocacy Responses Track (START). This opportunity is targeted toward Tribal governments, or their designees, that have never, or not recently, received funding through the OVW Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program.
Tribal Governments START grantees focus on capacity building early in the project period and receive additional training, technical assistance, and support. Tribal Governments START grantees will engage in a comprehensive assessment process that identifies the strengths and gaps of their community's responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking.
Following the assessment, a customized project implementation plan is developed in consultation with an OVW-designated Technical Assistance Provider(s).
In 2024, the Tribal Governments Program gave out nine awards totaling $7.57 million through START.
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Tribal Governments Awards
| Alaska Native Justice Center, Inc | Anchorage | Alaska | $800,000 |
| Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. | Anchorage | Alaska | $1,200,000 |
| Bristol Bay Native Association, Inc. | Dillingham | Alaska | $1,200,000 |
| Knik Tribe | Palmer | Alaska | $819,000 |
| Native Village of Goodnews Bay | Goodnews Bay | Alaska | $915,119 |
| Yakutat Tlingit Tribe | Yakutat | Alaska | $1,199,900 |
| California Indian Legal Services, Inc. | Sacramento | California | $800,000 |
| Quartz Valley Indian Reservation | Fort Jones | California | $1,100,000 |
| Tejon Indian Tribe | Bakersfield | California | $1,200,000 |
| Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation | Smith River | California | $1,127,175 |
| Nez Perce Tribe | Lapwai | Idaho | $1,205,227 |
| Shoshone Bannock | Fort Hall | Idaho | $1,000,000 |
| Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska | White Cloud | Kansas | $523,065 |
| Indian Township Tribal Government | Indian Twp | Maine | $1,078,200 |
| Penobscot Indian Nation | Indian Island | Maine | $1,198,019 |
| Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | Watersmeet | Michigan | $511,624 |
| Little River Band of Ottawa Indians | Manistee | Michigan | $589,608 |
| Pokagon Band of Potawatomi | Dowagiac | Michigan | $975,928 |
| Fond Du Lac Reservation | Cloquet | Minnesota | $1,000,000 |
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | Choctaw | Mississippi | $900,000 |
| Omaha Tribe of NE | Macy | Nebraska | $971,889 |
| Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska | Winnebago | Nebraska | $1,200,000 |
| Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe | Fallon | Nevada | $738,793 |
| Reno-Sparks Indian Colony | Reno | Nevada | $1,322,192 |
| Shoshone-Paiute Tribes | Owyhee | Nevada | $799,951 |
| Walker River Paiute Tribe | Schurz | Nevada | $871,600 |
| Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California | Gardnerville | Nevada | $601,681 |
| Pueblo of Pojoaque | Santa Fe | New Mexico | $800,000 |
| Seneca Nation of Indians | Salamanca | New York | $969,000 |
| Comanche Nation | Lawton | Oklahoma | $1,215,000 |
| Eastern Shawnee Tribe | Wyandotte | Oklahoma | $793,463 |
| Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma | Miami | Oklahoma | $1,169,642 |
| Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma | Ponca City | Oklahoma | $450,000 |
| Quapaw Nation | Quapaw | Oklahoma | $600,000 |
| Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, The | Wewoka | Oklahoma | $800,114 |
| Tonkawa Tribe | Tonkawa | Oklahoma | $634,507 |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe | Eagle Butte | South Dakota | $1,139,286 |
| Onaphe Inc | Lower Brule | South Dakota | $1,030,771 |
| Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation | Cusick | Washington | $635,539 |
| Lummi Indian Business Council | Bellingham | Washington | $800,000 |
| Quinault Indian Nation | Taholah | Washington | $1,199,960 |
| Skokomish Indian Tribe | Skokomish Nation | Washington | $501,601 |
| Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation | Suquamish | Washington | $1,200,000 |
| Tulalip Tribes of Washington | Tulalip | Washington | $1,200,000 |
| Forest County Potawatomi Community | Crandon | Wisconsin | $1,200,000 |
| Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin | Black River Falls | Wisconsin | $1,277,708 |
| Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | Lac Du Flambeau | Wisconsin | $500,000 |
| St Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin | Webster | Wisconsin | $1,200,000 |
| Total Award Amount | $45,165,562 | ||
| Total Number of Awards | 48 | ||
| Chugachmiut | Anchorage | Alaska | $1,250,000 |
| Native Village Of Port Heiden | Port Heiden | Alaska | $600,000 |
| Native Vlg Tnnak Tununak Nativ | Tununak | Alaska | $500,000 |
| Sitka Tribe Of Alaska | Sitka | Alaska | $600,000 |
| Village Of Dot Lake | Fairbanks | Alaska | $962,410 |
| Village Of Kotlik | Kotlik | Alaska | $669,775 |
| Fort Mcdowell Yavapai Nation | Fort Mcdowell | Arizona | $690,509 |
| Navajo Nation Tribal Government | Window Rock | Arizona | $1,000,000 |
| La Jolla Band Of Luiseno Indians | Pauma Valley | California | $750,000 |
| Pauma Band Of Mission Indians | Pauma Valley | California | $600,000 |
| Southern Indian Health Council | Alpine | California | $750,000 |
| Yurok Tribe | Klamath | California | $750,000 |
| Sac & Fox Tribe Of The Mississippi In Iowa | Tama | Iowa | $524,632 |
| Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation | Mayetta | Kansas | $300,000 |
| Sac & Fox Nation Of Missouri In Kansas | Hiawatha | Kansas | $821,782 |
| Northeast Native Network Of Kinship And Healing Incorporated, The | Vineyard Haven | Massachusetts | $1,200,000 |
| Keweenaw Bay Indian Community | Baraga | Michigan | $600,000 |
| Little Traverse Bay Bands Of Odawa Indians | Harbor Springs | Michigan | $1,000,000 |
| Sault Sainte Marie Tribe Of Chippewa Indians | Sault Sainte Marie | Michigan | $900,000 |
| Leech Lake Band Of Ojibwe | Cass Lake | Minnesota | $1,100,000 |
| Mille Lacs Band Of Ojibwe | Onamia | Minnesota | $600,000 |
| Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band | Ogema | Minnesota | $1,000,000 |
| Red Lake Band Of Chippewa Indians | Redlake | Minnesota | $719,724 |
| Northern Cheyenne Tribe | Lame Deer | Montana | $997,581 |
| Legal Aid Of Nebraska | Omaha | Nebraska | $750,000 |
| Ponca Tribe Of Nebraska | Niobrara | Nebraska | $1,000,000 |
| Pueblo Of Jemez | Jemez Pueblo | New Mexico | $900,000 |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | Santo Domingo Pueblo | New Mexico | $664,869 |
| Turtle Mountain Band Of Chippewa Indians | Belcourt | North Dakota | $700,000 |
| Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma | Durant | Oklahoma | $1,100,000 |
| Delaware Tribe Of Indians | Bartlesville | Oklahoma | $1,000,000 |
| Iowa Tribe Of Oklahoma, Inc | Perkins | Oklahoma | $1,200,000 |
| Modoc Nation | Miami | Oklahoma | $1,000,000 |
| Osage Nation | Pawhuska | Oklahoma | $900,000 |
| Otoe-Missouria Tribe | Red Rock | Oklahoma | $1,094,994 |
| Pawnee Nation Of Oklahoma | Pawnee | Oklahoma | $900,002 |
| Shawnee Tribe | Miami | Oklahoma | $800,000 |
| Wichita & Affiliated Tribes | Anadarko | Oklahoma | $1,000,000 |
| Confederated Tribes Of Siletz Indians Of Oregon | Siletz | Oregon | $990,098 |
| Confederated Tribes Of The Grand Ronde Community Of Oregon | Grand Ronde | Oregon | $750,000 |
| Confederated Tribes Of The Umatilla Indian Reservation | Pendleton | Oregon | $598,586 |
| Confederated Tribes Of The Chehalis Reservation | Oakville | Washington | $650,000 |
| Makah Indian Tribe Of The Makah Indian Reservation | Neah Bay | Washington | $425,000 |
| Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe | Kingston | Washington | $1,000,000 |
| Quileute Indian Tribe Of The Quileute Indian Reservation | La Push | Washington | $650,000 |
| Snoqualmie Indian Tribe | Snoqualmie | Washington | $998,595 |
| Spokane Tribe Of The Spokane Reservation | Wellpinit | Washington | $1,000,000 |
| Oneida Nation | Green Bay | Wisconsin | $1,000,000 |
| Total Award Amount | $39,958,557 | ||
| Total Number of Awards | 48 |
| Aleut Community Of St Paul Island Tribal Government | Saint Paul Island | Alaska | $830,392 |
| Fairbanks Native Association | Fairbanks | Alaska | $1,000,000 |
| Kawerak, Inc. | Nome | Alaska | $1,000,000 |
| Kenaitze Indian Tribe | Kenai | Alaska | $1,000,000 |
| Ketchikan Indian Community | Ketchikan | Alaska | $999,999 |
| Southcentral Foundation | Anchorage | Alaska | $995,643 |
| Tuba City Regional Healthcare Corporation | Tuba City | Arizona | $785,917 |
| Hoopa Valley Tribal Council | Hoopa | California | $1,000,000 |
| Morongo Band Of Mission Indians | Banning | California | $913,983 |
| Shingle Springs Rancheria | Placerville | California | $600,000 |
| The Coeur D'Alene Tribe | Plummer | Idaho | $900,000 |
| Aroostook Micmac Council | Presque Isle | Maine | $1,123,749 |
| Houlton Band Of Maliseet Indians | Houlton | Maine | $996,476 |
| Pleasant Point Indian Reservation | Perry | Maine | $949,202 |
| Bay Mills Indian Community | Brimley | Michigan | $741,653 |
| Grand Traverse Band Of Ottawa And Chippewa Indians | Peshawbestown | Michigan | $982,014 |
| Hannahville Indian Community | Wilson | Michigan | $822,181 |
| Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council Inc. | Ohkay Owingeh | New Mexico | $999,306 |
| Mescalero Apache Tribe | Mescalero | New Mexico | $1,000,000 |
| Nambe Pueblo Governor's Office | Santa Fe | New Mexico | $868,098 |
| Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe | Akwesasne | New York | $1,000,000 |
| Chickasaw Nation | Ada | Oklahoma | $998,279 |
| Kaw Nation | Kaw City | Oklahoma | $1,253,754 |
| Sac & Fox Nation | Stroud | Oklahoma | $1,000,000 |
| Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission | Portland | Oregon | $650,617 |
| Confederated Tribes And Bands Of The Yakama Nation, The | Toppenish | Washington | $1,000,000 |
| Cowlitz Indian Tribe | Longview | Washington | $999,995 |
| Lower Elwha Tribal Community | Port Angeles | Washington | $720,000 |
| Puyallup Tribe Of Indians | Tacoma | Washington | $911,706 |
| Squaxin Island Tribe | Shelton | Washington | $999,999 |
| Total Award Amount | $28,042,963 | ||
| Total Number of Awards | 30 |
Tribal Governments START Awards
| Curyung Tribal Council | Dillingham | Alaska | $750,000 |
| Dena Nena Henash | Fairbanks | Alaska | $1,099,132 |
| H.O.P.E. Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies | Craig | Alaska | $1,081,135 |
| Kwinhagak, Native Village of | Quinhagak | Alaska | $750,000 |
| Nunakauyarmiut Tribe | Toksook Bay | Alaska | $600,000 |
| Cheyenne Arapaho Tribe | Concho | Oklahoma | $800,000 |
| Miami Tribe of Oklahoma | Miami | Oklahoma | $792,148 |
| Thlopthlocco Tribal Town | Clearview | Oklahoma | $804,461 |
| Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe | Darrington | Washington | $900,000 |
| Total Award Amount | $7,576,876 | ||
| Total Number of Awards | 9 | ||
For awards issued before 2022, you can visit our grant awards program page.
Contact Us
If you have questions about the Tribal Governments Program, you can email us or call 202-307-6026.