U.S. Department
of Justice
Tribal Governments Program
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 2022, the Tribal Governments Program gave out 30 awards, totaling over $28 million.
Once posted, the solicitation to apply for this program can be found on OVW’s website. Members of the public can also sign up for notifications on that website, and grant announcements are posted to OVW’s Twitter.
This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 10452.
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Tribal Governments Awards
| 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 |
| Alaska Native Justice Center Inc | Anchorage | Alaska | $900,000.00 |
| Asa'carsarmiut Tribe | Mountain Village | Alaska | $900,000.00 |
| Emmonak Women Shelter | Emmonak | Alaska | $500,000.00 |
| Healy Lake Village | Fairbanks | Alaska | $900,000.00 |
| Hoonah Indian Association | Hoonah | Alaska | $894,556.00 |
| Igiugig Village | Igiugig | Alaska | $900,000.00 |
| Native Village Of Tetlin | Tok | Alaska | $541,702.00 |
| Organized Village Of Kake | Kake | Alaska | $713,913.00 |
| California Indian Legal Svcs Inc | Escondido | California | $900,000.00 |
| California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. | Roseville | California | $900,000.00 |
| Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Inc | Valley Center | California | $900,000.00 |
| Tuolumne Me-wuk Tribal Council | Tuolumne | California | $900,000.00 |
| Penobscot Indian Nation | Indian Island | Maine | $899,967.00 |
| Winnebago Tribe Of Nebraska | Winnebago | Nebraska | $900,000.00 |
| Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe | Nixon | Nevada | $900,000.00 |
| Washoe Tribe Of Nevada & California | Gardnerville | Nevada | $600,000.00 |
| Pueblo of Pojoaque | Santa Fe | New Mexico | $729,472.00 |
| Pueblo of San Felipe | San Felipe Pb | New Mexico | $598,546.00 |
| Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma | Shawnee | Oklahoma | $900,000.00 |
| Comanche Nation | Lawton | Oklahoma | $900,000.00 |
| Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma | Wyandotte | Oklahoma | $828,519.00 |
| Muscogee Creek Nation | Okmulgee | Oklahoma | $900,000.00 |
| Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma | Ponca City | Oklahoma | $845,486.00 |
| Quapaw Nation | Quapaw | Oklahoma | $675,000.00 |
| Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, The | Wewoka | Oklahoma | $900,000.00 |
| Seneca Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma | Grove | Oklahoma | $900,000.00 |
| The Cherokee Nation | Tahlequah | Oklahoma | $899,983.00 |
| Tonkawa Tribe | Tonkawa | Oklahoma | $891,325.00 |
| Wyandotte Nation | Wyandotte | Oklahoma | $897,615.00 |
| Klamath Tribes, The | Chiloquin | Oregon | $900,000.00 |
| Catawba Indian Nation | Rock Hill | South Carolina | $552,690.00 |
| Native Women's Society of the Great Plains Reclaiming Our Sacredness | Eagle Butte | South Dakota | $524,189.00 |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe | Rosebud | South Dakota | $899,827.00 |
| Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe | King William | Virginia | $600,000.00 |
| Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation | Usk | Washington | $591,749.00 |
| Lummi Indian Business Council | Bellingham | Washington | $900,000.00 |
| Nisqually Indian Tribe | Olympia | Washington | $900,000.00 |
| Quinault Indian Nation | Taholah | Washington | $899,062.00 |
| Skokomish Indian Tribe | Skokomish Nation | Washington | $748,518.00 |
| Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin | Keshena | Wisconsin | $900,000.00 |
| Total Award Amount | $32,432,119.00 | ||
| Total Number of Awards | 40 | ||
| Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Incorporated | Anchorage | Alaska | $880,702 |
| Maniilaq Association | Kotzebue | Alaska | $699,015 |
| Native Village of Port Graham | Port Graham | Alaska | $272,618 |
| Native Village of Port Heiden | Port Heiden | Alaska | $385,000 |
| Qagan Tayagungin Tribe | Sand Point | Alaska | $409,441 |
| Sitka Tribe of Alaska | Sitka | Alaska | $487,559 |
| Hopi Tribe | Kykotsmovi | Arizona | $900,000 |
| Hualapai Tribe | Peach Springs | Arizona | $900,000 |
| Big Valley Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians | Lakeport | California | $748,399 |
| Cahto Tribe of Laytonville Rancheria | Laytonville | California | $488,136 |
| La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians | Pauma Valley | California | $836,856 |
| Pauma Band of Mission Indians | Pauma Valley | California | $900,000 |
| Quartz Valley Indian Reservation | Fort Jones | California | $792,601 |
| San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians | Valley Center | California | $900,000 |
| Southern Indian Health Council, Incorporated | Alpine | California | $614,433 |
| Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation | Smith River | California | $900,000 |
| Yurok Tribe | Klamath | California | $900,000 |
| Southern Ute Indian Tribe | Ignacio | Colorado | $399,972 |
| Nez Perce Tribe | Lapwai | Idaho | $879,946 |
| Shoshone-Bannock Tribes | FortHall | Idaho | $721,203 |
| Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa | Tama | Iowa | $766,563 |
| Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation | Mayetta | Kansas | $841,082 |
| Indian Township Tribal Government | Princeton | Maine | $770,467 |
| Keweenaw Bay Indian Community | Baraga | Michigan | $900,000 |
| Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | Watersmeet | Michigan | $251,841 |
| Little River Band of Ottawa Indians | Manistee | Michigan | $299,815 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians | Sault Ste. Marie | Michigan | $836,284 |
| Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | Cloquet | Minnesota | $640,529 |
| Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe | Onamia | Minnesota | $734,898 |
| White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians | White Earth | Minnesota | $899,055 |
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | Choctaw | Mississippi | $900,000 |
| Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes | Pablo | Montana | $655,623 |
| Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha | Nebraska | $900,000 |
| Ponca Tribe of Nebraska | Niobrara | Nebraska | $781,810 |
| Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska | Niobrara | Nebraska | $492,000 |
| Yerington Paiute Tribe | Yerington | Nevada | $663,004 |
| Pueblo of Isleta | Isleta | New Mexico | $684,965 |
| Pueblo of Tesuque | Santa Fe | New Mexico | $898,969 |
| Seneca Nation of Indians | Salamanca | New York | $692,363 |
| Spirit Lake Tribe | Fort Totten | North Dakota | $607,630 |
| Standing Rock Sioux Tribe | Fort Yates | North Dakota | $900,000 |
| Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians | Belcourt | North Dakota | $767,680 |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Durant | Oklahoma | $825,643 |
| Delaware Tribe of Indians | Bartlesville | Oklahoma | $899,999 |
| Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma | Perkins | Oklahoma | $900,000 |
| Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma | Pawnee | Oklahoma | $761,416 |
| Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians | Siletz | Oregon | $616,708 |
| Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon | Grand Ronde | Oregon | $789,997 |
| Makah Tribal Council | Neah Bay | Washington | $122,513 |
| Tulalip Tribes of Washington | Tulalip | Washington | $897,977 |
| Ho-Chunk Nation | Black River Falls | Wisconsin | $690,764 |
| St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin | Webster | Wisconsin | $895,162 |
| Eastern Shoshone Tribe | Fort Washakie | Wyoming | $870,105 |
| Northern Arapaho Tribe | Fort Washakie | Wyoming | $899,991 |
| Total Award Amount | $39,070,734 | ||
| Total Number of Awards | 54 | ||
For awards issued before 2020, 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.