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Tribal Governments Program

NOW OPEN: The Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program solicitation is now available and open for applications. The JustGrants deadline is 8:59 p.m. ET on April 25, 2024.  Review the solicitation

NOW OPEN: The Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program: Strengthening Tribal Advocacy Responses Track (START) solicitation is now available and open for applications. The JustGrants deadline is 8:59 p.m. ET on April 25, 2024.  Review the solicitation

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 2023, the Tribal Governments Program gave out 48 awards totaling $39.95 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.

Tribal Governments Awards

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

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

 

For awards issued before 2021, you can visit our grant awards program page.

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If you have questions about the Tribal Governments Program, you can email us or call 202-307-6026.