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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.

Tribal Governments Awards

Alaska Native Justice Center, IncAnchorageAlaska$800,000
Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc.AnchorageAlaska$1,200,000
Bristol Bay Native Association, Inc.DillinghamAlaska$1,200,000
Knik TribePalmerAlaska$819,000
Native Village of Goodnews BayGoodnews BayAlaska$915,119
Yakutat Tlingit TribeYakutatAlaska$1,199,900
California Indian Legal Services, Inc.SacramentoCalifornia$800,000
Quartz Valley Indian ReservationFort JonesCalifornia$1,100,000
Tejon Indian TribeBakersfieldCalifornia$1,200,000
Tolowa Dee-Ni NationSmith RiverCalifornia$1,127,175
Nez Perce TribeLapwaiIdaho$1,205,227
Shoshone BannockFort HallIdaho$1,000,000
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and NebraskaWhite CloudKansas$523,065
Indian Township Tribal GovernmentIndian TwpMaine$1,078,200
Penobscot Indian NationIndian IslandMaine$1,198,019
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa IndiansWatersmeetMichigan$511,624
Little River Band of Ottawa IndiansManisteeMichigan$589,608
Pokagon Band of PotawatomiDowagiacMichigan$975,928
Fond Du Lac ReservationCloquetMinnesota$1,000,000
Mississippi Band of Choctaw IndiansChoctawMississippi$900,000
Omaha Tribe of NEMacyNebraska$971,889
Winnebago Tribe of NebraskaWinnebagoNebraska$1,200,000
Fallon Paiute Shoshone TribeFallonNevada$738,793
Reno-Sparks Indian ColonyRenoNevada$1,322,192
Shoshone-Paiute TribesOwyheeNevada$799,951
Walker River Paiute TribeSchurzNevada$871,600
Washoe Tribe of Nevada & CaliforniaGardnervilleNevada$601,681
Pueblo of PojoaqueSanta FeNew Mexico$800,000
Seneca Nation of IndiansSalamancaNew York$969,000
Comanche NationLawtonOklahoma$1,215,000
Eastern Shawnee TribeWyandotteOklahoma$793,463
Peoria Tribe of Indians of OklahomaMiamiOklahoma$1,169,642
Ponca Tribe of OklahomaPonca CityOklahoma$450,000
Quapaw NationQuapawOklahoma$600,000
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, TheWewokaOklahoma$800,114
Tonkawa TribeTonkawaOklahoma$634,507
Cheyenne River Sioux TribeEagle ButteSouth Dakota$1,139,286
Onaphe IncLower BruleSouth Dakota$1,030,771
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel ReservationCusickWashington$635,539
Lummi Indian Business CouncilBellinghamWashington$800,000
Quinault Indian NationTaholahWashington$1,199,960
Skokomish Indian TribeSkokomish NationWashington$501,601
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison ReservationSuquamishWashington$1,200,000
Tulalip Tribes of WashingtonTulalipWashington$1,200,000
Forest County Potawatomi CommunityCrandonWisconsin$1,200,000
Ho-Chunk Nation of WisconsinBlack River FallsWisconsin$1,277,708
Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa IndiansLac Du FlambeauWisconsin$500,000
St Croix Chippewa Indians of WisconsinWebsterWisconsin$1,200,000
 Total Award Amount$45,165,562
 Total Number of Awards48

ChugachmiutAnchorageAlaska$1,250,000
Native Village Of Port HeidenPort HeidenAlaska$600,000
Native Vlg Tnnak Tununak NativTununakAlaska$500,000
Sitka Tribe Of AlaskaSitkaAlaska$600,000
Village Of Dot LakeFairbanksAlaska$962,410
Village Of KotlikKotlikAlaska$669,775
Fort Mcdowell Yavapai NationFort McdowellArizona$690,509
Navajo Nation Tribal GovernmentWindow RockArizona$1,000,000
La Jolla Band Of Luiseno IndiansPauma ValleyCalifornia$750,000
Pauma Band Of Mission IndiansPauma ValleyCalifornia$600,000
Southern Indian Health CouncilAlpineCalifornia$750,000
Yurok TribeKlamathCalifornia$750,000
Sac & Fox Tribe Of The Mississippi In IowaTamaIowa$524,632
Prairie Band Potawatomi NationMayettaKansas$300,000
Sac & Fox Nation Of Missouri In KansasHiawathaKansas$821,782
Northeast Native Network Of Kinship And Healing Incorporated, TheVineyard HavenMassachusetts$1,200,000
Keweenaw Bay Indian CommunityBaragaMichigan$600,000
Little Traverse Bay Bands Of Odawa IndiansHarbor SpringsMichigan$1,000,000
Sault Sainte Marie Tribe Of Chippewa IndiansSault Sainte MarieMichigan$900,000
Leech Lake Band Of OjibweCass LakeMinnesota$1,100,000
Mille Lacs Band Of OjibweOnamiaMinnesota$600,000
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth BandOgemaMinnesota$1,000,000
Red Lake Band Of Chippewa IndiansRedlakeMinnesota$719,724
Northern Cheyenne TribeLame DeerMontana$997,581
Legal Aid Of NebraskaOmahaNebraska$750,000
Ponca Tribe Of NebraskaNiobraraNebraska$1,000,000
Pueblo Of JemezJemez PuebloNew Mexico$900,000
Santo Domingo PuebloSanto Domingo PuebloNew Mexico$664,869
Turtle Mountain Band Of Chippewa IndiansBelcourtNorth Dakota$700,000
Choctaw Nation Of OklahomaDurantOklahoma$1,100,000
Delaware Tribe Of IndiansBartlesvilleOklahoma$1,000,000
Iowa Tribe Of Oklahoma, IncPerkinsOklahoma$1,200,000
Modoc NationMiamiOklahoma$1,000,000
Osage NationPawhuskaOklahoma$900,000
Otoe-Missouria TribeRed RockOklahoma$1,094,994
Pawnee Nation Of OklahomaPawneeOklahoma$900,002
Shawnee TribeMiamiOklahoma$800,000
Wichita & Affiliated TribesAnadarkoOklahoma$1,000,000
Confederated Tribes Of Siletz Indians Of OregonSiletzOregon$990,098
Confederated Tribes Of The Grand Ronde Community Of OregonGrand RondeOregon$750,000
Confederated Tribes Of The Umatilla Indian ReservationPendletonOregon$598,586
Confederated Tribes Of The Chehalis ReservationOakvilleWashington$650,000
Makah Indian Tribe Of The Makah Indian ReservationNeah BayWashington$425,000
Port Gamble S'Klallam TribeKingstonWashington$1,000,000
Quileute Indian Tribe Of The Quileute Indian ReservationLa PushWashington$650,000
Snoqualmie Indian TribeSnoqualmieWashington$998,595
Spokane Tribe Of The Spokane ReservationWellpinitWashington$1,000,000
Oneida NationGreen BayWisconsin$1,000,000
 Total Award Amount $39,958,557
 Total Number of Awards 48

Aleut Community Of St Paul Island Tribal GovernmentSaint Paul IslandAlaska$830,392
Fairbanks Native AssociationFairbanksAlaska$1,000,000
Kawerak, Inc.NomeAlaska$1,000,000
Kenaitze Indian TribeKenaiAlaska$1,000,000
Ketchikan Indian CommunityKetchikanAlaska$999,999
Southcentral FoundationAnchorageAlaska$995,643
Tuba City Regional Healthcare CorporationTuba CityArizona$785,917
Hoopa Valley Tribal CouncilHoopaCalifornia$1,000,000
Morongo Band Of Mission IndiansBanningCalifornia$913,983
Shingle Springs RancheriaPlacervilleCalifornia$600,000
The Coeur D'Alene TribePlummerIdaho$900,000
Aroostook Micmac CouncilPresque IsleMaine$1,123,749
Houlton Band Of Maliseet IndiansHoultonMaine$996,476
Pleasant Point Indian ReservationPerryMaine$949,202
Bay Mills Indian CommunityBrimleyMichigan$741,653
Grand Traverse Band Of Ottawa And Chippewa IndiansPeshawbestownMichigan$982,014
Hannahville Indian CommunityWilsonMichigan$822,181
Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council Inc.Ohkay OwingehNew Mexico$999,306
Mescalero Apache TribeMescaleroNew Mexico$1,000,000
Nambe Pueblo Governor's OfficeSanta FeNew Mexico$868,098
Saint Regis Mohawk TribeAkwesasneNew York$1,000,000
Chickasaw NationAdaOklahoma$998,279
Kaw NationKaw CityOklahoma$1,253,754
Sac & Fox NationStroudOklahoma$1,000,000
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish CommissionPortlandOregon$650,617
Confederated Tribes And Bands Of The Yakama Nation, TheToppenishWashington$1,000,000
Cowlitz Indian TribeLongviewWashington$999,995
Lower Elwha Tribal CommunityPort AngelesWashington$720,000
Puyallup Tribe Of IndiansTacomaWashington$911,706
Squaxin Island TribeSheltonWashington$999,999
 Total Award Amount $28,042,963
 Total Number of Awards 30

 

Tribal Governments START Awards

Curyung Tribal CouncilDillinghamAlaska$750,000
Dena Nena HenashFairbanksAlaska$1,099,132
H.O.P.E. Helping Ourselves Prevent EmergenciesCraigAlaska$1,081,135
Kwinhagak, Native Village ofQuinhagakAlaska$750,000
Nunakauyarmiut TribeToksook BayAlaska$600,000
Cheyenne Arapaho TribeConchoOklahoma$800,000
Miami Tribe of OklahomaMiamiOklahoma$792,148
Thlopthlocco Tribal TownClearviewOklahoma$804,461
Sauk-Suiattle Indian TribeDarringtonWashington$900,000
 Total Award Amount$7,576,876
 Total Number of Awards9

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.