These Washington tribes get help with support services for victims of crime and violence
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded more than $6 million in grants to Washington state and Tribal partners to support services for victims of crime and violence.
Twelve Tribal communities and various sexual assault and domestic violence treatment providers were awarded upwards of $350,000 each through the Department of Justice’s Office of Victims of Crime and the Office of Violence Against Women, according to a news release Thursday, Oct. 21.
The Washington State Native American Coalition against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault was awarded $341,347 to increase awareness and enhance response to sexual assault and domestic violence in Tribal communities.
Eleven individual Tribes received funding aimed at victim services: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, $354,375; Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, $372,817; Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, $354,375; Hoh Tribe, $354,375; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, $422,695; Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, $354,375; Puyallup Tribe of Indians, $693,278; Lummi Nation, $422,695; Suquamish Tribe, $422,695; and the Nisqually Indian Tribe, $412,733. The Tulalip Tribes received a $421,267 grant specifically for services to child victims of sexual assault and abuse.
“As we observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it is important to highlight the good work being done to assist victims of violence, sexual assault, and child abuse,” said U.S. Attorney Nick Brown in the release. “These funds are targeted at culturally appropriate services for communities that for too long have been ignored and marginalized.”
Other programs awarded funding were the Harborview Medical Center with $499,999 in funding under the Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program to develop services in rural areas; API CHAYA with $300,000 in funding under the Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program.
In September, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe was one of twelve Tribes selected for participation in a program to enhance Tribal access to national crime information databases.
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This story was originally published October 24, 2021 at 12:00 AM with the headline "These Washington tribes get help with support services for victims of crime and violence."
