What is OVW Doing to Stop Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women?

The Office on Violence against Women (OVW) was created by the Violence against Women Act of 1994. Since opening its doors in 1995, OVW has awarded more than $1 billion in grant funding to state, local, and tribal governments to address violence against women. Over the past decade, OVW has used more than $100 million in Congressionally-appropriated funding to make grant awards through the STOP Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grant Program, and through OVW’s other grant programs, to more than 120 tribal governments.

OVW offers a comprehensive training and technical assistance program designed to provide support and assistance to tribal governments to increase their capacity to develop a coordinated community response to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to appropriately administer grant funds. What is the “Safety for Indian Women from Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative”? OVW has supported demonstration initiatives for Indian country, including its ... more.

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