| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | VAWO | MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1998 | 202/307-0703 |
VICE PRESIDENT GORE ANNOUNCES NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES TO RECEIVE
$4.9 MILLION TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Fifty-seven Indian tribal governments in 20 states will be able to provide better services for adult Indian women victims of domestic violence and prosecute more domestic violence cases as a result of $4.9 million in Fiscal Year 1998 STOP Violence Against Indian Women grant funds awarded today by the Justice Department.
"For too long, many Indian women who have been victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault have suffered in isolation, unable to gain access to needed services such as counseling, legal help and shelter," Vice President Gore said. "Today's awards demonstrate our continued commitment to and recognition of the needs of Indian communities and allows them to provide services to meet those needs."
This year there are 24 new tribal grantees, bringing the total number to 112 tribal governments that have received STOP Indian funds since the first grant awards were made in 1995. These tribal grantees serve a total of 233 Indian communities.
"This program has allowed us to help an unprecedented number of Indian tribes improve their services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault," said Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, the agency that administers the grants. "We're proud of all that we have done to strengthen the partnership between the federal government and the tribes to respond to their desire to improve access to justice for so many Indian women."
The 24 tribal governments that have not previously received STOP Indian funds will receive grants ranging from $34,860 to $84,000. Another 33 tribal grantees will receive grants up to $104,000 to continue funding projects begun with FY 96 STOP Indian grant funds. The remainder of the FY 98 STOP Indian program grant funds will be awarded to tribal applicants requesting continuation funding, pending successful completion of monitoring activities, including site visits.
The American Indian Law Center, Mending the Sacred Hoop, and Sacred Circle, organizations that are Native American experts and leaders in their tribal communities, also will receive grant funds later this year to provide technical assistance and training to the STOP Indian tribal grantees. The consultants include tribal judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, advocates and Indian law scholars.
The Fiscal Year 1998 STOP formula and discretionary appropriation is $172 million. Four percent of each fiscal year appropriation, which this year is $6.8 million, for the STOP Violence Against Women grants program is statutorily reserved for the discretionary grants to tribal governments to develop and strengthen tribal law enforcement, prosecutorial strategies and victims services in cases involving violent crimes against Indian women.
The STOP Violence Against Indian Women Grants Program awards are authorized under the Violence Against Women provisions of the 1994 Crime Law. Attached is a list of the specific grant awards.
To learn more about STOP and other violence against women efforts, visit the Violence Against Women Grants Office web site at https://ojp.gov/VAWO or OJP's web site at https://ojp.gov, or call the National Criminal Justice Reference Service
toll-free on 1/800-851-3420. Media should contact the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs on 202/307-0703.
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FY 1998 STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIAN WOMEN
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
ALABAMA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians | $86,000 |
ALASKA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Bristol Bay Native Association | $104,000 |
| Chugachmiut Tribe | $88,775 |
| Ketchikan Indian Corporation | $86,862 |
| Native Village of Larsen Bay | $66,492 |
| Sitka Tribe | $98,900 |
ARIZONA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Colorado River Indian Tribe | $84,000 |
| Hopi Tribe | $99,990 |
| Pascua Yaqui Tribe | $88,047 |
| White Mountain Apache Tribe | $77,452 |
| Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe | $34,860 |
CALIFORNIA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Fort Mojave Indian Tribe | $99,908 |
| Intertribal Council of California | $84,000 |
| Tuolumne MeWuk Tribe | $53,263 |
| Two Feathers Indian Child Welfare Program | $84,000 |
FLORIDA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Miccosukee Corporation | $68,237 |
LOUISIANA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Chitimacha Tribe | $75,000 |
MAINE | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | $70,617 |
MICHIGAN | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians | $100,000 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians | $84,000 |
MINNESOTA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Leech Lake Tribe | $84,000 |
| Red Lake Band of Chippewa | $84,000 |
MONTANA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Blackfeet Nation | $100,000 |
| Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes | $84,000 |
| Northern Cheyenne Tribe | $100,000 |
NEBRASKA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Ponca Tribe of Nebraska | $61,352 |
| Winnebago Tribe | $84,000 |
NEVADA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada | $100,000 |
| Lovelock Paiute Tribe | $84,000 |
| Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
Fallon Reservation |
$89,430 |
NEW MEXICO | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Pueblo of Laguna | $74,249 |
| Pueblo of San Felipe | $91,544 |
| Pueblo of Zuni | $83,913 |
| NEW YORK | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Seneca Nation | $84,000 |
NORTH DAKOTA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Trenton Indian Service Area | $84,000 |
| Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa | $100,000 |
OKLAHOMA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Chickasaw Nation | $81,230 |
| Choctaw Nation | $84,000 |
| Miami Tribe | $84,000 |
| Otoe-Missouria Tribe | $84,000 |
| Ponca Tribe | $97,582 |
| Quapaw Tribe | $84,000 |
| Tonkawa Tribe | $84,000 |
OREGON | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians | $82,056 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe | $100,000 |
| Crow Creek Sioux Tribe | $100,000 |
| Northern Plains Intertribal Court of Appeals | $83,958 |
| Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe | $64,000 |
WASHINGTON | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Lummi Indian Nation | $100,000 |
| Puyallup Tribe | $100,000 |
| Quileute Indian Tribe | $84,000 |
| Spokane Indian Tribe | $84,000 |
| Tulalip Tribe | $84,000 |
| Yakima Nation | $100,000 |
WISCONSIN | |
| Tribal Grantee | Award Amount |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe | $100,000 |
| Lac du Flambeau Tribe | $87,222 |
| Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | $84,000 |
BOLD = FY 1998 new tribal grantees
*Some dollar amounts may change slightly after final financial review.