OVC FY 06 Tribal Victim Assistance Discretionary

This grant makes funds available to establish, expand, and improve direct service victim assistance programs for federally recognized tribes. A total of up to $3.5 million is available to federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, tribal organizations, nonprofit tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations serving American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. This program furthers the Department's mission by improving the quality of direct services for victims of crime in remote, rural American Indian/Alaska Native communities.