OVW FY 2013 National Tribal Protection Order Registry Initiative

Post Date

October 2nd 2012

Application Due Date

December 18th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

OVW-2013-3390

CFDA Number(s)

16.019

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2500000

• Award Range:

  $None - $2500000

Grant Description

Title IX of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005) includes a number of programs and initiatives that are specific to the unique needs of tribal governments. Section 905 of the Act authorizes the creation of a national tribal protection order registry that would contain рcivil and criminal order of protection issued by Indian tribes and participating jurisdictions. с The statute also directs the Attorney General of the United States to рcontract with any interested Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal nonprofit organization to develop and maintainс the registry. The goal of Section 905 is to provide Indian tribal governments with the ability to have timely access to accurate data related to individuals who are the subject of a criminal or civil protection order issued by tribal courts. The registry will also provide participating tribes with the opportunity to share information about alleged domestic violence offenders with other tribal jurisdictions nationwide. Tribes also need the ability to share information with non-tribal law enforcement agencies in order to help protect Indian women from violence. The goal of this initiative is to develop and implement a tribal protection order registry specified in Title IX of VAWA 2005 containing civil and criminal orders of protection issued by Indian tribes and participating jurisdictions, as well as to assist tribes with accessing the national criminal information databases.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  Neelam J. Patel
  202-353-4338

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Neelam.J.Patel@usdoj.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  Neelam.J.Patel@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Office on Violence Against Women

• More Information:

  OVW FY 2013 National Tribal Protection Order Registry Initiative