Program Overview

The Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (Tribal SASP) was created by VAWA 2005, and is the first federal funding stream dedicated solely to developing culturally relevant services that are specifically responsive
to sexual assault victims within tribal communities. Because tribes reflect great diversity of history, geographic location, language, socioeconomic conditions, and retention of traditional spiritual and cultural practices, the Tribal SASP tribal grantees are strongly encouraged to incorporate cultural and traditional practices (e.g. talking circles, healing ceremonies, and sweat lodges) for those who have been sexually victimized.

The primary purpose of Tribal SASP is to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) victims of sexual assault. Grantees are Indian tribes, tribal government organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations. They provide intervention, advocacy, accompaniment (e.g. accompanying victims to court, medical facilities, and police departments), support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault; non-offending family and household members of victims; and those collaterally affected by sexual assault.

Progress Reporting Update

July – December 2023 Period

As before, Tribal SASP grantees will report their progress using a fillable PDF form that can be downloaded from this website (click on “Reporting form” below). Please submit the completed form as an attachment in your JustGrants account by the January 30, 2024, deadline. For guidance on how to do that, please see the JustGrants website’s Training: Performance Reporting page. 

Forms & Instructions

Trainings

Training Handout

Tribal SASP Handout

Whether you seek one-on-one assistance or not, you'll find helpful information in this training handout, which you can view at any time.

Reporting Tools

News & Updates