Audit of the Office on Violence Against Women Grant Awarded to the Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation, La Conner, Washington.

摘要

The U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, Audit Division, has completed an audit of a $391,271 grant (2008-TW-AX-0003) that the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded to the Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation (Swinomish), located in La Conner, Washington. The purpose of the grant was to fund the development and maintenance of a domestic violence prevention program. Specifically, the grant project included the establishment of an offender intervention program, victims advocacy program, youth education program, victims counseling services, and an emergency assistance program. The ultimate goal of the grant was to alleviate the prevalence of domestic violence on Swinomishs tribal lands. According to a Swinomish official, it is estimated that approximately 70 to 90 percent of Swinomish homes have experienced domestic violence. As of February 9, 2012, Swinomish has expended $341,876 (87 percent) of the grant award.