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T-SAUSA

Tribal SAUSA

The OVW Violence Against Women Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorney (Tribal SAUSA) Initiative supports tribes and United States Attorney’s Offices (USAOs) in their investigation and prosecution of Indian country domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, sex trafficking, and stalking cases. The goals of the initiative are to fill gaps in jurisdictional coverage; increase communication and coordination with tribal, federal, and state law enforcement agencies; establish consistent relationships between federal prosecutors and the tribal community (ies); and improve the quality of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking cases through training and best practices.

January to June 2025 Reporting Period Updates

On Monday, June 16th, the VAWA IMPACT Tool will close for maintenance and performance reports in completed status for the July-December 2024 (JD24) reporting period will be removed. All other reports will be inaccessible until the opening of the JJ25 reporting period. The January to June 2025 (JJ25) reporting period will open on July 1st, 2025. Completed reports are due in JustGrants by July 30th, 2025.

How will grantees use the IMPACT Tool to report their data?

Grantees will receive notification by the beginning of July 2025 about how to access the IMPACT Tool for reporting of JJ25 data. The performance report data will first be entered by the grantee into their Grant Program’s online performance reporting form in the VAWA IMPACT Tool. Once the report has been completed online, the tool will generate a PDF for the grantee to download and submit to JustGrants by the July 30, 2025, deadline.

Training Opportunities

For the summer of 2025, VAWA MEI will hold several live webinars to refresh your knowledge and orient new grantees to Performance Reporting in the IMPACT Tool. Current training videos are also available on demand. Webinars will be listed below when they are scheduled.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions about Performance Reporting. The MEI Team can provide technical assistance via phone (1-800-922-8292), email (vawamei@maine.edu), and video conferencing.