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.

As of July 1, 2025, the IMPACT Tool is open for grantees to prepare their performance reporting data for submission to OVW. Click below to access the IMPACT Tool.

Tribal SAUSA Performance Report IMPACT Link

Completed reports are due in JustGrants by July 30th, 2025 to complete mandatory reporting requirements.

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If you have any questions, please email vawamei@maine.edu or call 1-800-922-VAWA (8292).

Please let us know how we can make our resources more accessible to you, including language access. If you encounter any barriers, please contact us at vawamei@maine.edu to provide feedback and/or request accommodations.

Forms & Instructions

IMPACT Tool Link

Tribal SAUSA Performance Report IMPACT Link

Click here to link to the IMPACT Tribal SAUSA Program Performance Report

Sample Reporting Form

Tribal SAUSA Sample Reporting Form

View this sample reporting form to better understand reporting requirements for OVW grant-funded activities.

Reporting Instructions

Tribal SAUSA Reporting Form Instructions

View program-specific reporting form instructions for more in-depth guidance on how to report grant-funded activities on the performance report.

Reporting Tools

Training Video

E-Learning Video: What’s an FTE?

Stumped by FTEs? Spend 4 minutes (actually, less!) watching this video.

FAQs PDF

VAWA IMPACT Tool FAQs for Discretionary Grantees

View the answers to questions about the new VAWA IMPACT Tool.

Training Video

Calculating Staff FTEs Webinar 2025

This video is an introduction to reporting Staff FTEs on your Semi-Annual Performance Report and how to use VAWA MEI's FTE calculator.

Training Video

Introduction to Performance Reporting Webinar 2025

This in-depth look at the new VAWA IMPACT reporting tool and process is for all discretionary grantees.

Training Video

Reporting Victim Services Webinar 2025

This video is an introduction to reporting Victim Services on your Semi-Annual Performance Report.

Reports

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Reports to Congress

Preliminary Key Performance Indicators: July 2024-December 2024

This data reflect VAWA-funded activities and accomplishments reported to OVW by a subset of discretionary program grantees from July to December 2024, but do not include STOP or SASP...

Reports to Congress

2024 Biennial Report to Congress

The Violence Against Women Act mandates that the Attorney General submit a report to Congress every two years on the effectiveness of activities carried out with grant funds, including...

Reports to Congress

2022 Biennial Report to Congress

The Violence Against Women Act mandates that the Attorney General submit a report to Congress every two years on the effectiveness of activities carried out with grant funds, including...

faqs

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FAQs

Staff FAQs

Learn how to calculate and prorate FTEs, and how to report other tricky staffing scenarios, from stipends and overtime to staff with multiple job functions.