National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center

What National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center does

The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) is a private non-profit organization founded in 2012 and headquartered in Lame Deer, Montana, on the ancestral lands of the Tsétsêhéstâhese and So'taeo'o (Cheyenne) People. The organization operates as the national resource center dedicated to ending violence against Native women and children, providing technical assistance, training, policy advocacy, and resource distribution to federally recognized tribal nations, tribal coalitions, and domestic violence programs across the United States. NIWRC's service portfolio centers on culturally-grounded, grassroots advocacy rather than commercial product delivery.

NIWRC's core programmatic offerings include Technical Assistance & Training delivered to tribal nations, an online Resource Library containing reports, fact sheets, webinars, toolkits, and advocacy materials, and a Policy Center focused on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) frameworks. Signature programs include NativeLove (a youth empowerment initiative launched in 2015), STTARS (the Indigenous Safe Housing Center launched in 2022), the MMIW Toolkit and MISTI workbooks, the VAWA Sovereignty Initiative, the annual Women Are Sacred Conference, and oversight of the StrongHearts Native Helpline. The technology footprint is limited to the niwrc.org website as a content distribution and information hub, with no proprietary software platform, mobile application, or AI/ML capability disclosed.

The organization's business model is grant-funded and donation-supported rather than revenue-generating from product sales. Primary funding flows through cooperative agreements with the Office on Violence Against Women Programs and Services (OFVPS) within HHS's Administration for Children and Families, supplemented by individual and organizational donations. All resources, training, and technical assistance are provided free of charge. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, executed through tribal advocacy networks, coalition partnerships, national and regional conferences, webinars, and awareness campaigns (Domestic Violence Awareness Month, MMIWR Awareness, Sexual Violence Awareness, Human Trafficking & Stalking Awareness). The customer base spans tribal governments, tribal coalitions, advocacy programs, Native youth and educators, allies, and survivor families.

Name

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center

Legal name

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center

Website

https://niwrc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) is a federally-funded non-profit founded in 2012 that provides culturally-grounded technical assistance, policy advocacy, and resource distribution to tribal nations, tribal coalitions, and domestic violence programs across the United States to end violence against Native women and children.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Native Women's Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

Keywords

• Domestic violence advocacy
• Tribal safety programs
• Violence prevention training
• Native women's resources
• Policy advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lame Deer

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Funding: NIWRC receives federal funding through cooperative agreements with OFVPS (Office on Violence Against Women Programs and Services) within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is the primary funding source supporting the organization's operations, resources, and programs.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations from individuals and organizations through its Donate page, supporting general operations and programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) provides national leadership and free resources to address violence against Native women and children, including technical assistance, training, policy advocacy, toolkits, and culturally grounded programs for tribal nations, tribal coalitions, and domestic violence service providers across the United States.

Product overview

The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) is a non-profit organization that provides national leadership to promote safety for Native women and communities through culturally grounded grassroots advocacy. The organization operates a comprehensive suite of programs and resources including Technical Assistance & Training, a Resource Library with reports and webinars, Policy Development & Advocacy, the NativeLove youth empowerment project, STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center, MMIW Toolkit, and awareness campaigns. NIWRC serves as a central hub for tribal coalitions, advocates, and families seeking culturally-grounded resources to address domestic violence, sexual violence, missing and murdered Indigenous women, and related issues affecting tribal communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical Assistance & Training

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• StrongHearts Native HelplinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrongHearts Native Helpline is a culturally-appropriate domestic violence and dating violence helpline for Native individuals, operated as a collaborative project. NIWRC provides oversight and support, connecting callers to the helpline through its website and resources. The helpline offers immediate support, crisis intervention, safety planning, and referrals to tribal-specific services.
• NativeLove ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNativeLove is a project of NIWRC that empowers Native youth to reclaim and redefine love, safety, and connection through ancestral teachings. The initiative includes youth resources, educator materials, and community engagement designed to prevent teen dating violence and promote healthy relationships within Indigenous communities.
• Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic ViolenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner organization focused on domestic violence issues within Asian and Pacific Islander communities, collaborating on shared advocacy goals and resource development.
• Battered Women's Justice ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner consisting of two partnering agencies working to provide justice-related resources and support for battered women.
• Esperanza United (formerly Casa de Esperanca: The National Latin@ Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner organization focused on Latina communities, providing staffing and approach aligned with Latina needs in domestic violence advocacy.
• Futures Without ViolenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner home to the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, collaborating on health and violence prevention resources.
• Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner focused on domestic violence issues within African American communities.
• National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner committed to developing comprehensive responses integrating domestic violence, trauma, and mental health.
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner housing the Resource Center on Domestic Violence, focused on improving court practices in family violence cases.
• National Domestic Violence HotlineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner providing vital link to safety and support for anyone affected by domestic violence, offering referral connections.
• National Resource Center on Domestic ViolenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner building capacity of organizations and communities to end domestic violence through technical assistance, training, and research.
• Alaska Native Women's Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal partner dedicated to strengthening local, tribal responses to violence against women in Alaska Native communities.
• Indian Law Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal partner providing legal assistance to indigenous peoples to combat racism and oppression, supporting tribal sovereignty efforts.
• Mending the Sacred HoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNative-owned and operated nonprofit working from a social change perspective to end violence against Native women and children.
• Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal partner supporting culturally-grounded, grassroots advocacy for sexual assault prevention in Minnesota tribal communities.
• National Congress of American IndianscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal partner serving as the unified voice for American Indian and Alaska Native issues since 1944, including NCAI Task Force on Violence Against Native Women.
• Pouhana O Nā WāhineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal partner focused on reducing disparities affecting Native Hawaiian women through community empowerment.
• Tribal Law and Policy InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner100% Native American operated nonprofit organized to enhance the development of tribal law and tribal justice systems.
• Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in NativeLove youth project, collaborating on adolescent health, education, and cultural resiliency skills programming with We R Native.
• Alaska Native Women's Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead presenter for MMIW National Week of Action events, addressing the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Alaska.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mending the Sacred Hoop: Native-owned nonprofit working from a social-change perspective to end violence against Native women and children. Both organizations share a tribal DV/SA mission, similar federal funding pathways, and serve overlapping tribal coalition networks.
• Battered Women's Justice Project: National resource center providing justice-related resources for battered women through two partnering agencies. Shares the national resource center structure and federal cooperative agreement funding model with NIWRC.
• Esperanza United (formerly Casa de Esperanza): National resource center addressing domestic violence in Latina communities using a similar culturally-specific advocacy framework. Operates with comparable federal funding mechanisms to NIWRC and serves as a peer in the ethnic-specific DV resource center ecosystem.
• Alaska Native Women's Resource Center: Core tribal partner of NIWRC serving Alaska Native communities with DV/SA advocacy and technical assistance. Both organizations share the niche of delivering culturally-grounded services addressing violence against Indigenous women and collaborate on the MMIW National Week of Action.
• Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence: National partner organization focused on DV within Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Shares NIWRC's model of providing culturally-grounded DV resources to a specific ethnic population and is co-listed as a national partner in NIWRC's network.
• Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community: National partner organization focused on DV in African American communities, employing a similar culturally-specific framework. Pairs with NIWRC in the constellation of ethnicity-specific national DV resource centers funded by ACF.

Broad incumbents

• Futures Without Violence: National DV organization operating the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence with broad health-and-violence intersections. Functions as a national partner of NIWRC and shares advocacy/training missions, but at much larger scale and broader constituency.
• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Federally funded national center providing technical assistance, training, and research on domestic violence broadly. NIWRC is the Indigenous-specific counterpart, sharing the national resource center model but serving a narrower population with specialized cultural competency.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: Nation's largest domestic violence hotline offering crisis intervention and referrals. Operates broadly without Indigenous specialization but coordinates referral connections with StrongHearts Native Helpline (an NIWRC partnership).
• National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health: National resource center developing integrated DV, trauma, and mental health responses. Share a national resource center role with NIWRC and serve as a peer organization in the federally funded DV resource ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/niwrc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/niwrc
• Facebookfacebook.com/niwrc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/niwrc
• Instagraminstagram.com/niwrc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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