The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees, subgrantees and potential grantees with the expertise and support they need to…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. a $500,000 cooperative agreement on August 1, 2026, under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526).

Cook Inlet Tribal Council will implement the Alaska Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Technical Assistance (AK-STCJ-TA) Project through July 31, 2028. The project develops and revises resources and delivers training and technical assistance to Alaska tribes planning for, implementing, or exercising special tribal criminal jurisdiction over non-Indian offenders in Alaska Native villages pursuant to the Alaska Pilot Program authorized by VAWA 2022 and codified at 25 U.S.C. 1305(d). The work supports Purpose Area 34: Alaska Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction and the Alaska Interagency Taskforce on Violence Against Women. Performance takes place in Anchorage, Alaska. This award continues prior funding under agreement 15JOVW-23-GK-05462-MUMU.

The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees, subgrantees and potential grantees with the expertise and support they need to develop and implement successful state, local, tribal, and campus projects; increase victim safety; and bolster offender accountability. Through cooperative agreements, OVW supports educational programming and resources, conferences, peer-to-peer learning, and targeted assistance that allows current and potential grantees and subgrantees to learn from experts and one another about how to overcome obstacles and incorporate promising practices in their efforts to address violence against women. In addition, OVW is focused on building the capacity of the criminal and civil justice systems and victim service providers to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to foster partnerships between organizations that have not traditionally worked together to address violence against women. With FY 2025 TA initiative funding, cook inlet tribal council (CITC) will implement the alaska special tribal criminal jurisdiction technical assistance (AK-STCJ-TA) project. CITC will develop and revise resources and provide training and technical assistance to alaska tribes to plan for, implement, or exercise special tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-indian offenders in alaska native villages pursuant to the alaska pilot program authorized by vawa 2022 and codified at 25 U.S.C. 1305(D). This project supports purpose area 34: alaska special tribal criminal jurisdiction and alaska itwg. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-23-GK-05462-mumu.