Replacement 90TV0063 victims of human trafficking in native communities demonstration (VHT-NC) progr - cook inlet tribal council (citc), in partnership with covenant house alaska (CHA), proposes…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. a Cooperative Agreement worth $999,999 on October 11, 2025, under the Assistance for Torture Victims program (CFDA 93.604) to deliver services to Native American youth experiencing human trafficking in Anchorage, Alaska through September 29, 2028.

Cook Inlet Tribal Council will sustain and expand capacity to serve Alaska Native and American Indian youth up to age 25 who have experienced severe forms of human trafficking through direct services, assistance, and referrals. The organization will enhance case-management services with specialized legal advocacy, conduct direct outreach and public awareness activities, and address immediate, short-term, and long-term needs of youth victims including safety planning and screening and referral of trafficked youth.

Covenant House Alaska, a sub-recipient, will deliver street outreach equivalent to 600 hours annually to increase identification, screening, and referral of Alaska Native and Native American youth in Anchorage who have experienced human trafficking, and will provide culturally informed comprehensive case management to youth survivors. The sub-award to Covenant House Alaska was issued July 7, 2026.

Replacement 90TV0063 victims of human trafficking in native communities demonstration (VHT-NC) progr - cook inlet tribal council (citc), in partnership with covenant house alaska (CHA), proposes continuing victims of human trafficking in native communities demonstration (VHT-NC) program to sustain and expand organizational and community capacity to deliver services to native american youth up to age 25 who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking, through the provision of direct services, assistance, and referrals in alaska's municipality of anchorage (MOA). Leveraging our history of partnership to provide person-centered services to victims of human trafficking, SQS will enhance CHA case-management services with citcs specialized legal advocacy services to best support the long-term safety and recovery of native american youth who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking. The proposed project will continue including direct outreach and public awareness activities to increase the screening and referral of trafficked native american youth and increase awareness of the impact of human trafficking on alaska's native communities, addressing immediate, short term, and long-term needs of youth victims of human trafficking, including safety planning.