2021 OVW stop formula grant program

The Alaska Department of Public Safety, Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault received a $861,716 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The grant was awarded under the Violence Against Women Formula Grants program (CFDA 16.588) to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat violent crimes against women in Alaska. Specifically, the Council will use the funding to assist state, local and tribal governments and courts in Alaska in developing programs, policies, and practices to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from July 1, 2021 through July 1, 2023. As the designated state administering agency, the Council will oversee subaward of services to further the goals of the Violence Against Women Formula Grant program at the local level.