Tribal domestic violence and sexual assault program

The Healing Native Hearts Coalition received a $341,347 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program (CFDA 16.557). The award period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.

The funding will support the Healing Native Hearts Coalition's efforts to increase awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against American Indian and Alaska Native women in Fairbanks, Alaska. Specifically, the Coalition will enhance responses to violence at the tribal, federal, and state levels through identification and training of local service providers. The award furthers the Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program's goals of addressing violence against indigenous women through coalition-building and coordination among stakeholders.