The OVW state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions program, (coalitions program, cfda 16.556) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10441(c) and 34 U.S.C. 12511(d)

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $353,303 to the Alaska Network On Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault, Inc. on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant supporting statewide coalitions addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

ANDVSA, the federally recognized state coalition for Alaska, coordinates victim services activities across the state and collaborates with federal, state, local, and tribal entities to advance victim safety, offender accountability, and prevention efforts. Under the award, ANDVSA performs work authorized by both the STOP Violence Against Women set-aside and the Sexual Assault Services Program set-aside, including coordinating state and territory victim services activities; collaborating with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities; working with local sexual assault programs and other direct service providers to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault; engaging with judicial and law enforcement agencies on sexual assault case response; developing appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues when sexual assault is a factor; designing and conducting public education campaigns; planning and monitoring grant distribution; and collaborating with public officials and agencies to develop and implement policies reducing or eliminating sexual assault.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Juneau, Alaska. ANDVSA coordinates support for 23 member programs throughout Alaska and provides training, technical assistance, pro bono legal services, and shared resources to strengthen victim service provider and criminal justice partner capacity.

This grant program supports the critical work of state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions. IT is a set-aside program under the OVW stop violence against women formula grant program statute and also includes a statutory set aside from the sexual assault services program (sasp) statute, specifically for state and territory sexual assault coalitions. Grant funds authorized under the stop set-aside may be used for one or more of the following purposes: 1. Coordinating state and territory victim services activities. 2. Collaborating and coordinating with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. Grant funds authorized under the sasp set-aside may be used for one or more of the following purposes: a) working with local sexual assault programs and other providers of direct services to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault within the state or territory. B) working with judicial or law enforcement agencies to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault cases. C) working with courts, child protective services agencies, and childrens advocates to develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues when sexual assault has been determined to be a factor. D) designing and conducting public education campaigns. E) planning and monitoring the distribution of grants and grant funds to their state or territory. F) collaborating with and informing federal, state, or local public officials and agencies to develop and implement policies to reduce or eliminate sexual assault.