Fvps-2026 - family violence prevention & services state grants

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Alaska Department of Public Safety's Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault $832,063 on October 1, 2025, under the Family Violence Prevention and Services program (CFDA 93.671). The award funds domestic violence shelter and supportive services, including immediate shelter, crisis intervention, legal and medical accompaniment, counseling, emergency shelter support, mental health assistance, child advocacy, and community outreach to adult, youth, and child survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other crimes throughout Alaska.

The Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault operates as the state administering agency and passes through funding to approximately 36 local non-profit organizations, tribal programs, and direct service providers across Alaska's rural and urban areas, which deliver victim-centered, trauma-informed services. The award covers the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027 with performance occurring in Alaska. The formula grant is classified as assistance funding under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, which funds states to provide shelter and supportive services to all victims and survivors of family violence and their dependents, along with prevention and awareness activities and specialized services for children exposed to domestic and dating violence.