The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $773,994 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (CFDA 16.017) grant to the Alaska Department of Public Safety's Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. This two-year grant, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026, will support the provision of comprehensive intervention, advocacy, counseling, and related assistance services to adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault throughout Alaska. The...
This $700,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). The 36-month grant will be implemented by the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center (ANWRC), a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Native American non-profit organization. The project aims to: 1) Provide culturally-centered training for first responders...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) to H.O.P.E. (Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies), a non-profit organization in Craig, Alaska. This 24-month grant will support H.O.P.E.'s efforts to expand victim services and collaborative response programs addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $700,000 project grant under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) to Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) and its partner Kawerak Child Advocacy Center. This 36-month project, titled the Rural Forensic Services Program, aims to: Increase access to forensically trained providers at the NSHC emergency department and Kawerak Child Advocacy Center...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $749,424 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to Safe And Fear-Free Environment, Inc. (Safe & Fear-Free Environment Inc.) for a 36-month project beginning October 1, 2023. The grant supports Safe & Fear-Free Environment Inc.'s efforts to address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in rural Southwest Alaska...
The Alaska Network On Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault, Inc. was awarded a $950,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). The three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will support the delivery of victim services and training to address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in...
This $950,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.589) will enable the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA) and its partner organizations to implement the "Increasing Survivor Support through Intervention, Education and Expansion" project in rural Alaska. Key activities funded through this 36-month grant include: 1)...
The Alaska Department of Public Safety's Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA) has been awarded a $893,405 STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. This CFDA 16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants program supports comprehensive initiatives to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across Alaska. The grant funding enables the...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $599,033 under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) grant program (CFDA 16.524) to Women In Safe Homes Inc. located in Ketchikan, AK. The three-year project grant will increase the availability of comprehensive civil and criminal legal assistance for adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Ketchikan through the delivery of direct legal services....
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $537,993 under the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (CFDA #16.017) to the Alaska Department of Public Safety Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2024. The award will support direct services to survivors of sexual assault in Alaska through the Council and two sub-awardees, STAR, Inc. and the Kodiak Women's Resource and Crisis Center doing business as the Kodiak Women's Resource...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $931,048 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to Women In Safe Homes. Through this 36-month project, Women In Safe Homes will implement a comprehensive program to enhance support services and improve the community response to sexual assault in rural Alaska. Key activities include:
Hiring 2 sexual assault advocates in Ketchikan and Petersburg to provide direct services and lead Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) initiatives
Providing forensic experiential trauma interview training for law enforcement and SANE/SANE-P training for medical professionals
Establishing Advocate Initiated Response (AIR) teams in Ketchikan and Petersburg
Funding a 0.4 FTE licensed mental health counselor dedicated to working with sexual assault victims
Supporting a 0.5 FTE coordinator for the regional Child Advocacy Center
This project aims to strengthen the coordinated community response, expand access to trauma-informed services, and enhance the quality of the sexual assault forensic examination program across 5 rural communities in Southeast Alaska.