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...
The Alaska Department of Public Safety's Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA) received a $893,405 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Violence Against Women Formula Grants program (CFDA 16.588). The grant, effective from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, supports the CDVSA's efforts to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Alaska. The funding enables the CDVSA to develop and strengthen law enforcement, prosecution, and...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a $700,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center (ANWRC). Through this 36-month project, ANWRC will partner with the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to improve sexual assault services and access for rural Alaska Native communities. The key activities include: Creating new...
This $950,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.589 - Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program) will enable the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA), in partnership with 6 other Alaska-based organizations, to implement the "Increasing Survivor Support through Intervention, Education and Expansion" project over 36 months. The key activities...
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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.589 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program) provides $950,000 over 36 months to Aiding Women From Abuse & Rape Emergencies, Inc. (AWARE) in Juneau, Alaska. The grant will support AWARE's initiatives to enhance services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities in Southeast Alaska....
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $500,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to H.O.P.E. (Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies), a non-profit organization in Craig, Alaska. The 24-month grant will support H.O.P.E.'s efforts to: Expand cooperative efforts among law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim service providers to investigate and prosecute domestic violence, dating...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $700,000 under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA #16.589) to Safe Voices in Lewiston, Maine. The three-year project grant, effective October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025, will support Safe Voices' efforts to identify, assess, and appropriately respond to child, youth, and adult victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a 36-month, $750,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to the Alaska Native Justice Center, Inc. (ANJC), in partnership with the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. The project will implement a victim services program for the Alaska Cook Inlet region, including culturally relevant trainings, outreach to increase access to services in rural Alaska...
The Kodiak Area Native Association received a $750,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to support the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program. This three-year award beginning October 1, 2022 will fund services addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking in rural Alaskan communities through at least one of the following strategies: implementing cooperative efforts...
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 communities, including the Dillingham Census Area, Bristol Bay Borough, and Lake & Peninsula Borough. Key activities include hiring program staff such as advocates, coordinators, and a shelter manager; providing direct victim services like shelter, transportation, and safe homes; delivering training for advocates and community health workers; supporting a Sexual Assault Response Team; and conducting community outreach and prevention education. This project leverages partnerships with the Dillingham Police Department, Dillingham City Schools, the State of Alaska Office of Children's Services, Bristol Bay Native Association, and the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation.