The Knik Tribe, a federally recognized tribal government in Alaska, was awarded a $819,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). This 36-month grant will enable the Tribal Women in Crisis (TWIC) agency to: 1) provide victim advocacy services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking; 2)...
This $1 million project grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women will fund the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's efforts to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in their community over 36 months. Awarded on October 1, 2022 under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), the funding will support projects that decrease violence against Native American women,...
This $999,999 project grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women will support the Ketchikan Indian Community in responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking. The grant funds the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), which aims to increase tribal capacity to respond to violent crimes against Indian women and develop victim services...
The Nunakauyarmiut Tribe received a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The 36-month grant award, effective October 1, 2024, will enable the tribe to: 1) Strengthen the role and capacity of the tribal court to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking; and 2) Enhance tribal law enforcement...
This $1 million project grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women will fund Kawerak, Inc. to deliver services that respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in Nome, Alaska through September 2025. Specifically, the funding will support efforts to decrease incidents of violent crimes against Native American women, strengthen tribal authority to respond to such crimes, and ensure...
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation program (CFDA 16.025) to the Village of Dot Lake, a federally recognized Indian tribe located in southeast Fairbanks, Alaska. The 60-month grant will support the tribe in exercising special tribal criminal jurisdiction over non-Indian perpetrators of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and related crimes...
The Alaska Native Justice Center, Inc. was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The award was made under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) and will support efforts from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The funding will increase the recipient's capacity to respond to violent crimes against Alaska Native women and strengthen victim...
This $1,099,132 federal Project Grant awarded by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.587 - Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments) will enable Dena Nena Henash, a consortium of federally recognized tribes in Fairbanks, Alaska, to deliver a 36-month program through its Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Tribal Protective Services. The funding will: 1) increase tribal capacity to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
The Fairbanks Native Association was awarded a $1,000,000 project grant by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The 36-month project grant will support the grantee's efforts to decrease incidents of violent crimes against Indian women in Fairbanks, Alaska by strengthening tribal authority to respond to such crimes and ensuring perpetrators are held accountable. Key...
The Organized Village of Kake in Alaska was awarded a $713,913 project grant by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). Over a three-year period from October 2021 through September 2024, the Organized Village of Kake will implement a project to decrease violent crimes against Indian women, strengthen tribal authority to respond to such crimes, and ensure perpetrators...