The grants to indian tribal governments program assists tribal governments, and authorized designees of tribal governments, to 1) decrease the incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual…

This Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.587 - Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments) will enable the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. (APIA) to provide comprehensive services to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking within tribal communities in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands region of Alaska.

The key products and services to be delivered under this 36-month grant include: 1) supporting an advocate, an advocate coordinator, and a behavioral health clinician; 2) conducting community outreach and awareness on the five targeted crimes; and 3) offering supervised visitation and safe exchange services. APIA has partnered with the Alaska Native Justice Center, the Anchorage Alliance for Violence Prevention, and Unalaskans Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence Shelter to plan and implement this project.

The grants to indian tribal governments program assists tribal governments, and authorized designees of tribal governments, to 1) decrease the incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking in tribal communities; 2) strengthen the capacity of tribes to exercise their sovereign authority to respond to these violent crimes; and 3) ensure that perpetrators of these violent crimes are held accountable for their criminal behavior. The aleutian pribilof islands association, INC. (APIA) is a consortium of federally recognized tribes located in the aleutian and pribilof island region of alaska. APIA works to address violence against american indian/alaska native (AI/an) women by: 1) providing behavioral health services; 2) providing advocacy services to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, teen dating violence, stalking, and SEX trafficking; and 3) decreasing the incidence of violent crime against AI/an women. APIA will: 1) support an advocate, an advocate coordinator and a behavioral health clinician; 2) conduct community outreach and awareness on the five crimes; and 3) offer supervised visitation and safe exchange services. APIA has partnered with alaska native justice center, the anchorage alliance for violence prevention (AAVP), and unalaskans against sexual assault and family violence (USAFV) shelter to plan and implement this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.