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…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Huslia Village $599,255 under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) on October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2028.

Huslia Village, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribe in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, will increase tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; provide services to youth impacted by these violent crimes; and provide programs for supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange. The recipient will also develop and enhance effective government strategies to curtail violent crimes against women in the community. Huslia Village partnered with Tanana Chiefs Conference on project planning. This is a start award, and work is performed in Huslia, Alaska.

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 huslia tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in the yukon-koyukuk census area of alaska. The village of huslia works to address violence against indian women by providing direct services to victims and impacted youth. With this funding, the village of huslia will: 1) increase tribal capacity to respond; 2) provide services to youth impacted by domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 3) provide programs for supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange; and 4) develop and enhance effective government strategies to curtail violence crimes against women. The huslia village has partnered with tanana chiefs conference to plan this project. This is a start award.