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 the Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island $698,639 on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). This is a continuation award with performance extending through September 30, 2028.

The Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island, an agency of the Saint Paul Tribal Government located on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, will finalize and implement tribal domestic and sexual violence policy and legal reforms; operate and expand the Victim Services Investigation Branch; deliver training to law enforcement and tribal staff; and sustain and strengthen the staffing capacity of the domestic and sexual violence investigation team. These activities address violence against Indian women by increasing tribal capacity to respond to violent crimes and developing and strengthening victim services.

The recipient has partnered with the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Council, the City of St. Paul Leadership, Village Public Safety Officers (State of Alaska), Women of Strength Hope Advisory Council, a local tribal court, and a tribal prosecutor on project planning and implementation.

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 aleut community of saint paul is a federally recognized tribe located in saint paul island, alaska in the bering sea. The aleut community of saint paul island (ACSPI), an agency of the saint paul tribal government, works to address violence against indian women by improving tribal capacity and enhancing justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, ACSPI will: 1) finalize and implement tribal domestic and sexual violence policy and legal reforms; 2) operate and expand the victim services investigation branch; 3) deliver training to law enforcement and tribal staff; and 4) sustain and strengthen the staffing capacity of domestic and sexual violence investigation team. ACSPI has partnered with the aleut community of ST. Paul island tribal council, the city of ST. Paul leadership, village public safety officers (state of alaska), women of strength hope advisory council, and a local tribal court and prosecutor to plan this project. This is a continuation award.