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 Maniilaq Association $666,227 on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) to improve response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking in northwest Alaska tribal communities.

Maniilaq Association, a nonprofit tribal organization representing 12 federally recognized Inupiat tribes across the Northwest Arctic Borough and Point Hope, will use this continuation funding to strengthen organizational response capacity to violent crimes against Indian women; provide culturally relevant outreach and education on violence prevention to families and individuals; and increase community readiness to address domestic and sexual violence crimes. The organization works to empower survivors through education, support groups, and personalized re-victimization prevention plans.

Maniilaq Association has partnered with the Maniilaq Family Crisis Center, Tribal Family Services, and Maniilaq Child Advocacy Center to plan this project. Work is performed in Kotzebue, Alaska. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program aims to increase tribal capacity to respond to violent crimes against Indian women and to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving such crimes.

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. Maniilaq association, a non-profit corporation under the northwest alaska native association regional corporation is a tribal organization representing 12 federally recognized tribes in extremely remote and isolated regions in the northwest arctic borough and point hope, and is located in kotzebue, alaska. Maniilaq association works to address violence against indian women by empowering survivors through education, support groups, and personalized plans to reduce RE-victimization. With this funding, maniilaq association will: 1) improve the maniilaq association response to domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking; 2) provide culturally relevant outreach and education to increase family and individual awareness of prevention strategies for DV/SA crimes; and 3) increase community readiness and capacity to address domestic and sexual violence crimes. Maniilaq association has partnered with the maniilaq family crisis center, tribal family services, and maniilaq child advocacy center to plan this project. This is a continuation award.