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 Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Native Village of Fort Yukon $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The three-year award runs through September 30, 2028.

The Native Village of Fort Yukon will develop and enhance tribal government response plans to crimes against Indian women; enhance services for victimized Indian women; work with the community to develop education and prevention strategies; provide supervised visitation and safe child visitation exchange programs; provide transitional housing; deliver services addressing youth needs; and develop policies, protocols, and training for law enforcement regarding missing and murdered Indigenous persons. The Alaska Native Women's Resource Center partners with the tribe to plan the project. Performance occurs in Fort Yukon, Alaska. This is a start award under a program designed 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. The native village of fort yukon is a federally recognized tribe located in fort yukon, alaska. With this funding, the native village of fort yukon will: 1) develop and enhance effective plans for the tribal government to respond to crimes against indian women; 2) enhance services to indian women who have been victimized; 3) work in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies; 4) provide programs for supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children; 5) provide transitional housing; 6) provide services to address the needs of youth; and 7) develop policies, protocols, and training for law enforcement regarding mmip. The native village of fort yukon has partnered with the alaska native women's resource center to plan this project. This is a start award.