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 Native Village of Tetlin $626,846 under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) on October 1, 2025, as a continuation award.

Native Village of Tetlin, a federally recognized Athabascan tribal government in Tok, Alaska, will enhance and improve services to reduce crimes against Native women and children while increasing their safety; update and develop effective plans to reduce such crimes; and create an education and prevention campaign to inform community members and increase awareness about family and youth needs for those who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence. The tribe, accessible only by air travel during winter months, partnered with the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center and Healing Native Hearts Tribal Coalition to plan the project.

Performance runs through September 30, 2028, with work performed in Tok, Alaska. The program assists tribal governments and authorized designees to decrease the incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in tribal communities; strengthen tribal capacity to exercise sovereign authority to respond to these crimes; and ensure perpetrators are held accountable.

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 tetlin is a federally recognized tribe located in eastern interior alaska and is accessible only by air travel during winter months. Native village of tetlin works to address violence against indian women by increasing tribal capacity to respond to domestic and sexual violence. With this funding, native village of tetlin will: 1) enhance and improve services to reduce crimes against native women and children, while increasing their overall safety; 2) update and develop effective plans to reduce crimes against native women and children, while increasing safety for them; and 3) create an education and prevention campaign designed to inform community members and increase awareness about family and youth needs for those who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence. Native village of tetlin has partnered with the alaska native womens resource center and healing native hearts tribal coalition to plan this project. This is a continuation award.