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 Sitka Tribe of Alaska $850,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). This is a continuation award.

The Sitka Tribe will provide transitional housing assistance including rent, utilities, internet, and grocery support to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The tribe will implement peer-led education and prevention programming through the Sitka Youth Leadership Committee for youth ages 11 to 24 in school and community settings to increase awareness of healthy relationships, consent, and dating violence. The tribe will strengthen cross-agency collaboration and promote community healing by convening monthly case staffing meetings, organizing quarterly traditional arts workshops, and hosting a vigil cruise for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons.

The award funds work in Sitka, Alaska through September 30, 2028. The Sitka Tribe of Alaska, a federally recognized tribal government, partnered with Sitkans Against Family Violence to plan the project. The program supports tribal governments and authorized designees in decreasing incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in tribal communities; strengthening tribal capacity to exercise sovereign authority in response; and ensuring perpetrator accountability.

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. Sitka tribe of alaska is a federally recognized tribe located on shee (baranof) island in southeast alaska. Sitka tribe of alaska works to address violence against women by promoting individual and family wellness. With this funding, the sitka tribe will 1) provide transitional housing assistance including rent, utilities, internet, and grocery support to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 2) implement peer led education and prevention programming through the sitka youth leadership committee for youth ages 11 to 24 in school and community settings to increase awareness of healthy relationships, consent, and dating violence; and 3) strengthen cross-agency collaboration and promote community healing by convening monthly case staffing meetings, organizing quarterly traditional arts workshops, and hosting a vigil cruise for mmip. The sitka tribe of alaska has partnered with sitkans against family violence to plan this project. This is a continuation award.