The legal assistance for victims (LAV) grant program, authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20121, is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid victims…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. $527,377 on November 1, 2025, under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) grant program (CFDA 16.524) to provide direct comprehensive legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across Alaska, with emphasis on reaching Alaska Native and American Indian survivors.

Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc., a tribal government organization and 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, will deliver legal assistance in family, tribal, territorial, immigration, employment, administrative agency, housing, and campus administrative matters; protection and stay-away order proceedings; criminal justice investigations, prosecutions, and post-trial matters including sentencing, parole, and probation; alternative dispute resolution and restorative practices; and post-conviction relief proceedings in state, local, tribal, or territorial court where a victim's conviction relates to or arises from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking.

The award runs from November 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Anchorage, Alaska. The LAV program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20121 and aims to increase availability of civil and criminal legal assistance to victims ages 11 and older in legal matters arising from abuse or violence.

The legal assistance for victims (LAV) grant program, authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20121, is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid victims (ages 11 and older) of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by providing funds for comprehensive direct legal services to victims in legal matters relating to or arising out of that abuse or violence. Legal assistance includes assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in: a) family, tribal, territorial, immigration, employment, administrative agency, housing matters, campus administrative, or protection or stay away order proceedings, and other similar matters; b) criminal justice investigations, prosecutions, and post-trial matters (including sentencing, parole, and probation) that impact the victims safety and privacy; c) alternative dispute resolution, restorative practices, or other processes intended to promote victim safety, privacy, and autonomy; and d) post-conviction relief proceedings in state, local, tribal, or territorial court where the conviction of a victim is related to or arising from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or SEX trafficking. 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(24)(c) and (d). Cook inlet tribal council, INC. Will provide direct comprehensive direct legal services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in legal matters relating to or arising from that abuse or violence in communities across alaska, with an emphasis on reaching alaska native/american indian survivors.