The transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program (transitional housing program) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12351

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. $202,016 on November 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736).

Cook Inlet Tribal Council will provide tenant-based rental assistance and culturally-specific victim advocacy services to Alaska Native survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Anchorage. Short-term housing assistance—including rental or utilities payments, security deposits, and relocation-related costs—will serve an average of seven adults and their dependent minors annually. The organization will also deliver support services to help survivors locate and secure permanent housing; obtain employment through counseling, occupational training, job retention counseling, and workforce re-entry support; and address other survivor-identified needs. Performance extends through September 30, 2026, at the recipient's location in Anchorage, Alaska.

The primary purpose of the transitional housing program is to provide aid to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of their victimization, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. A homeless individual is one who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and includes an individual who is sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. The program supports holistic, survivor-centered approaches to providing transitional housing and support services that move individuals into permanent housing and help them secure employment and integrate into a community. Cook inlet tribal council, incwill address the unique needs of alaska native survivors of OVW target crimes in anchorage by providing tenant based rental assistance, andoffering culturally-specific, comprehensive victimadvocacy services, inclusive of workforce development and job placement opportunities.specific activities will include: short term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payments, security deposits, and other costs incidental to relocation to transitionalhousing, for an average of 7 adults and their dependent minors annually. Additionally, funding will be used to support alaska native survivors by through support services that will helplocate and secure permanent housing; secure employment, including obtaining employment counseling, occupational training, job retentioncounseling, and counseling concerning RE-entry into the workforce; and other survivor-identified needs.