Anchorage domestic violence prevention program (ADVPP) - cook inlet tribal councils victim services program proposes the anchorage domestic violence prevention program to address persistently high and…

The Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, awarded Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. $406,770 on October 1, 2025, to establish the Anchorage Domestic Violence Prevention Program addressing persistently high rates of victimization within the Alaska Native and American Indian community in Anchorage, Alaska.

Cook Inlet Tribal Council will increase community education to raise awareness about the negative health effects and social burden of domestic and sexual violence, and will expand access to victim advocacy services for Alaska Native and American Indian survivors of sexual violence. The award funds activities under the Epidemiology Program (CFDA 93.231), which supports tribal, tribal urban, and intertribal epidemiological capacity and public health activities in Indian country.

The period of performance extends from October 1, 2025, through April 30, 2027. Work is performed in Alaska. Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tribal organization headquartered in Anchorage that provides comprehensive social services across behavioral health, education, family preservation, and community infrastructure to Alaska Native and American Indian communities in Southcentral Alaska.

Anchorage domestic violence prevention program (ADVPP) - cook inlet tribal councils victim services program proposes the anchorage domestic violence prevention program to address persistently high and disproportionate rates of victimization within the alaska native american indian community in anchorage alaska. Citc plans to meet the needs of victims by increasing education to foster awareness about the negative health effects and social burden of these types of victimization and expanding access to victim advocacy services among alaska native american indian survivors of sexual violence.