Aiding Women From Abuse & Rape Emergencies Inc.

Aiding Women From Abuse & Rape Emergencies Inc., doing business as Aiding Women In Abuse & Rape Emergencies (AWARE), is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Juneau, Alaska, that operates as a federal grant recipient providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, case management, legal advocacy, and counseling services to domestic violence survivors, sexual assault victims, and homeless individuals in Southeast Alaska. The organization does not hold federal prime contracts and instead operates primarily as a direct grant recipient (56% of recent awards) and grant sub-recipient (44% of recent awards) under HUD and Department of Justice programs.

AWARE's federal footprint centers on two grantor agencies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development has awarded seven prime grants under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), totaling approximately $3.6 million across awards spanning 2021 through 2026. Recent CoC awards include a $177,031 grant for fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 for emergency shelter and rapid rehousing services, and prior-year grants of $152,839 (2023–2024) and amounts of similar scale for 2022 and 2021. The Department of Justice accounts for six additional prime grants, led by a $950,000 award from the Office on Violence Against Women under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) running October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026, supporting comprehensive legal representation, community partner engagement, prevention education, and specialized sexual assault survivor services in rural Southeast Alaska in collaboration with Alaska Legal Services Corporation. AWARE also received a $2.15 million Denali Commission grant (CFDA 90.100) awarded January 1, 2023 to construct shelter bathrooms and a seven-unit supportive housing facility in Juneau, ultimately completing December 31, 2023.

AWARE's sub-recipient role involves eight federal grant sub-awards, six of which flow from the Alaska Department of Public Safety for direct victim services and enhanced legal assistance (five awards in 2024–2025), and one from the Alaska Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs (May 2024) for facility repairs under a disaster recovery project. Activity has grown from one award in 2021 to six in 2024 and five in 2025, with combined dollars obligated across all awards (prime and sub) standing at $6.7 million. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating limited near-term recompete exposure. Seven distinct federal agencies have engaged AWARE as recipient or sub-recipient across the portfolio, with HUD and DOJ representing 89% of the award count.