Emmonak Women's Shelter

Emmonak Women's Shelter is a tribal non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov since January 3, 2006, and classified as a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe and Domestic Shelter. The organization serves 13 villages and 18 tribes in the Kuslivak region of Alaska, specifically operating from the Yupik village of Emmonak. The shelter provides comprehensive services to federal grant programs through victim advocacy, domestic violence prevention, and support services targeted at Native populations in rural Alaska.

Emmonak Women's Shelter has received multiple federal grant awards supporting violence prevention and victim services across a diverse range of programs. The organization received a $500,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), effective from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, to provide culturally relevant shelter, victim services, and healing services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking, with partnership support from the Alaska Native Justice Center. Additionally, the shelter has received ongoing formula grants from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Family Violence Prevention & Services program (FVPS) for fiscal years 2023 through 2025, with award dates beginning October 1 each year. The organization also received a $3.1 million block grant under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services program (CFDA 93.671) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025, designed to support primary and secondary prevention of family violence through increased public awareness and provision of shelter and supportive services to domestic violence survivors. A prior $500,000 project grant from the Office on Violence Against Women for the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 supported similar activities addressing violent crimes against Indian women through collaborative efforts with victim services organizations and community advisory committees. These awards demonstrate the shelter's sustained capacity to deliver victim-centered services and strengthen tribal capacity to respond to violence against Native women in rural Alaska communities.