HHS – Alaska Native Tribal Resource Center on Domestic Violence

By NLADA on July 19, 2023

Applications due: July 31, 2023

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) will award one cooperative agreement through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grant Program to support an Alaska Native Tribal Resource Center on Domestic Violence (ANTRC). The ANTRC will focus on the intervention and prevention of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence by offering statewide information, training, and technical assistance specifically designed to reduce tribal disparities
within Alaska Native (AN) communities and villages. The purpose of this project is to enhance the capacity of AN tribes and tribal organizations to respond to family violence, domestic violence and dating violence in a culturally sensitive, relevant, and effective manner.

Helpful resources

View the National Legal Aid Resource Development Technical Assistance Project, which is co-sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense (SCLAID) and its Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives, the Management Information Exchange (MIE), the National Association of IOLTA Programs (NAIP), and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) http://ambar.org/abarray
The Justice in Government Project at American University has curated research briefs on how civil legal aid helps survivors of domestic violence and vulnerable populations. You can access the briefs on legalaidresources.org in the toolkit.
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Grant information

Funding Title: Alaska Native Tribal Resource Center on Domestic Violence

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-EV-0043

Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement

Express Language for Legal Aid: No

Target Population: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors, Native Americans

Expected Number of Awards: 1

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000

Award Ceiling: $1,000,000

Award Floor: $500,000

Current Closing Date for Applications: by July 31, 2023

Eligible Applicants:

Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)