Kootenai Health Foundation awarded $950,000 federal grant to help survivors of violence in North Idaho

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Kootenai Health Foundation has received a $950,000 multi-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women to strengthen community responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violences and stalking across the 10 northern counties of the Idaho Panhandle.

The grant will expand Kootenai Health’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program, ensuring survivors have access to 24/7 trauma-informed medical forensic services.

These services address immediate health needs while preserving evidence that may assist in the pursuit of justice.

Funding also supports Safe Passage’s Children’s Advocacy Center, a key partner in responding to child sexual abuse.

Through this collaboration, survivors and families will have access to advoca