Cooperative Agreement 7IE08310254

This $112,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to The Great Land Trust, Inc. in Anchorage, Alaska. The project aims to "Unlock Southcentral Alaska's Economic Development Potential" by increasing public access to public lands, outdoor recreation opportunities, and related economic benefits throughout the region. Over the period of June 2, 2025 to May 31, 2030, The Great Land Trust will work with local and state...

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) received a $200,000 Rural Cooperative Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services to provide technical assistance, training, feasibility studies, and business planning services to help establish and enhance rural cooperative enterprises in Alaska. This award, with a performance period from September 27, 2023 to September 27, 2024, supports UAA's Grants and Contracts Office in delivering a range of...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $232,359 Project Grant to Kodiak Ocean Bounty Company through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (CFDA 10.771). The grant will support Kodiak Ocean Bounty's efforts to provide value-added agricultural product marketing, development, and business planning services to disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in Alaska from September 2022 through September 2024. The Rural Cooperative Development Grants program aims to improve...

The Alaska Municipal League (AML) was awarded a $9,859,649 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The project will result in energy assessments, efficiency and conservation plans, and improvements for 11 school facilities across 7 rural, disadvantaged communities in Alaska. The key objectives are to 1) increase energy efficiency of school buildings to lower energy costs, 2) reduce diesel fuel consumption for power...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service and Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Rural Cooperative Development Grants (RCDG) program to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) on August 29, 2024. The RCDG program focuses on improving economic conditions in rural areas through the development of cooperative enterprises. This grant will enable UAA, a state-controlled institution of higher learning, to provide technical assistance,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) will complete a feasibility study of existing direct air capture technologies and their applicability in Alaska. The $3,539,998.00 award to Asrc Energy Services, LLC, a subsidiary of the Alaskan Native Corporation Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, will analyze the viability of deploying direct air capture...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBCS) awarded a $166,666 Project Grant under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to Nuvista Light & Electric Cooperative Inc., a non-profit organization in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant, awarded on September 29, 2023, will support Nuvista's efforts to promote energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy system development among agricultural producers and rural small businesses in Alaska. Through this REAP...

The Denali Commission awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc. to replace a powerhouse generator in Hoonah, Alaska. This grant, funded under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100), aims to enhance critical electrical infrastructure and improve energy resilience in the rural Alaskan community. The project has a performance period from August 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. As a rural electric cooperative, Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc....

The University of Alaska Anchorage received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 22, 2022 through the Rural Cooperative Development Grants program (RCDG, CFDA 10.771). The grant funding will support the University's delivery of technical assistance to improve the economic conditions of rural Alaskan communities by assisting individuals and businesses with starting, expanding, or improving the operations of rural cooperatives...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant (CFDA 10.352) to the Alaska Beauty Peony Cooperative on September 18, 2023. The grant funding will support the cooperative's efforts to develop and expand value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of bio-based, value-added agricultural products. The project aims to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and increase producer income...