Cooperative Agreement W911KB1920309

The Denali Commission, a federal agency, awarded a $319,384 Project Grant (CFDA 90.100) to the Native Village of Unalakleet, a federally recognized Tribal Government entity, to fund the Unalakleet Foothill Drive Design & Engineering project. The project supports critical infrastructure and community development in the remote village of Unalakleet, Alaska. The funding will be used to design and engineer improvements to the local transportation network, which is a key priority for the Tribe....

The Nulato Tribal Council was awarded a $235,450 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Alaska Region under the Good Neighbor Authority federal grant program. The award will fund hazardous fuels reduction projects in the Alaskan village of Nulato from 2023 through 2026. Specifically, the Tribal Council will use award funds to hire local and other qualified workers to maintain existing fuel breaks surrounding parts of the community, create new fuel...

This $295,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Contaminated Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Lands Assistance Agreements program (CFDA 66.965) will enable the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC) to address contamination on ANCSA lands. The funding will allow UIC to select a qualified remediation contractor to complete the assessment, characterization, and cleanup of contamination, including asbestos, at the Navy Arctic...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) provides $320,000 to the Nulato Tribal Council, doing business as the Native Village of Nulato, to support project development activities for a proposed small port development project in Nulato, Alaska. The funded activities include design, permitting, and cost estimates to improve navigational safety, barge offload/onload logistics, and address climate change...

The Native Village of Eklutna (NVE) will receive $199,209 under a Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 7 to continue salmon habitat assessment and restoration efforts in the Upper Eklutna River watershed located near Eklutna, Alaska. As part of the Tribal Wildlife Grants program, which supports projects that benefit wildlife and culturally important species, NVE will finish habitat surveys of the Upper Eklutna River and its forks to define...

The Native Village of Unalakleet received a $109,934 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will be used to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the remote Alaskan community. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan due by March 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan by the end of the 4-year award period in 2025. The plans will...

The Native Village of Nelson Lagoon received a $148,505 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office. The funding supports the Tribal Climate Resilience federal grant program's objective to enable tribal governments and trust land managers to better understand potential climate change impacts and vulnerabilities. Specifically, the Native Village of Nelson Lagoon will use the two-year award ending August 2023 to conduct a relocation site...

The Native Village of Unalakleet received a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182). The purpose of the award is to allow Unalakleet residents to access locally grown, minimally processed foods including vegetables, eggs, dairy, meat, and poultry. The tribe will contract with socially...

The Native Village of Nunam Iqua received a $251,383 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) to implement services for victims of crime in their tribal community. The grant supports the development and enhancement of culturally appropriate victim service programs, including direct assistance, outreach, training, and capacity building that reflect the tribe's values and traditions. The award will be used to address...

The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Park Service's Cultural Resources Financial Assistance Grant (CRFA-PGC) program, a component of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Grant Program. The grant aims to support respectful dialogue and collaboration between the tribe and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum of the North to articulate the tribe's rights and interests in the repatriation of 185 ancestral remains,...