Nalemp

The Native Village of Unalakleet received a Cooperative Agreement award of $810,715 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ENDIST Alaska), a Defense Department agency, under the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP), CFDA 12.116, effective September 12, 2025, through September 11, 2027. This award supports environmental mitigation and restoration activities on Alaska Native lands affected by past Department of Defense operations in the Unalakleet, Alaska area.

Under this Cooperative Agreement, the Native Village of Unalakleet will develop prioritization systems for environmental remediation, conduct environmental impact assessments, estimate costs for mitigation work, and implement restoration projects addressing environmental remnants such as abandoned structures, debris, and contaminated sites resulting from DoD activities. The program emphasizes addressing environmental impacts that affect traditional cultures and subsistence activities on tribal lands, with technical assistance and capacity-building components to strengthen the tribe's environmental management capabilities. This two-year project aligns with NALEMP's mission to address environmental concerns on Indian and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act-conveyed properties that have typically received lower priority under standard federal cleanup systems due to remote locations and low population densities.