Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP) under CFDA 12.116, awarded Northway Village a cooperative agreement valued at $701,824.99, effective September 19, 2025, through September 18, 2027. This award supports environmental mitigation activities on Alaska Native lands resulting from past and present Department of Defense operations. Under this cooperative agreement administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northway Village will develop systems for prioritizing environmental mitigation work, conduct comprehensive environmental impact assessments, estimate costs for mitigation activities, and implement restoration projects addressing environmental remnants such as abandoned buildings, debris, and contaminated sites on tribal lands in Northway, Alaska.

The program recognizes that impacts on remote Indian lands with historically low population densities have often been deprioritized under standard cleanup systems. Through this funding, Northway Village will evaluate historical Department of Defense operations and facilities affecting the community, identify environmental damages that threaten traditional cultures and subsistence activities, and receive technical assistance and training to enhance tribal capacity for environmental management. The two-year performance period reflects the typical cooperative agreement structure under NALEMP, which has previously supported similar environmental restoration and mitigation initiatives across Alaska Native villages and federally recognized tribes nationwide.