The Kotzebue Electric Association, Inc. was awarded a $9,000,000 Project Grant from the Denali Commission (CFDA 90.100) effective December 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026. This grant supports critical infrastructure and community development projects across multiple sectors, including energy systems, transportation, and climate adaptation, in the rural community of Kotzebue, Alaska. The grant funding aims to improve energy and economic resilience by reducing energy costs, lowering...
This Project Grant award of $737,110.00 was issued on August 8, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Denali Commission Grants and Loans program (CFDA 10.858). The funding will support a 2-year project performed by the Denali Commission, a U.S. government agency, to deliver infrastructure improvements and services that increase access to reliable, affordable energy for rural Alaskan communities where household energy costs exceed 275% of the national...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks received a $117,787 project grant award from the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100). The grant will fund the Alaska Energy Project Partnerships program from September 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. As the Denali Commission aims to provide critical utilities and infrastructure support across Alaska, particularly in distressed communities, this award will likely support projects delivering energy-related services or products...
Launch Alaska received a $133,048 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to develop a biomass reactor for cold climate human waste treatment in Kivalina, Alaska. The award will support applied research and installation of a sustainable decentralized sanitation treatment system in Kivalina to treat human excreta without current treatment. Launch Alaska will...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $817,690 Project Grant to the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Grants and Loans program (CFDA 10.858) on August 9, 2023. This 2-year grant supports the Denali Commission's efforts to deliver infrastructure improvements and services that increase access to reliable, affordable energy for rural Alaskan communities where household energy costs exceed 275% of the national average. Through this funding, the Denali...
The Denali Commission was awarded a $1.13 million Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service. The grant is part of the Denali Commission Grants and Loans program (CFDA 10.858) and will provide funding through February 2024 to support projects that benefit rural Alaskan communities with extremely high energy costs exceeding 275% of the national average. Specifically, the Denali Commission will use the grant funds to deliver services and infrastructure improvements...
The Denali Commission, a federal agency, awarded a $4,312,201 Project Grant (CFDA 90.100) to the Alaska Municipal League (AML), a non-profit organization, on January 1, 2025. The grant, titled "BOARDROADS GUIDE AND SAFETY ACTION PLANS," aims to support critical infrastructure and community development projects in rural Alaska. The grant will enable AML to facilitate specialized initiatives such as the Alaska Rural Energy Sponsorship, a $25,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order...
The Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) has awarded a $3,083,377 Project Grant to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), doing business as Aidea, to upgrade the rural power system and implement heat recovery capabilities in Manokotak, Alaska. This grant, awarded on March 1, 2025, with a target completion date of December 31, 2027, aims to enhance energy infrastructure and efficiency in this remote Alaskan community. As Alaska's designated energy office, AEA will leverage its extensive experience...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $11,264,933 Project Grant to Kotzebue Electric Association, Inc. on January 1, 2025 under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The grant aims to improve energy and economic resilience in the remote, Arctic community of Kotzebue, Alaska by reducing energy costs, lowering maintenance expenses, and leveraging local renewable energy sources including wind, solar, and hydropower. The project will contribute to energy...
The Denali Commission awarded a $2.9 million Project Grant to the North West Arctic Borough Office of the Mayor to support the NOATAK SOLAR BATTERY program. The grant is funded through the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) and will support the installation and operation of solar battery systems in Noatak, Alaska from October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. As the Denali Commission aims to provide critical utilities and infrastructure projects in distressed Alaskan communities, this...