The Fairbanks Concert Association, Inc. (doing business as Fairbanks Concert Association) received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies...
The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Inc., a nonprofit organization, was awarded a $1,204,832 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The 3-year grant, beginning on September 1, 2023, will enable the organization to expand its existing summer visual arts and creative writing program to serve an additional 270 participants, reaching wider audiences by reducing barriers to participation. Key activities to be supported include...
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Alaska Junior Theater, Inc. under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support personnel, facilities, and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the...
The Fairbanks Native Association was awarded a $1,216,277 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support its "Circles of Support" program. The award is part of the agency's Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356), which aims to address the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students through projects recognizing the role of Alaska Native languages and cultures in education and integrating them into school...
This $900,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program (CFDA 20.930) aims to assist the Fairbanks International Airport in gaining or improving air service for the local community. The funding will enable the airport to enter into a minimum revenue guarantee agreement with an air carrier to provide new or additional air service connections to the national air transportation system. Additionally, the grant will support...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District was awarded a $237,518 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). Funding will support the School Violence Prevention Program to improve security at schools and on school grounds through October 2025. Programs will implement evidence-based strategies to enhance school security and foster a positive learning...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District was awarded $750,000 by the Department of Defense Education Activity under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program to launch the Stealth Sciences Project. The Project will directly address needs identified in the Career and Technical Education community needs assessment by building new and expanding existing STEAM and health sciences CTE learning opportunities for 4th-8th grade students at...
This $1,285,040 federal Project Grant award, funded by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service and awarded under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071), supports a wide range of initiatives and programs to preserve and promote Alaska Native culture and arts development. The grant recipient, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc., will use the funding to establish degree programs, cultural centers, and other activities focused on scholarly study,...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District was awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Department of Defense Education Activity's Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2023 to May 31, 2028, will fund initiatives to support the academic, social, and emotional needs of highly mobile military-connected students in the Fairbanks area. Common activities may...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District was awarded a $100,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215). The grant will fund the installation of school classroom hydroponic systems, which will serve as an educational tool for students in Fairbanks, Alaska to learn about plants and food cultivation. This project aims to provide valuable learning experiences for...