Project Grant 20193842630390

The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts Program (CFDA 15.071). The grant funding will support the "Elisgu Project (Go Learn It, Yup'ik): A Master Artist Education Project" over a 5-year period from April 2024 to March 2029. The project will implement a statewide network of master Alaska Native artists who will facilitate 6...

The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated was awarded a $3,388,315 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on September 30, 2021 to complete the project by September 29, 2024. The grant funding supports the ILAKUCARAQ PROJECT: PROVIDING EXPLORATION OF INDIGENOUS IDENTITIES FOR ALASKA NATIVE YOUTH AND THE EDUCATORS THAT SERVE THEM under the federal Alaska Native Educational Programs (ANEP) grant program (CFDA #84.356). The ANEP...

This $156,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) supports the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) in providing conservation-focused work experiences and professional development for Native American and Alaska Native students. Through this award, UAA's Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) will collaborate with BLM to recruit, train, and place students in BLM...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program, provides $74,950,045 to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) to expand climate adaptation technical assistance for frontline Alaska Native communities. The project will establish a community climate risk assessment program, expand statewide tribal adaptation technical assistance, and facilitate networking and knowledge...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will support geologic resource management in Alaska's national parks under a $1.32 million cooperative agreement from the National Park Service. Awarded on July 15, 2021 and running through December 31, 2025, this funding through the NPS's Natural Resource Stewardship program will support the development of geologic resources inventory reports. As the principal means for NPS to evaluate and improve landscape and marine resources on lands and waters within...

This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $2.7 million, was granted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417). The purpose of the award is to safeguard the health, safety, cultures, and lifeways of Alaska Native communities on the frontlines of climate change. The key activities funded under this Cooperative Agreement include: Supporting the personnel time of six staff members and six interns for the Alaska Native Tribal...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $1,108,749 Project Grant under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. in Juneau, Alaska. The grant, titled "The HAA Kusteeyi Initiative: Building a Culture, Leadership, Ecological Knowledge, and Indigenous STEM Pathway to Post-Secondary Education & Career in Southeast Alaska," will be executed from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) will provide $156,250 to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) to fund Alaska Native science and engineering student internships. The internships will focus on projects that enhance climate change resilience of Alaska social-ecological systems and food security for subsistence users. Key objectives include advancing...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), under the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228), is dedicated to the institutionalization of indigenous pedagogy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Northwest Campus. The primary objectives are to: (1) increase Alaska Native representation and leadership in regional food and energy systems through...

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, awarded a $2,554,814 Project Grant to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) for the project "VOICES ON THE LAND: ALASKA LITERACY BLUEPRINT AND ARTS INTEGRATION." The award period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. This grant will support the development of culturally responsive literacy programs, arts integration initiatives, and educational...