Temporary bridge installation for multiuser group access to support forest management activities

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R10-Alaska Region awarded $500,000 to Koniag, Inc. on April 13, 2026, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Temporary Bridge Program (CFDA 10.721) to install a temporary bridge in Alaska supporting multiuser group access for forest management activities.

Koniag, an Alaskan Native Corporation headquartered in Anchorage, will deliver portable bridge infrastructure to enable timber harvesting and forest management operations across the region while minimizing stream bed disturbance. The award obligates $500,000 and carries a period of performance through January 31, 2028.

The program supports establishment and maintenance of rental programs for temporary bridges, bridge mats, or other temporary water crossing structures on non-Federal and Federal land. Koniag operates its bridge rental portfolio as part of a larger portfolio of five Forest Service temporary bridge awards totaling $2.821 million across the Kodiak Archipelago. The organization also maintains concurrent awards from USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, with total federal grant obligations of $6.7 million across nine customer agencies.