Temporary bridge program to allow the expansion of wood harvest into other land areas that would otherwise be inaccessible

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R10-Alaska Region awarded $500,000 to Louden Tribe (doing business as Louden Tribal Council) on March 16, 2026, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Temporary Bridge Program (CFDA 10.721) to procure and deploy portable skidder bridges and bridge mats for sustainable wood harvesting access into otherwise inaccessible land areas in Alaska.

The award funds establishment or maintenance of a rental program—structured as fee rental, no-cost rental, or rent-to-own—that makes temporary water crossing structures available to loggers and contractors during forest management operations, minimizing stream bed disturbance on non-Federal and Federal land. The recipient is a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government headquartered in Galena, Alaska that serves as prime recipient with no subrecipient activity reported. Performance runs through January 31, 2029, with place of performance in Alaska.