Tanana chiefs conference transportation program funding FY 2026

The Federal Highway Administration awarded Tanana Chiefs Conference $361,603.03 on December 15, 2025, under the Tribal Transportation Program (CFDA 20.289) for transportation funding in fiscal year 2026. The award provides funding for transportation infrastructure and services to Alaska Native Village communities under the FHWA's Tribal Transportation Program Agreement. Tanana Chiefs Conference, doing business as Dena Nena Henash, is a tribally owned Alaska Native non-profit corporation and consortium of 37 federally recognized tribes headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska. The organization serves approximately 16,000 Alaska Natives across 235,000 square miles of interior Alaska encompassing 42 villages and six subregions. Performance period runs through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Alaska. The Tribal Transportation Program contributes to economic development, self-determination, and employment of Indians and Native Americans by providing safe and adequate transportation and public road access to and within Indian reservations, Indian lands, and Alaska Native Village communities.

Project description

All transportation funding provided by fhwa to tanana chiefs conference under the fhwa OTT program agreement for FY26