The Chilkoot Indian Association was awarded a $1,793,164 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) on September 30, 2024. This three-year grant will support the "Honoring and Utilizing Our Land (Haa Aani)" initiative, which aims to promote economic and social self-sufficiency for the Tlingit people of the Chilkoot region in Alaska. The project will focus on...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $863,567 Project Grant under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to the Chugach Regional Resources Commission (CRRC) to deliver the "ASISQAT NEQ'RKAT (HEALTHY FOOD) FOR OUR ALUTIIQ PEOPLE" project. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support CRRC's community-driven initiatives to promote economic and social self-sufficiency for the Alutiiq people in Alaska through...
This federal Project Grant award of $350,000.00 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service under the Demonstration Projects for Indian Health (CFDA 93.933) program. The award, granted on February 1, 2025, will support the Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska in delivering a range of healthcare and community wellness initiatives to address substance abuse, behavioral health, and other health disparities among American Indian and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $716,707 Project Grant under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to the Chilkat Indian Village, a federally recognized tribal government in Haines, Alaska. The grant's purpose is to perform baseline monitoring, data analysis, and capacity development for portions of the Chilkat watershed that could be impacted by the proposed Palmer Project mine development. Key activities include...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Tribal Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.639) program provides $216,032.00 to the Chilkat Indian Village (CIV) in Klukwan, Alaska to map and analyze the habitat and populations of sockeye salmon in the Chilkat River watershed. The project will create the first detailed map of strontium isotope variation across the Chilkat River watershed, which can be used to track salmon populations and critical habitats. CIV will conduct comprehensive...
This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control to the Chilkat Indian Village, a federally recognized tribal government located in Klukwan, Alaska. The grant funding supports the tribe's Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program, which aims to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned low-income housing to protect children under six years old from lead poisoning. Key...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to Kawerak, Inc., a nonprofit tribal consortium in Alaska, under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) on September 30, 2024. The grant will fund the Kawerak Peer Mentoring Project over a 3-year period through September 29, 2027. The project aims to promote economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities in the...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $160,000 block grant to Chugachmiut under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes, Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians program (CFDA 93.047). The grant will support the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians in Alaska from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Specifically,...
The Chilkoot Indian Association was awarded a $154,655 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034). The grant will fund ambient air quality monitoring in the Haines Borough, Alaska to establish baseline data on pollutants of concern, including emissions from cruise ships, wildfires, construction/quarrying, diesel...
This $512,630 federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) will support the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) in conducting scientific research and conservation efforts for the Chilkat River stock of Chinook salmon. The funding will be used to estimate smolt abundance, adult escapement, and harvest of this salmon population, allowing for the...