Not listed MANY SMALL BUSINESSES LACK THE CAPACITY TO EXPLORE OPTIONS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND MAXIMIZE THE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY THAT ARE SO VITAL TO BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT BUSINESS INCUBATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNOLOGY UPTAKE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN ALASKA'S SEAFOOD INDUSTRY WHILE EXPLORING POTENTIAL SYNERGIES WITH OTHER MARINE TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPPING SECTORS. WE WILL BRING TOGETHER EXPERTISE FROM THE ALASKA COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY WITH EXPERTISE FROM THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE AND SCALABLE SET OF PATHWAYS FOR BUSINESSES (SMALL AND LARGE) BENEFITING BOTH SHORE-SIDE AND DOCK-SIDE PROCESSING AND FISHING BUSINESSES. WE WILL DEVELOP A COMMUNITY-BASED ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BUSINESS-OPPORTUNITY PLAN FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA COMMUNITIES, WORKING CLOSELY WITH 4-5 SOUTHEAST COMMUNITIES, PERFORM ENERGY AUDITS, IDENTIFY IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENTABLE STRATEGIES WHILE ALSO CREATING CLEAR PATHWAYS TO NEXT GENERATION FUELS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ADOPTION, AND THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT UPTAKE. A GEAR INNOVATION AND TRAINING CENTER IN SITKA WILL ENGAGE THE INDUSTRY IN NEXT GENERATION DESIGN CATALYZING UPTAKE AND GROWING JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN EMERGING ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY SECTORS, EXPANDING ALASKA'S WORKFORCE AND SUPPORTING KNOWLEDGE SHARING OPPORTUNITIES. $0 2/24/26 Not listed BOAT ENERGY TRANSITION FEASIBILITY STUDY TO RESEARCH AND IDENTIFY DECARBONIZATION AND CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION OPTIONS FOR VESSEL OWNERS AND SHORESIDE BUSINESSES $514.0k 8/13/25