Port graham village council, in collaboration with the kenai peninsula college adult education department and project grad, will improve digital resources at the library, enhance access, and provide…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded Port Graham Village Council $127,306 on October 1, 2026, under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311) to improve digital resources and literacy education in this remote Alaska Native village accessible only by plane or boat.

The recipient will purchase technology and equipment enabling the library to offer remote and in-person digital literacy classes, and will install a mobile and ADA-compliant access ramp at the library entrance. Programming will focus on postsecondary readiness, digital literacy, and life skills, covering basic computer operations, software applications including word processing, introduction to the Google Suite, information literacy, and online safety. The project targets village elders and high school students.

Port Graham Village Council is collaborating with the Kenai Peninsula College Adult Education Department and Project Grad to deliver the work. Place of performance is Homer, Alaska. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2028.

Port graham village council, in collaboration with the kenai peninsula college adult education department and project grad, will improve digital resources at the library, enhance access, and provide digital literacy education within their community. Port graham is a remote alaska native village accessible only by plane or boat. Project staff will purchase technology and equipment enabling the library to offer remote and in-person digital literacy classes, and a mobile and ADA-compliant access ramp for the entrance to the library. Programming will focus on postsecondary readiness, digital literacy, and life skills. Additional topics include basic computer operations, software applications such as word processing, an introduction to the google suite, information literacy, and online safety. This project will benefit village elders and high school students in particular.