Project Grant NR240150XXXXG001

The Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference was awarded a $1.125 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program. The grant will fund regional economic development planning activities from July 2021 through June 2024. Specifically, the funding will support partnership planning that tracks the region's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. The planning will focus on reducing conditions...

Western Alaska Public Safety & Emergency Response Initiative The Denali Commission awarded the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) a $2.0 million Project Grant effective December 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) to implement the Western Alaska Public Safety & Emergency Response Initiative. This initiative addresses critical public safety and emergency response infrastructure and service needs in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta...

The Alaska Native Justice Center, Inc. was awarded a $318,182 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office. The grant was awarded under the Indian Child Welfare Act Title II Grants program (CFDA 15.144) to support a Tribal ICWA Conference in Alaska from September 30, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The Indian Child Welfare Act Title II Grants program aims to promote stability and security for American Indian tribes and families by protecting American...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation a $43.17 million Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) on July 1, 2025, to design and construct water and wastewater infrastructure in 14 rural and Alaska Native communities throughout Alaska. The award, which extends through June 30, 2030, implements the Village Safe Water (VSW) Program established...

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $210,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. (APIA) under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032). The funding will support the "UNANGAM TUNUU ACHIGAASALIX-LEARNING TEACHING OUR LANGUAGE" project, which aims to preserve and revitalize the Unangam Tunuu (Aleut) language through community-based language immersion programs. The 2-year project, running from September...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP), a tribally owned 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Bethel, Alaska, under the "Aid To Tribal Governments" program (CFDA 15.020). The grant period runs from August 31, 2023 to August 24, 2025. AVCP will use the funding to support general tribal government operations, maintain up-to-date tribal enrollment, conduct tribal elections, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Denali Commission awarded The Southeast Conference a Project Grant of $683,383 on February 1, 2026, under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) for Economic Development and Natural Resources Support activities in Alaska. The award will support regional economic development and strategic planning initiatives throughout Southeast Alaska, with a completion date of January 31, 2029. As a recognized community development corporation and nonprofit organization,...

The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. (APIA) was awarded a $441,989 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The grant funding will be used by APIA, a federally recognized tribal organization, to implement services for victims of crime that meet the needs identified by the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands communities and reflect their tribal values and traditions. This...

The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts Program (CFDA 15.071). The grant funding will support the "Elisgu Project (Go Learn It, Yup'ik): A Master Artist Education Project" over a 5-year period from April 2024 to March 2029. The project will implement a statewide network of master Alaska Native artists who will facilitate 6...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Native Village of Council received an $858,137 Project Grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612), effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. This award supports the Social Economic Development Strategies for Alaska (SEDS-AK) initiative titled "Establish Strategic Planning and Development at NVC." The project delivers comprehensive strategic planning and governance...