Project Grant S215J220051

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Southeast Island School District in Ketchikan, Alaska. The purpose of this grant is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through school safety programs and technology. Specifically, the funding will be used by the school district to implement evidence-based...

The Education & Early Development Alaska DEP Administrative Services Division was awarded a $6,515,398 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Education's 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287) program. This grant will fund the establishment and expansion of community learning centers across Alaska that provide academic enrichment and developmental services for students, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. The grant period runs from July 1,...

The Anchorage School District (ASD) was awarded a $301,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund the implementation of a districtwide visitor and volunteer management...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. The grant, titled the "RAVEN READS EXPANSION PROJECT," will support the expansion of the Institute's literacy programs...

The Yukon-Koyukuk School District was awarded a $2,283,074 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) federal grant program. The three-year grant, awarded September 30, 2021 and set to be completed by September 29, 2024, will support the District's Start Strong II project. The Start Strong II project recognizes and addresses the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students...

The Sealaska Heritage Institute Inc. was awarded a $3,042,211 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on September 30, 2021 to support the Haa Latseen Initiative: Culturally Responsive College & Career Readiness Programming in Southeast Alaska. The grant will fund the delivery of culturally responsive educational programming and services through September 29, 2024 under the Alaska Native Educational Programs federal grant program...

The Association of Alaska School Boards (AASB) was awarded a $965,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to deliver training and support services from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Under this award, AASB and the Lower Yukon School District will provide trauma-informed mental health training to school personnel and students across five remote Alaska communities. They...

The Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC) was awarded a $930,261 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund the AKSAFE project to address safety challenges in 18 underserved Alaskan school districts. Key project activities include implementing anonymous reporting systems, providing culturally responsive...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $633,910 Project Grant on August 7, 2023 to the Southeast Island School District under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). This 2-year grant will support the district's efforts to improve access to educational and healthcare services in rural Alaska through advanced telecommunications technologies. Specifically, the funding will enable the delivery of distance learning and...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4.83 million Formula Grant to the State of Alaska under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) for the period of September 15, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The grant funds will support the State in improving student academic achievement and increasing the capacity of local educational agencies, schools, and communities to provide all students access to a well-rounded education and...