High impact tutoring for rural remote an students in hooper BAY alaska

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Learning Point Alaska Inc. $339,000 on June 1, 2026, to deliver high-impact tutoring for rural and remote students in Hooper Bay, Alaska under CFDA 84.215, Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects.

Learning Point Alaska Inc., an Alaska Native Corporation Owned, Minority Owned, and Native American Owned non-profit organization based in Anchorage, will perform the work at Anchorage, Alaska through June 1, 2029. The award supports tutoring services designed to improve literacy and academic achievement for students in a high-need, remote community. Learning Point Alaska Inc. specializes in culturally responsive educational programming for Alaska Native youth and has previously received federal support for science and STEM initiatives that integrate Alaska Native languages, cultures, and traditional knowledge into K-12 educational frameworks.

The Innovative Approaches to Literacy program supports high-quality projects that develop literacy skills for children from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies and schools. Eligible recipients include local educational agencies with at least 20 percent low-income students, the Bureau of Indian Education, and eligible national non-profit organizations. Awards typically run up to five years and may support school library programs, early literacy services, and distribution of reading materials to increase student reading motivation and performance.