Yukon-koyukuk

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $985,142 to Yukon-Koyukuk School District on October 1, 2025, under the Indian Education — Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299A), a Demonstration Grant for Indian Children and Youth.

The award funds the Yukon-Koyukuk Rural Alaska Village Entrepreneurs project, which enhances academics and career readiness through real-world experiences in healthcare, resource development, tribal management, and entrepreneurship. The project runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Yukon-Koyukuk School District operates nine remote school communities across 65,000 square miles of interior Alaska, serving primarily Alaska Native K–12 students. The district, doing business as Raven Correspondent, operates in a geographically isolated region where only one community is accessible by dirt road. The demonstration grant is the first funding period under this CFDA program, which supports competitive awards for not more than three years with potential renewal for up to two additional years contingent on substantial progress and available appropriations.

Abstract

Rural alaska village entrepreneurs-enhances academics and career readiness through real-world experiences in healthcare, resource development, tribal management, and entrepreneurship.