This federal Project Grant award of $4,307,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) to the Knik Tribe, a federally recognized Native Alaskan tribal government, on July 2, 2025. The grant will fund the construction of a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Academy in Palmer, Alaska to be completed by July 1, 2026. The STEAM Academy is designed to...
The Knik Tribe received a $3.7 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the Horizon program. Funded under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (84.356 CFDA), the three-year award will support a STEAM education initiative emphasizing aviation concepts for secondary students through September 2024. The program aims to teach properties of flight and integrate STEAM learning objectives using an aviation-focused...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,497,172 Project Grant on May 5, 2025 to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC), an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned tribal government organization. The grant is funded through the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356), which supports innovative educational projects that integrate Alaska Native languages, cultures, and traditional knowledge into learning environments. The grant will...
The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $797,943 Project Grant under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC), an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned tribal government organization, on July 2, 2025. This federal grant supports CITC's work to develop and implement educational services that integrate Alaska Native languages, cultures, and traditional knowledge into learning environments for Alaska Native students. Funded activities likely...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,289,210 Project Grant under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) to the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation, an Alaskan Native non-profit organization, for the period of July 2, 2025 to July 1, 2026. The project, titled "NAAKW DAAT YEI JINE: WORKING AROUND MEDICINE," will support innovative educational initiatives that integrate Alaska Native languages, cultures, and traditional...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) provides $1,496,934.00 to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) to support educational projects that recognize and address the unique needs of Alaska Native students. The funding will enable CITC, an Alaskan Native Corporation-owned tribal government organization, to develop and implement culturally responsive...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,283,116 Project Grant under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated. The ILAKUCARAQ PROJECT is a statewide cultural education program focused on supporting Alaska Native youth and the teachers that serve them through cross-cultural education and peer support networks. The project will run from July 2, 2025 to July 1, 2026. The Alaska...
The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Douglas Indian Association (DIA), a federally recognized tribal government located in Juneau, Alaska, under the Indian Education National Activities program (CFDA 84.415). The grant, titled "SAYEIK LINGIT YOO X'ATANGI DEIYI: TLINGIT LANGUAGE PATHWAY PROGRAM," supports DIA's efforts to preserve, promote, and revitalize the Tlingit language and culture through school-based...
The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated was awarded a $3,388,315 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on September 30, 2021 to complete the project by September 29, 2024. The grant funding supports the ILAKUCARAQ PROJECT: PROVIDING EXPLORATION OF INDIGENOUS IDENTITIES FOR ALASKA NATIVE YOUTH AND THE EDUCATORS THAT SERVE THEM under the federal Alaska Native Educational Programs (ANEP) grant program (CFDA #84.356). The ANEP...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,605,532 Project Grant to Learning Point Alaska Inc. under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) federal grant program. The three-year award, issued on September 30, 2021 and concluding on September 29, 2024, will support projects recognizing and addressing the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students. Funding will aid efforts to recognize the role of Alaska Native languages and cultures...