Native Village Of Afognak

Native Village of Afognak, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribe headquartered in Kodiak, Alaska, receives federal grant funding as a direct recipient across library services, family violence prevention, environmental capacity building, and broadband infrastructure programs. The tribe operates exclusively as a grant recipient (100% of recent awards) with no federal contract prime or sub positions and no awarded contract vehicles in its footprint.

The tribe's grant portfolio spans fourteen distinct federal agencies, but concentration is heavy in two departments. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families dominates with thirteen awards supporting domestic violence shelter and supportive services, including a $389,664 block grant (CFDA 93.671) running through September 2025 and recurring formula grants in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science together account for ten awards focused on the Nadia Mullan Alutiiq Heritage Library, including digital archiving, collection stewardship, and cultural programming for the tribe's approximately 800 enrolled members and the broader 3,400-person Alaska Native service area. Recent awards include a $149,558 project grant from IMLS (CFDA 45.311) effective October 2025 for digital archiving of genealogical records, oral histories, Alutiiq language documentation, and photographs of the village destroyed in the 1964 Great Earthquake; a concurrent $149,558 IMLS award (August 2026) for library services sustenance and staff training; and a prior year $149,558 IMLS award (August 2024) for cultural materials acquisition and community programming. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 provided a project grant (October 2022–September 2026) supporting environmental office operations, air and water quality monitoring, and tribal technical capacity building. The tribe also received Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund allocation (May 2023–December 2026) from the Treasury Department to support broadband infrastructure eligible under 100 Mbps symmetrical speeds. A Denali Commission project grant (August 2022–December 2023) funded the Mal'uk Farms agriculture plan.

Activity has declined from four awards in 2022 to one in 2026, with seven awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Combined dollars obligated across all fifty-six awards total $7.5 million. The tribe does not operate as a federal contractor and therefore represents no competitive exposure on the contract side but may be relevant for teaming or sub-award routing when federal contractors pursue work involving tribal consultation, Alaska Native community benefits, or domestic violence services delivery in Alaska.