Akiak Native Community

Akiak Native Community is a federally recognized tribal government located in rural Alaska that serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards across multiple agencies and program areas. As a tribal entity registered in SAM.gov since February 2006, the organization demonstrates sustained engagement with federal funding mechanisms to support community development and services. The organization does not hold federal contracts but maintains an active portfolio of prime federal grant awards that reflect its commitment to addressing priority needs within the Akiak village and surrounding region.

Akiak Native Community has received substantial federal grant funding across diverse program areas including child care and development, substance abuse prevention and treatment, victim services, environmental management, infrastructure development, and community resilience initiatives. The organization has been a consistent recipient of Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary awards (CCDD) from the Office of Child Care, with multiple awards spanning from 2021 through 2026, along with supplemental American Relief Act funding in 2025. In the health and substance abuse sector, the organization received two separate Tribal Opioid Response Project Grants from the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (awarded September 2022 and September 2024), implementing culturally informed prevention education using the Yup'ik-based Calricaraq wellness program, crisis response team development, and harm reduction services. Infrastructure and environmental investments include a $2.255 million Rural Utilities Service Water and Waste Disposal Systems project for combination water and wastewater infrastructure (awarded September 2025), a Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund Formula Grant from the Treasury Department's Departmental Offices for broadband and critical capital projects (awarded May 2023), and an EPA Region 10 General Assistance Program grant focused on water quality monitoring, solid waste management, and air quality initiatives. The organization also received a $347,240 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Award from the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (awarded January 2024) to provide culturally relevant victim services, a Child and Family Services Formula Grant (FVPS) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, an Indian Community Development Block Grant from the Public and Indian Housing Office, and community resilience grants from the Denali Commission for projects including boat landing alternatives studies, FEMA project support and managed retreat planning, and subdivision access road development. Additionally, Akiak Native Community has received federal funding as a sub-grantee from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for health initiatives and disaster recovery projects, further demonstrating its role within broader regional tribal health and emergency management networks.