Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc.

Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. (doing business as Aleutian / Pribilof Islands Association Inc.) is a federally recognized tribal government and consortium organization based in Anchorage, Alaska, that serves as a prime recipient of federal grants across health, social services, cultural preservation, and environmental programs for the Unangax (Aleut) people in Alaska's Aleutian and Pribilof Islands region. The organization does not hold federal contracts but operates exclusively as a grant recipient, with 85% of recent awards as prime grants and 15% as sub-awards from state and tribal health intermediaries.

APIA's federal grant footprint spans more than fifty distinct grantor agencies and programs, concentrated heavily in health and human services. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families ranks as the top funder by award count (73 awards across multiple program lines), followed by the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (42 awards) and the HHS Administration for Community Living (48 awards combined). Over the past five years, award volume has grown from 17 in 2022 to a peak of 45 in 2024, with 20 awards reaching completion in the next twenty-four months, indicating near-term recompete activity. The organization has received $269 million in obligated federal funding across all grants in the source data, spread across a broad portfolio reflecting tribal service priorities.

APIA's concrete capability portfolio centers on health service delivery and public health infrastructure for remote Alaska Native communities. The organization operates medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs for opioid and substance use disorders through SAMHSA awards ($250 thousand annually as of the most recent cycle); delivers comprehensive victim services for crime survivors under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (including a $3.036 million five-year award through 2027 and subsequent fiscal-year awards of $1 million and $441,989); and provides violence against women services, domestic violence prevention, and family support through a $1.2 million Office on Violence Against Women discretionary grant running through 2027. APIA also administers child support enforcement services for the Unangax population under recurring annual block grants from the Office of Child Support Enforcement (CFDA 93.563), supports child welfare and family stability programs through Administration for Children and Families formula grants, and operates nutrition and aging services for Native American elders under Older Americans Act Title VI programs managed by the Administration on Aging.

Beyond health and social services, APIA maintains significant cultural preservation and language revitalization capacity. The organization receives annual awards from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American Library Services program (CFDA 45.311) for library operations and archival services, including a $100 thousand award in August 2026 extending through July 2027 and prior grants for cultural education programming and collections preservation workshops in remote island communities. APIA operates the Unangax Heritage Library and Archive, which serves nine federally recognized tribes and supports digitization, cultural programming, and professional development for library staff. Language preservation work includes a $210 thousand Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the "Unangam Tunuu Achigaasalix—Learning Teaching Our Language" project (CFDA 15.032, running through August 2026) and prior Administration for Native Americans funding for Unangam Tunuu (Aleut language) preservation and digital resource development.

APIA holds active environmental management and sustainability grants, including a $492 thousand Indian Environmental General Assistance Program award from EPA Region 10 (CFDA 66.926, October 2025 through September 2029) for waste management and air quality technical capacity building, and a $301,987 EPA Region 10 project grant for ambient air monitoring on St. Paul Island under the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034, through July 2026), which included a subaward to the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island. The organization also received a $335 thousand EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant (cooperative agreement, through April 2027) for sustainable materials management planning in the Pribilof Islands, with subawards to regional tribal partners.

APIA operates workforce development, economic development, and food security programs. The organization holds an Administration for Native Americans grant for "Empowering Unangax Communities Through Workforce Development" and received a $158,289 USDA Farm to School Grant (CFDA 10.575, May 2026 through June 2028) supporting local food procurement and agricultural education in Aleutian and Pribilof tribal communities. APIA also participates in USDA Local Food Purchase Assistance programs as a state/tribal government recipient, with cooperative agreements enabling subawards to smaller communities for local producer procurement.

In its sub-award capacity, APIA receives federal funding from Alaska state agencies acting as prime grantees. These include recurring Child and Adult Care Food Program funding from Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development (numerous awards for school meal reimbursement and cash-in-lieu payments), remote maintenance worker program funding from Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation, Children's Mental Health Initiative grants from the Alaska Department of Health, and behavioral health and chronic disease prevention subawards from Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (including Project Wangkuta, colorectal cancer screening, and SAMHSA 988 crisis line coordination).

APIA's grant awards also encompass youth mental health and suicide prevention. The organization received a $1.6 million five-year SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services grant (award date September 2023, through September 2028) to implement "Breaking Waves: Navigating Life's Journey," an evidence-based, culturally adapted suicide and substance use prevention curriculum for Unangax youth across ten island communities and Anchorage. The organization holds recurring Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs (CFDA 64.055) for veteran outreach and crisis coordination.

APIA also operates health center infrastructure programs through the Bureau of Primary Health Care, including a Health Center Infrastructure Support grant and Bridge Access Program funding, supporting primary care clinic operations in remote communities where APIA is often the sole provider of certain clinical services. The organization manages diabetes prevention and chronic disease programs in partnership with Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, including the APIA Regional Specialized Diabetes Program Implementation (SDPI) initiative supporting treatment, education, and clinical services in Atka, Nikolski, St. George, and Unalaska.

Recent grant awards through August 2026 include the Native American Library Services Basic Grant ($100 thousand, August 2026–July 2027), the Farm to School Grant ($158,289, May 2026–June 2028), EPA Indian Environmental General Assistance Program ($492 thousand, October 2025–September 2029), and continuation awards for child support, nutrition services, family violence prevention, and Older Americans Act Title VI programming. All identified federal awards are grants or sub-awards; APIA does not hold federal contracts or seats on government-wide contract vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, or agency schedules).