Chignik Lake Traditonal Council

Chignik Lake Traditional Council, Chignik Lake Village Division, is a federally recognized Alaska tribal government that acts as a prime recipient of federal environmental grants from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) and receives sub-grant funding from other federal grant recipients. The entity is structured as a tribal government and council of governments, with a recent three-award federal footprint spanning environmental capacity building and infrastructure maintenance.

The Council's grant work centers on environmental stewardship and community resilience. As a prime grant recipient, Chignik Lake Traditional Council has received two consecutive EPA Region 10 awards under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program: a $135,000 project grant for October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, focused on administrative and programmatic capacity development, community outreach and education on environmental topics, solid and hazardous waste management improvements through staff training and partner collaboration, and climate change adaptation planning; and a $134,000 project grant for October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, targeting similar environmental management capacity building through technical training and staff development, with deliverables including quarterly progress reports, trip reports documenting technical competencies from training attendance, and photographic documentation of environmental cleanup and community training activities. Both awards emphasize direct tribal implementation with no subawards to external organizations, with benefits accruing directly to Chignik Lake Village tribal members.

Chignik Lake Traditional Council also appears as a sub-recipient on a powerhouse maintenance and improvement grant sub-award from the Alaska Energy Authority (awarded August 13, 2026), which funds engine replacement, day tank and fuel system upgrades, emergency lighting replacement, coolant system repairs, and SCADA system upgrades at the power plant, with training provided to plant operators by AEA Circuit Riders. The combined potential value across all three awards is $529 thousand. Award frequency has been annual, with one award issued in 2023, one in 2025, and one in 2026.