Chilkoot Indian Association

Chilkoot Indian Association, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government based in Haines, Alaska, acts as a recipient of federal grants across environmental stewardship, community infrastructure, cultural preservation, and aging services. The organization serves approximately 1,905 Tlingit and Haida community members and does not pursue federal contracts as a prime or subcontractor; its entire $102.9 million federal footprint (115 awards since 2005) consists of grant receipts, with one sub-award appearance.

The customer base is distributed across 27 federal agencies with concentration among domestic-focused grant programs. The top five customers by award count account for 62% of recent grants: the Administration for Community Living (18 awards, primarily Older Americans Act Title VI formulas and nutrition incentive programs), the Federal Highway Administration (16 awards under the Tribal Transportation Program and Highway Planning and Construction), the Public and Indian Housing Office (16 awards including Indian Community Development Block Grants), the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (14 awards supporting library operations and services), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (7 awards for library and archival services). Recent capability work spans four distinct domains. Transportation receives sustained formula and project funding: the FHWA awarded $1.17 million for Fiscal Year 2026 tribal transportation operations (completion by September 2026), while a $1 million project grant from FHWA supports an electric vehicle and economic development infrastructure hub completion by October 2027. Environmental and subsistence monitoring commands significant federal investment: the U.S. Forest Service awarded $256,896 under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Agreements program (CFDA 10.702) for eulachon fish population monitoring across Northern Southeast Alaska through June 2031, and the Fish and Wildlife Service funded a $376,034 project grant for an environmental DNA laboratory in Haines to monitor culturally significant fish and wildlife populations through December 2026. Infrastructure and community development include a $52.86 million Maritime Administration planning and design grant (National Infrastructure Investments, CFDA 20.933) for port infrastructure development in Haines with completion by April 2029, a $183,774 HUD Indian Community Development Block Grant for greenhouse reconstruction damaged in a December 2025 snowstorm (completion by October 2027), and $1.5 million from the National Park Service (Save America's Treasures, CFDA 15.929) for rehabilitation of the Noow Hit Tribal House, a nationally significant historic property. Library and information services draw consistent funding: the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a project grant effective August 2026 for library services improvement through July 2027, and the organization operates the Haines Borough Public Library in collaboration with borough services. Aging and senior services are anchored in formula grants: the Administration for Community Living provides recurring awards for Older Americans Act Title VI grants for Native Americans, nutrition services incentives, and Native American caregiver support, all running through March 2029.

Activity has remained modest but steady: seven awards in 2022, eleven in 2023, nine in 2024, six in 2025, and seven through August 2026. Eleven awards (unspecified combined value) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and thus face grant renewal or expiration. Chilkoot Indian Association holds no parent contract vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, or BPAs) and does not compete in federal contracting markets; its mission centers on direct service delivery and tribal governance for its Haines-area membership, with federal grants functioning as operational and capital funding streams rather than as competitive procurement vehicles.