King Island Native Community

King Island Native Community, a federally recognized Indian tribe and tribal government based in Nome, Alaska, receives federal transportation and infrastructure grants as a prime recipient under the Federal Highway Administration's Tribal Transportation Program (CFDA 20.289) and related programs.

The entity's federal grant footprint is concentrated and specialized. All eighteen awards in the source record are prime recipient grants, with no sub-recipient activity; the Federal Highway Administration's Tribal Transportation Program dominates the portfolio, representing fifteen awards since 2022. Recent FHWA TTP awards include a $1.592 million project grant (December 15, 2025, completion September 30, 2026), a $211,965 project grant (December 15, 2025, completion September 30, 2026), a $143,173 block grant for emergency relief addressing federally owned lands (October 6, 2025, completion December 31, 2029), and a $211,992 project grant (June 17, 2024) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). Formula grants under CFDA 20.205 include awards of $1.017 million (June 10, 2022) and $555,954 (November 15, 2022). The TTP supports road construction, bridge improvements, highway maintenance operations, and transportation planning serving Alaska Native Village communities in the Nome region. King Island Native Community also received a $143,173 Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CCPF) formula grant from the Department of Treasury Departmental Offices (April 6, 2022, completion December 31, 2026) for broadband infrastructure projects meeting 100 Mbps symmetrical speeds, and a project grant under the Indian Community Development Block Grant program from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (February 2, 2022, completion January 31, 2023).

The portfolio shows uneven activity: one award in 2021, five in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2024, and three in 2025. Combined dollars obligated total $7.1 million across all eighteen awards. The four distinct customer agencies (FHWA, Treasury, HUD, and Department of Energy) serve 100% of the award count; the FHWA accounts for all fifteen transportation grants. Three awards carry completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will face recompete or renewal decisions. King Island Native Community operates as a direct recipient of federal grants to tribal governments rather than as a federal contractor or equipment/services vendor; its role in federal funding is as a beneficiary tribal entity administering federal transportation infrastructure investment within its community jurisdiction.