Native Village Of Eyak

Native Village Of Eyak, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government headquartered in Cordova, Alaska, acts as a federal grant recipient across health, transportation, cultural preservation, fisheries research, and environmental stewardship programs, with 241 of 248 total awards (97%) as prime recipient and the remainder as sub-recipient under lead grantees.

The tribe operates the Ilanka Community Health Center (ICHC), a tribally owned and operated federally qualified health center, and the Ilanka Cultural Center, anchoring a portfolio rooted in subsistence fisheries monitoring, tribal infrastructure, victim services, and cultural documentation. Recent grants include a $5 million project grant from HHS to construct a 23,670 square-foot replacement facility for ICHC (completion by September 2027), a $237,526 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to expand immersive virtual reality experiences reconnecting tribal members with Eyak, Chugach, Tlingit, and Athabascan cultures and languages (CFDA 45.308, through August 2028), and a $155.5 million Denali Commission award for innovative readiness training equipment at the Shepard Point Port Complex (completion December 2026). Transportation funding dominates activity volume: the Federal Highway Administration has awarded multiple grants under the Tribal Transportation Program (CFDA 20.205), including a $35 million formula grant (July 2023), an $85.9 million pre-award cost authorization (July 2023, completion September 2028), and several FY 2024–2026 allocations totaling over $8 million cumulatively.

The tribe's fisheries program, operated through the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), receives sustained cooperative-agreement funding for Copper River Chinook and sockeye salmon monitoring. Current and recent awards include a $215,000 cooperative agreement from the Interior Business Center for long-term mark-recapture monitoring of Chinook abundance (2022–2025, CFDA 15.636), a $200,000 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tribal Wildlife Grants project for 2024–2025 operational activities including Eshamy Lake sockeye enumeration (CFDA 15.639), and multiple Interior Business Center cooperative agreements for fisheries research and youth education in subsistence science (2023–2025). The tribe also participates as sub-recipient in University of Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Department of Fish & Game marine species research projects, with agreements structured around Gulf of Alaska community priorities and Copper River sockeye telemetry studies.

Environmental and victim services round out the portfolio. The tribe received a $134,000 EPA Region 10 grant under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) for environmental staff capacity building, water quality monitoring, and solid waste management (October 2025–September 2027); a $426,573 USACE cooperative agreement for environmental mitigation and restoration under the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (CFDA 12.116, through September 2027); and an EPA Region 10 cooperative agreement for climate pollution reduction and greenhouse-gas implementation through home electrification and appliance rebates, with Cordova Electric Cooperative as sub-recipient (October 2024–September 2029). Under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (CFDA 16.841), the tribe has received multiple project grants — $219,402 (October 2024–December 2026), $251,383 (January 2024–December 2025), and $347,240 (January 2023–December 2025) — to deliver victim services for crime survivors. A Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Youth Program grant of $546,353 supports case management, crisis intervention, safety planning, mentorship, and outreach addressing physical abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, bullying, and substance use (October 2025–September 2030).

Aging-related formula grants from the Administration on Aging include Older Americans Act Title VI funding (Parts A and C for Native American caregiver support, CFDA branches through March 2029), Nutrition Services Incentive Program grants (FY 2024–2026 cycles), and MIPPA Title VI grants. Library and cultural grants from IMLS include a $108,438 project for 3D artifact scanning and virtual-reality integration (completed June 2023), support for children's picture books depicting Eyak and Chugach legends ($50,000-range, completed June 2025), and recurring core-library-services grants for staffing and collections ($50,000–$100,000 range annually, 2022–2026).

Federal Highway Administration awards dominate activity count (25 awards), followed by HHS Administration for Community Living (26 awards for aging services), IMLS (11 awards for cultural and library work), and the Department of Justice (11 awards for victim and youth services). Combined obligated dollars across all 248 awards total $438 million, though combined potential value across all awards is $4.8 million, indicating the portfolio is substantially invoiced and matured. Eight awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months and therefore present recompete exposure. The tribe competes exclusively under tribal set-asides and formula-grant vehicles designed for federally recognized Indian tribes; there is no competition in full-and-open or commercial contract vehicles. The funding footprint reflects Native Village Of Eyak's role as a comprehensive tribal government providing essential community services, environmental stewardship, and cultural preservation in Alaska's Prince William Sound region, with particular emphasis on subsistence fisheries science, health infrastructure, transportation, and victim advocacy.