Native Village Of Napakiak

Native Village of Napakiak is a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Napakiak, Alaska, that has established itself as an active recipient of federal grant funding across multiple program areas. The tribal government, registered in SAM.gov since July 2006, leverages federal grants to strengthen community infrastructure, public safety, environmental management, and disaster resilience. Through its grant awards, the Native Village of Napakiak demonstrates a commitment to addressing critical tribal priorities and building organizational capacity to serve its community members.

The Native Village of Napakiak has secured substantial federal grant funding across diverse programmatic areas managed by multiple federal agencies. In public safety and law enforcement, the tribe received a $584,126 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP-HIRE) beginning October 2025, designated for hiring or rehiring career sworn law enforcement officers and village public safety officers to advance community policing capacity. The tribe also received a COPS TRGP-Equipment/Training grant focused on procuring equipment, technology, and training to prevent and disrupt crime and violence. In victim services, the Native Village of Napakiak was awarded $219,402 under the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) to implement services for crime victims aligned with tribal values and traditions. For environmental and infrastructure resilience, the tribe received a $2,489,387 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in February 2024, supporting hazard mitigation planning, critical infrastructure hardening, and nature-based solutions through partnerships including sub-award work with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that involved restoring 17 acres of coastal wetlands and riparian habitat, constructing nature-based house pads, relocating threatened structures, and revegetating coastal areas in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 provided gap funding for environmental capacity building, focusing on solid waste management, climate change awareness, and healthy homes initiatives. Additionally, the tribe received Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CCPF) support from the Department of Treasury to advance broadband infrastructure and critical capital projects enabling work and education, an Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and a managed retreat planning grant that concluded in February 2024.