Native Village Of Port Heiden

Native Village of Port Heiden, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribe located in Port Heiden on the Alaska Peninsula approximately 424 miles southwest of Anchorage, operates as a tribal government providing essential services to its community members. As a recipient of federal grant awards, the entity delivers a diverse range of social services, justice system support, environmental management, economic development, and infrastructure improvement programs to address critical community needs. The tribe is registered in SAM.gov as an eligible grant recipient and has demonstrated sustained capacity to manage federal funding across multiple agencies and program areas.

The Native Village of Port Heiden has received substantial federal grant funding across justice and public safety, victim services, substance abuse prevention, environmental remediation, food security, energy, and infrastructure development programs. Through the Department of Justice, the tribe has received multiple awards including grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance totaling approximately $2.8 million to expand tribal court capacity, enhance the juvenile justice system, and implement the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program through the Port Heiden Wellness Program. The Office on Violence Against Women has provided $500,000 to implement special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction with partnership support from Chickaloon Native Village for tribal court and law enforcement services. The Office for Victims of Crime has awarded over $820,000 under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program to provide culturally appropriate victim services for domestic violence, sexual assault, and crime victims. The Environmental Protection Agency has funded brownfields response program development and environmental capacity building totaling approximately $320,000 under CERCLA Section 128(a) grants, while also providing environmental gap grants for solid waste management and coastal erosion monitoring. The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service has supported local food purchasing assistance programs worth approximately $134,000 to increase access to locally sourced salmon and support socially disadvantaged producers. The Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs provided funding for electrical grid connection infrastructure serving fourteen tribal facilities to support renewable energy integration. The Department of Treasury's Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund supported broadband infrastructure development for remote work and education capabilities. The Rural Utilities Service awarded $5.9 million to address high energy costs in the rural community. Additionally, the tribe has received sub-award funding through Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs, as well as substance abuse prevention initiatives. This comprehensive portfolio demonstrates the tribe's focus on strengthening its justice systems, protecting vulnerable community members, promoting economic opportunity through food security and local production, addressing public health crises including substance abuse and suicide prevention, and improving critical infrastructure and environmental conditions across its traditional lands.