Native Village Of Saint Michael

Native Village of Saint Michael, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribe based in St. Michael, Alaska, operates as a grant recipient delivering environmental management, community infrastructure, and cultural preservation services to federal agencies. The tribe holds no federal contracts or contract vehicles and operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient with no subcontract activity.

The tribe's customer base spans five distinct federal agencies. The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Alaska leads with two awards; the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service, the Department of the Treasury Departmental Offices, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 each hold one award. Across six awards with $1.4 million combined obligation, the tribe's work concentrates on environmental restoration, coastal erosion mitigation, library services, and broadband infrastructure in response to COVID-19 impacts on rural Alaska communities.

Representative grant work includes a $495,295 cooperative agreement (CFDA 12.116) with the Department of Defense through ENDIST Alaska, awarded September 2024 and running through September 2026, supporting environmental restoration and mitigation efforts on tribal lands impacted by DOD activities, including environmental impact assessments, waste management protocols, and coastal erosion evaluation. The tribe also holds a Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund formula grant from the Treasury Department's Departmental Offices, awarded November 2024 and completing December 2026, designated for broadband infrastructure projects meeting 100 Mbps symmetrical speeds to enable remote work, education, and health monitoring. A third award from the EPA Region 10, a project grant running through September 2026, funds environmental capacity-building, coastal erosion assessment and monitoring, solid waste management implementation, and healthy homes outreach. Most recently, the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded a Native American Library Services Basics project grant in August 2026, completing July 2027, to sustain library operations, expand archival services, acquire library materials, and provide staff training for the tribal community.

Award activity remains sparse but recent: one award in 2020, a gap in 2021–2022, then one in 2023, three in 2024, and one in 2026. Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete opportunities.