Native Village Of Savoonga

Native Village of Savoonga, operating as Savoonga IRA Council, is a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government and recipient of federal grants supporting elder services, environmental capacity-building, and community infrastructure in the remote Arctic village of Savoonga. The entity holds no federal prime contracts but acts as a grant recipient (95% of recent awards) and occasional sub-recipient on federal programs.

Savoonga IRA Council's award footprint is concentrated in Older Americans Act Title VI and related aging services delivered through the Administration for Community Living (HHS). The Administration for Community Living funds 28 of 43 awards across two grant families—the HHS Administration on Aging Title VI aging and nutrition services programs (running three-year cycles: FY2023–FY2025 completing in March 2026, and FY2026–FY2028 beginning April 2026)—supporting elder meal delivery and caregiver support services to tribal members. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 supplies three awards addressing environmental capacity-building, including a $133,787 project grant (CFDA 66.926, Indian Environmental General Assistance Program, effective October 2025 through September 2027) focused on public participation and education, solid waste management, and harmful algal bloom program development; and an earlier EPA project grant (October 2021 through September 2025) supporting environmental office management, solid waste backhaul, and phytoplankton baseline monitoring. The Denali Commission funds a $398,571 project grant awarded January 2025 for the Savoonga Reindeer Meat Processing Project, supporting construction and operation of a meat processing facility to enhance food security and economic development. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Public and Indian Housing Office awarded an Indian Community Development Block Grant (January 2022, completing October 2024). A Treasury Department Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund formula grant (awarded December 2022, completing December 2026) supported critical capital projects enabling remote work, education, and health monitoring, including broadband infrastructure, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Activity has remained steady at three awards per year across 2021–2023 and 2025, with four awards in 2026. Three awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure. Savoonga acts as sub-recipient on two grant subawards: a Philanthropy Northwest environmental justice project and an Intertribal Agriculture Council Business Builder subaward, both recent. The combined obligated dollar volume across the portfolio ($7.4 million) substantially exceeds combined potential value, reflecting formula grant renewals and multiple year cycles within single award records.