Native Village Of Tuntutuliak

Native Village Of Tuntutuliak, a federally recognized tribal government based in Tuntutuliak, Alaska, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants supporting emergency watershed protection, environmental capacity development, and pandemic-response broadband infrastructure in rural Alaska. The village is a Tribal Government entity operating without contracting capacity; all recent federal activity is grant work, not contracts.

The village's grant footprint spans three distinct programs and three federal grantors. The most recent award is a $151,094.70 Cooperative Agreement from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), awarded May 11, 2026, with completion by May 1, 2027. The project funds relocation of residential structures and removal and disposal of associated debris to address watershed impairment and imminent hazards resulting from natural disaster; as project sponsor, the village bears responsibility for implementation, permitting, land rights, cost-share funding, and operational oversight. Earlier, the village received a Formula Grant of unspecified magnitude from the Department of the Treasury's Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CCPF) awarded May 26, 2023, with completion scheduled for December 31, 2026. That grant funds critical capital projects directly enabling work, education, and health monitoring in response to COVID-19, including broadband infrastructure projects designed to deliver symmetrical download and upload speeds of at least 100 Mbps. The village also holds a Project Grant from EPA Region 10 awarded October 1, 2022, and running through September 30, 2026, supporting environmental capacity development, solid and hazardous waste management, community outreach and education, and climate change adaptation planning. The EPA grant includes staff training, tribal environmental plan updates, and development of a small community emergency response plan.

Activity has been sparse and episodic — one award annually or less between 2019 and 2023, with a single award in 2026 — and three awards face completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete or continuation opportunity. The village does not subcontract; all work is direct grant administration.