Native Village Of Unalakleet

Native Village Of Unalakleet, a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government based in Unalakleet, Alaska, receives federal grant funding to deliver community services and infrastructure development as a prime recipient across aging, transit, environmental remediation, housing, and public health programs. The tribe acts predominantly as a grant recipient (97% of awards as prime recipient) rather than a federal contractor, with no presence on federal contract vehicles; recent award activity shows 101 grants and sub-awards since 2005, with $32.6 million in obligated dollars across a portfolio carrying 24 distinct customer agencies.

The tribe's customer concentration is anchored in two agencies: the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (33 awards combined across Older Americans Act Title VI Parts A and C, Nutrition Services Incentive Program, and supportive-services grant lines) and the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (10 awards for transit operating assistance, vehicle acquisition, and facility construction). The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, Department of Defense (via U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ENDIST Alaska), and the Denali Commission round out the active funding base. Recent representative awards include a $2.97 million Environmental Protection Agency Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.965) for contaminated site remediation and community engagement at a Federal Aviation Administration vault site (completion September 30, 2028); a $1.638 million Federal Transit Administration project grant (CFDA 20.509) for construction and equipping of a 60-by-80 bus garage and vehicle maintenance facility (completion September 30, 2026); an $810,715 Army Corps of Engineers Cooperative Agreement under the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (CFDA 12.116) for environmental restoration on tribal lands affected by Department of Defense operations (completion September 11, 2027); and a $700,000 Denali Commission project grant (CFDA 90.100) for safe house infrastructure development (completion December 31, 2027). Recurring Older Americans Act formula grants from HHS Administration on Aging support tribal elder nutrition, caregiver support, and social services.

Activity has been uneven year to year (six awards in 2022, twelve in 2023, two in 2024, eleven in 2025, two in 2026 to date), with seven awards carrying ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months. The tribe subcontracts rarely; three sub-awards on record reflect pass-through grant work from Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Philanthropy Northwest, and the State of Alaska Department of Health. The native village operates its own transit system and manages environmental, housing, and elder-service programs serving a population of approximately 734 residents in the Norton Sound region of western Alaska, positioning it as both a service implementer and infrastructure developer for rural Alaska Native communities.