Salamatof Tribal Council

Salamatof Tribal Council, the Salamatof Tribe division, is a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government headquartered in Kenai, Alaska, that operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient delivering community-focused services to its members and the Kenai Peninsula region. The tribal council does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles and operates under a 100% prime-recipient posture across eleven grants awarded over the past five years, totaling $4.6 million in combined obligation.

Salamatof's grant portfolio spans eight distinct federal agencies with concentration in community development, cultural preservation, youth services, and broadband access. The top customer agencies by award count are the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (2 awards), the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office (2 awards), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (2 awards), accounting for 73% of recent awards. The tribe also holds single awards from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Recent grants include a $499,883 five-year Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance for substance use and suicide prevention programming for Alaska Native youth ages 6–17 across the Kenai Peninsula (award date October 1, 2023); a $225,974 cooperative agreement from the Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements program (CFDA 10.182) to purchase and distribute locally sourced foods targeting at least 15 local producers and 200 Alaska Native community members (award date May 1, 2024); a $150,000 Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services project grant (CFDA 45.311) from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for library consultant services and technology integration (award date September 1, 2024); and a broadband adoption and planning project from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration supporting telehealth, telework, and digital inclusion for Alaska Native residents (award date June 1, 2022, ultimate completion May 31, 2025).

Activity is irregular: two awards in 2022, one in 2023, three in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete opportunity in that window. All work is performance inside Alaska, primarily the Kenai Peninsula, with service populations limited to tribal members and Alaska Native communities in the region.