Yuut Elitnaurviat-People's Learning Center

Yuut Elitnaurviat-People's Learning Center, doing business as Yuut Elitnaurviat-Peoples Learning Center, is a non-profit organization registered to receive federal grant awards since March 15, 2005. Based in Bethel, Alaska, this tax-exempt corporate entity primarily provides education, skills training, and community development services to rural Alaskan communities. Through federal grant awards, Yuut Elitnaurviat focuses on delivering essential services and infrastructure improvements to underserved populations in rural Alaska, aligning with various federal programs aimed at enhancing community facilities, workforce development, and public safety in remote areas.

The organization has received significant prime federal grant awards to support its mission. A recent $9,997,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service, under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766), will fund the construction and improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural Alaskan residents from March 2024 to March 2026. Additionally, Yuut Elitnaurviat was awarded a $2.6 million Project Grant from the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA #90.100) to deliver critical skills training programs in Bethel from September 2022 through October 2024. As a sub-grantee, the organization has partnered with the Association of Village Council Presidents to enhance law enforcement and public safety skills of tribal officers in rural Alaska through the Tegustet Program. Yuut Elitnaurviat has also collaborated with the State of Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development to provide adult education services in the Lower Kuskokwim region, focusing on literacy, secondary education completion, and career preparation for adults.