12.10.21

Grant Roundup: Senator Murkowski Announces Federal Grants to Alaska

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the senior Senator for Alaska, announced the following grants to organizations, Tribal entities, and communities in Alaska:

  • Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: $184,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to create or expand programs to identify sources of lead in drinking water in tribally operated schools and childcare facilities.
  • Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: $199,991 from the National Science Foundation to collaborate with tribal health organizations to better understand vaccine decision-making in rural and remote communities in Northwest Alaska.
  • Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: $181,447 to the Ryan White Title III Outpatient Early Intervention Services Program from the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government: $485,152 from the Department of Education to promote American Indian resilience in education for Native communities during the pandemic.  
  • Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association: $755,743 to support the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association Head Start program.
  • Anchorage: $1.43 million for Lake Hood Airport runway rehabilitation from the Department of Transportation.
  • Anchorage: $700,000 to Alaska Growth Capital BIDCO, Inc. from the Native American Community Development Financial Institutional Program (NACA Program) to be used for lending, capital, loan loss reserves, capital reserves, financial services and, development services to achieve at least one of the following NACA Financial Assistance, objectives: Increase volume of products or services, provide new products or services, expand operations into new geographic areas, service new targeted populations..
  • Anchorage: $331,000 to Cook Inlet Lending Center, Inc. from the Native American Community Development Financial Institutional Program (NACA Program) to be used for lending, capital, loan loss reserves, capital reserves, financial services and, development services to achieve at least one of the following NACA Financial Assistance, objectives: Increase volume of products or services, provide new products or services, expand operations into new geographic areas, service new targeted populations..
  • Anchorage, Southcentral Foundation: $1.87 million to the Diabetes – Self Governance Program from the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Association of Village Council Presidents: $1.39 million to support the Association of Village Council Presidents Head Start program.
  • Dena' Nena' Henash: $1.49 million for the Birth to Five program from the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Dena' Nena' Henash: $1,021,677 to the Diabetes – Self-Governance program from the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Douglas Indian Association: $499,904 from the Department of Education to promote American Indian resilience in education for Native communities during the pandemic.
  • Fairbanks: $335,580 to Warbelow’s Air Carrier from the Department of Transportation to provide essential air service.
  • Fairbanks: $301,000 to Wright Air from the Department of Transportation to provide essential air service.
  • Homer: $551,837 to Cook Inletkeeper to support and promote vibrant and sustainable farmers markets throughout Alaska.
  • Juneau, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium: $1.03 million to the Diabetes – Self Governance program from the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Kake: $200,000 for Dummy Social and Economic Development Strategies from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families/Administration for Native Americans.
  • Kenaitze Indian Tribe: $372,436 from the Department of Education to connect Native youth with cultural, academic, and community support networks to remove barriers Native families face in accessing and utilizing school services.
  • Ketchikan: $248,125 to the Ketchikan Agricultural Producers Association for a local food promotion program to create food security via a food hub.
  • Kodiak Area Native Association: $100,000 for the Kodiak Area Native Association for a hazardous waste management project for the Koniag region.
  • Kodiak Area Native Association: $1.88 million to the Kodiak Area Native Association Health Center Cluster Program from the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Matanuska-Susitna Borough: $91,000 to the Alaska Communities Development Corporation from the Department of Agriculture Rural Development Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance grant program.
  • Native Village of Napakiak: $5.48 million for the restoration and protection of coastal wetlands in Napakiak from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 2021 National Coastal Resilience Fund.
  • Sitka: $209,100 to Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association to increase food security and workforce development opportunities.
  • Southeast: $824,973 to E.C. Phillips & Son Inc. for a local food promotion program to create a custom mariculture and seafood processing food hub in Southeast Alaska to build up local production, manufacturing, and consumption.
  • Statewide: $506,679 to the Alaska Energy Authority to replace prime power diesel engines in rural Alaska.
  • Statewide: $332,031 in Department of Health and Human Services American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services for the Home Visiting program to improve the health of at-risk children under the age of 5.
  • Statewide: One hundred and fourteen Alaskan organizations will receive a total of $2.2 million from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Twenty-nine museums; 80 academic, public, school, and tribal libraries; three archives; and two related organizations will each receive funding to respond to community needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation: $1.87 million to the Diabetes – Self-Governance program from the Department of Health and Human Services.