Delegation Announces Grants and Contracts to Alaska Programs

Washington, D.C. – The Alaska Congressional
Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants and contracts
awarded to communities in the State of Alaska:

U.S. Department of Agriculture:

$154,875 to the City of Kasaan in order to complete a
Preliminary Engineering Report and Environmental Report to design a new
water treatment plant and water tank.
$75,000
to the Kokhanok Village Council in order to complete a Preliminary
Engineering Report and an Environmental Report for a proposed project
of water and sewer improvements.

U.S. Department of Justice:

$52,126 to the Alaska State Troopers in order to continue funding a Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
$150,000 to Kotlik Traditional Council for the development of tribal courts and training for tribal court staff.
$572,000
to the Alaska Violent Crimes Compensation Board in order enhance
victims compensation payments to eligible crime victims

U.S. Department of Energy:

$1,495,000 to Geo-Watersheds Scientific, Fairbanks, Alaska.

U.S. Department of Education:

$1,459,000 to the Alaska Native Heritage Center for
cultural, apprenticeship, educational and exchange programs for Native
Alaskans with Native Hawaiians and their whaling and trading partners
in Massachusetts.
$951,000 to the Avant-Garde Learning Foundation to target the achievement gap in Alaska’s rural schools.

U.S. Department of Commerce:

$481,653 to the University of Alaska, Fairbanks to
monitor the response of three mysticetes whale species to changes in
their environment.
$326,186 to the Seward
Association for The Advancement of Marine Science at the Alaska Sealife
Center in order to support the Mammal Stranding Program.
$299,700
to the Alaska Sea Otter and Stellar Sea Lion Commission in order to
support the Revised Stellar Sea Lion Recovery Plan and the Sea Lion
Bio-Sampling Program.
$149,850 to the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game in order to support private industry
participation in to international advisory groups, the Donut Hole
Convention, and the Anadromous Fish Commission.

U.S. Department of Transportation

$763,234 to the Fairbanks North Star Borough in order to upgrade the ADA facilities and Park and Ride scheme.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:

$51,537 to Egegik Village in order to provide assistance in the development of affordable housing.
$921,046 to Knik Tribal Council in order to provide assistance in the development of affordable housing.
$49,715 to Pedro Bay Village in order to provide assistance in the development of affordable housing.

Department of the Army:

$110,738 to Fort Wainwright in order to fund
the Army Warrior in Transition Program: assisting soldiers and their
families with medical, travel and other issues.

Mineral Management Service (MMS):

$700,000 to the Alaska Department of Natural
Resources in order to test for environmental contaminants in fish
populations throughout Alaska.

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