Multiple Federal Grants For Organizations, Tribal Entities, And Communities Announced

Author: Anthony Moore |

Several federal grants were announced in a press release from the office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski over the weekend with some of them benefiting the Kenai Peninsula.

 

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is set to receive $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. The American Rescue Plan Act’s American Indian Resilience in Education grant program will fund culturally relevant projects which are designed to assist and encourage Native American children and youth to enter, remain in, or reenter school at any grade level from Pre-K through grade 12.

 

Cook Inletkeeper in Homer will receive $551,837 to support and promote vibrant and sustainable farmers markets throughout Alaska.

 

Meanwhile, $506,679 was announced to the Alaska Energy Authority to replace prime power diesel engines in rural Alaska. Those engines typically run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and make the largest impact on air quality for a rural community.

 

$332,031 was announced in the Department of Health and Human Services American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Alaska Department of Social Services for the Home Visiting program to improve the health of at-risk children under age 5.

Author: Anthony Moore

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