Funding Opportunities

For federally-recognized Alaska Native villages

ALERT: In response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus), some grant application due dates may be subject to deadline extensions.

Alaska & DOJ - FY 2021

Calendar of funding application deadline dates.

Rasmuson Foundation - Alaska Summer Camps

Application deadline: May 10, 2021

Rasmuson Foundation is excited to launch our 2021 Camps Initiative. Summer camps provide activities to enrich lives of children and youth beyond the school year curriculum. Campers build resilience and confidence, develop new life skills, create meaningful friendships, and of course, have fun!

The Camps Initiative will offer nonprofits, tribes and cities an opportunity to expand camps that have been under-resourced and create access for all Alaska youth. Projects that focus on experiential learning also are eligible.

The Foundation is currently accepting applications. Successful requests will increase the number of children who can participate and/or improve the camp experience. Outdoor camps, culture camps, faith-based camps, museum camps and learning pods all will be considered.

Tribal Victims of Crime Micro-Grant Program

The Denali Commission solicits grant applications for Round 2

Application deadline: May 21, 2021

The Denali Commission solicits grant applications for Round 2 of the Tribal Victims of Crime Micro-Grant Program. Round 2 is open to all Tribal communities in Alaska. Round 2 will distribute approximately $5.8 million in grant funds. Applicants may apply in one of two purpose areas:

Purpose Area 1: Planning for a New Victim Services Program
Purpose Area 2: Coordination and Expansion of Existing Victim Services Programs

Applications are due May 21, 2021. Potential applicants may download all Notice of Funding Opportunity documents the following link: Overview – Denali Commission. NOFO questions may be submitted to the Tribal Victims of Crime Program Manager at communitywellness@denali.gov. Applicants may access training and technical assistance (TTA) to develop an application for this NOFO by reaching out to the Alaska Micro-Grant Program Training and Technical Assistance Provider – The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP) at vchadwick@ruralcap.org or 907-865-7378. The TTA provider may not write the grant application, but the team may provide tailored technical assistance for the application.

Social and Economic Development Strategies for Alaska-SEDS-AK

Application deadline: June 30, 2021

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 funds for community-based projects for the Social and Economic Development Strategies-Alaska (SEDS-AK) program.

SEDS-AK is designed to provide targeted support for Village-specific projects to improve and enhance the core capacity of Alaska Native Village governments, who are central to fulfilling social and economic self-sufficiency in Alaska. This program promotes economic and social self-sufficiency for Alaska Natives and is intended to respond to the unique governmental structures and needs in Alaska. The SEDS-AK supports the principle that social and economic development is interrelated and essential for the growth of thriving Native communities. ANA is interested in supporting community-driven projects that build and strengthen core governmental capacity in the areas of administration and project management at the Alaska Native Village level.

The American Rescue Plan (Public Law 117-2)

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is the largest investment of resources into Indian Country and tribal communities in U.S. history.

The American Rescue Plan (Public Law 117-2) was signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, invests $1.75 billion in American Indian and Alaska Native government programs administered under the oversight of the Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs (AS-IA).

The American Rescue Plan makes changes to laws and provides emergency supplemental funding to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Department of Justice

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This is a RurAL CAP affiliated program.

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