Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages
Detailed information about this program is below:
| Category | Information About This Specific Program |
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| Title | Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages |
| Purpose | To provide for the development and construction of water and wastewater systems to improve the health and sanitation conditions in those villages through removal of dire sanitation conditions. |
| Type of Assistance | Grant |
| Eligible Applicants | A rural or native village in Alaska; or (2) DEC on behalf of one or more rural or native village in Alaska; or (3) ANTHC on behalf of one or more rural or native village in Alaska. |
| Eligible Activities |
To pay reasonable costs associated with providing potable water or waste disposal services to residents of rural or native villages in Alaska. Reasonable costs include construction, planning, pre-development costs (including engineering, design, and rights-of-way establishment), and technical assistance. |
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Excluded Activities/Other Restrictions |
Grant funds may not be used to: pay any annual recurring costs that are considered to be operational expenses of a facility; pay basic/rental fee or depreciation for the use of the recipient community’s equipment; purchase existing systems; pay for items not associated with Rural Utilities Service’s approved scope of work including projects developed from other funding sources; and, except as provided in the regulation, finance any public or commercial facility. |
| Pre-Funding Requirements (if applicable) | Not applicable |
| Typical Award Amount (if applicable) | Not applicable |
| Total Awarded Fiscal Year 2018 (if applicable) | $20,555,600 |
| Match Requirement (if applicable) | The state of Alaska or local contributions must provide at least 25 percent of the project costs |
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Solicitation Process/Timeline |
Contact local office |
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Proposal Elements/Scoring Criteria |
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Contact Information (primary contact and website or other source) |
Tim Kurg, Program Manager |
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Website Information About Successful Tribal Applicants/Projects |
Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages website |
| Headquarters Office |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |