Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages (Alaska) - FY 2025
| Agency: | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Office: | Rural Development (RD) |
| Multipart Grant: | No |
| Next Due: | Rolling |
|---|---|
| Solicitation Date: | Rolling |
| Match Required: | Yes |
| Match Type: | Unspecified |
| Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to help remote and extremely isolated Alaskan villages provide safe and reliable drinking water and waste disposal systems for households and businesses. Funding will support projects to remedy a dire sanitation condition, such as:
- Recurring instances of waterborne communicable disease
- Individual residents hauling water to, or hauling human waste from, their homes, or using outhouses because no community-wide water and sewer system exists
Projects must serve rural Alaskan villages or hubs that meet the following requirements:
- Have a population of 10,000 or fewer
- Have median household incomes less than 110 percent of the statewide non-metropolitan household income according to the latest Census data
Funding may be used for:
- Paying for reasonable costs, including construction, planning, and predevelopment costs, associated with providing potable water or waste disposal services to residents of recipient communities
- Paying for reasonable costs, including maintenance, minor repairs, and operational costs, associated with the use of a recipient community's equipment during construction
- Individual service installations relating to residential homes and not public or commercial facilities, with the exception of facilities necessary for the successful operating and maintenance of the water or sanitation system
- Individual home installations, including wells, septic systems, flush tanks and hauls, and in-house plumbing
Eligibility is limited to rural Alaska. Refer to the Eligibility section for details.
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are:
- Rural Alaskan villages
- The state of Alaska for the benefit of a rural Alaskan village or hub
Projects must serve rural Alaskan villages or hubs that meet the following requirements:
- Have a population of 10,000 or fewer
- Have median household incomes less than 110 percent of the statewide non-metropolitan household income according to the latest Census data
Applicants may verify that they meet the geographic requirement online at eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov, and that they meet the income requirement online at www.census.gov.
Eligible Applicants:
Local GovernmentState Government
Application Notes:
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
To initiate the application process, applicants must contact Robert Chambers using the information provided in the Contact section.
Applications must be submitted to the funding agency's Alaska state office.
The contents of the application will become available upon initiation of the application process.
Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.
| Match Required: | Yes |
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| Match Type: | Unspecified |
| Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
Match Notes:
At least 25 percent of the project costs must come from the state of Alaska or local contributions.
Funding Notes:
An unspecified amount of funding is available to support awards through this program. Program funding may support up to 75 percent of project costs.
Funds may not be used for:
- Paying any annual recurring costs that are considered to be operational expenses of a facility
- Paying basic/rental fees or depreciation for the use of the recipient community's equipment
- Purchasing existing systems
- Paying for items not associated with the Rural Utilities Service's approved scope of work, including projects developed from other funding sources
- Financing any public or commercial facility, except as provided on page 5 of the Regulations file
Contacts:
Robert Chambers
Community Programs Director
(907) 761-7770
Fax: (855) 201-1074
Robert.chambers@usda.gov
Agency Address
United States Department of Agriculture
Alaska Rural Development State Office
800 E. Palmer Wasilla Hwy., Suite 201
Palmer, AK 99645-6539
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to Robert Chambers.
To initiate the application process, applicants must contact Robert Chambers using the information provided. Applications must be submitted to the funding agency's Alaska state office.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
NOFA File: US15945_NOFA_FY2025.pdf (126.0 Kb)Other Pre-Award File: US15945_Regulations_FY2025.pdf (126.9 Kb)
Award File: US15945_Award_FY2025.pdf (225.3 Kb)
File Notes:
The NOFA file contains detailed program information and application guidelines. The Regulations file contains the federal regulations governing this program. The Award file contains information on previous award recipients. Additional information regarding previous award recipients via the funding agency's programs can be found online at www.rd.usda.gov.
Grant Keywords
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Community DevelopmentHealth, Prevention/Treatment
Rural Issues
Human Services
Wastewater
Water Supply/Quality