Match/Gap Funding Assistance for Surface Transportation Projects in Rural Alaska

Janet Davis
jdavis@denali.gov

Nikki Navio
nnavio@denali.gov

The Denali Commission is offering Financial support to meet local match requirements, enabling infrastructure projects in rural areas of Alaska that often face challenges in securing funding for critical needs such as energy, healthcare, community wellness, climate resilience, broadband, housing, and sanitation.

The Commission will consider funding requests for activities that:

• Demonstrate project readiness
• Support planned land use, local or regional plans, and the pursuit of housing and economic development opportunities
• Improve community health, safety, and sustainability
• Expand public facilities in underserved areas
• Protect ecologically sensitive, erosive, or potentially erosive sites
• Improve system resiliency to extreme climate trends and natural disasters

Past project examples include:

• Renewable energy projects such as solar, wind, or hydroelectric installations; grid modernization or resilience projects; energy efficiency improvements in public buildings; and rural power distribution projects
• Expanding high-speed internet access in underserved or rural areas, installing fiber-optic networks, or creating public Wi-Fi zones
• Upgrading communication systems for emergency services, constructing emergency operations centers, or improving disaster response capabilities
• Building or upgrading schools, healthcare clinics, libraries, community centers, and public safety facilities like fire stations or emergency shelters
• Affordable housing initiatives, development of senior or low-income housing, and improvements to existing public housing units
• Construction of solid waste facilities, recycling centers, hazardous waste disposal, or composting systems
• Building seawalls or levees, floodplain restoration, wildfire mitigation efforts, or retrofitting buildings for climate resilience
• Construction or renovation of hospitals, mental health centers, addiction treatment facilities, or wellness centers
• Construction or upgrades to water treatment plants, installation of sewage systems, development of stormwater management facilities, or improvements to drinking water infrastructure

Eligible applicants include municipal, borough, and Tribal governments; regional Tribal nonprofit organizations; regional housing authorities; and other non-profit organizations. Projects must benefit the public in Alaska.

Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Estimated total program funding: $7,000,000

A link to the statement of interest form is available on the program website.

Email completed forms to projects@denali.gov.