U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski welcomed the announcement of more than $30.4 million for 42 climate resilience projects in tribal communities in Alaska.
The awards, made through funding provided by Congress through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, and the annual appropriations process, will help tribal communities across the state adapt and bolster their resilience to climate change, said Murkowski, who is vice chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
“The selection of more than 40 climate resilience projects across tribal communities in Alaska is a significant step forward in addressing the growing threats and impacts of climate change,” Murkowski said. “By incorporating Indigenous knowledge and prioritizing community driven initiatives, we can ensure these resources effectively meet the unique needs of each Tribe.”
The entities listed below will receive awards under the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program. Alaska received about one-quarter of the total of $120 million in awards announced Wednesday, she said. More information is available from the Department of Interior at this link.
As one of the lead negotiators and authors of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Murkowski played a key role in authorizing and providing the funding awarded by DOI, she said in a statement.
Many of the awards appear to have nothing to do with climate resilience or infrastructure, such as the $201,000 for “Youth Climate Education and Stewardship in Hoonah,” the $192,000 for “Evaluating subsistence shellfish beaches for future enhancement and clam garden projects,” and $248,000 for non-described “Ahtna Territory.”
Alaska Award Recipients
| Tribe/Tribal Organization | Purpose | Funding Amount |
| Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission | Ahtna Territory | $248,013.00 |
| Asa’carsarmiut Tribe | Asa’carsarmiut Adaptation Planning Project | $235,000.00 |
| Bristol Bay Native Association | New Stuyahok Road and Drainage Improvements Planning Project | $106,501.00 |
| Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes | Tlingit & Haida Feasibility Study for Water Quality Testing in Southeast Alaska | $249,804.00 |
| Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes | Seacoast Indigenous Guardians Network Data Collection | $415,089.00 |
| Chignik Bay Tribal Council | Indian Creek Bridge and Landfill Road Preliminary Engineering Report | $248,989.00 |
| Chignik Bay Tribal Council | East Side Electric Distribution System Upgrades Preliminary Engineering Report | $249,638.00 |
| Chilkoot Indian Association (Haines) | Planning for Resilience – Developing a Climate Adaptation Plan for the Chilkoot Indian Association | $234,515.00 |
| Chugach Regional Resources Commission | Chugach Imaq – long-term evaluation of the effects of climate change on Indigenous marine mammals in the Chugach region | $208,086.00 |
| Chugach Regional Resources Commission | Evaluating subsistence shellfish beaches for future enhancement and clam garden projects | $192,435.00 |
| Hoonah Indian Association | Youth Climate Education and Stewardship in Hoonah | $201,795.00 |
| Kawerak, Inc. | Bering Strait Climate Adaptation Planning Project: Accelerating Regional Adaptation and Resilience | $249,147.00 |
| Ketchikan Indian Community | Climate Resilient Drinking Water Infrastructure to Support New Affordable Housing Development for the Ketchikan Indian Community | $3,944,640.00 |
| Knik Tribe | Strengthening Knik Tribe’s Co-Stewardship of Aquatic Wildlife Resources in Cook Inlet, Alaska: Gathering Knowledge to Ensure Long-Term Food Sovereignty by Learning from the Past, Taking Stock of the Present, and Planning for the Future | $2,870,666.00 |
| Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve | Climate Change Adaptation Plan Update, Annette Islands Reserve | $155,922.00 |
| Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve | Metlakatla Indian Community Tribal Climate Resilience Implementation 2023 | $1,017,230.00 |
| Native Village of Chenega (aka Chanega) | Empowering Tribal Resilience: Floating Wave Attenuation Breakwater Planning and Design for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation | $100,140.00 |
| Native Village of Chitina | Planning for the Native Village of Chitina’s Climate Change needs | $244,684.00 |
| Native Village of Diomede (aka Inalik) | Plan for the Native Village of Diomede | $232,036.00 |
| Native Village of Ekwok | Ekwok Nushagak River Bank Stabilization Project | $634,569.00 |
| Native Village of Eyak (Cordova) | Climate Resilient Ecosystems and Communities through Mariculture | $249,334.00 |
| Native Village of Kipnuk | RMP Coordinator | $115,233.00 |
| Native Village of Kongiganak | Kongiganak Erosion Mitigation Preliminary Engineering project | $200,000.00 |
| Native Village of Kongiganak | RMP Coordinator Adaptation project | $112,810.00 |
| Native Village of Kwinhagak (aka Quinhagak) | Community Resilience to Permafrost Degradation Threats Project | $4,000,000.00 |
| Native Village of Kwinhagak (aka Quinhagak) | Adaptation Plan Support – Establishing an RMP Coordinator | $121,494.00 |
| Native Village of Nelson Lagoon | Native Village of Nelson Lagoon Shoreline Protection and Water Security | $4,000,000.00 |
| Native Village of Nunam Iqua | Resilience Coordination Project | $96,038.00 |
| Native Village of Paimiut | Native Village of Paimiut Asqinaq Climate Resilience Planning | $223,546.00 |
| Native Village of Shishmaref | Tribal Capacity Building and Adaption Planning: Local Coordinators | $150,000.00 |
| Native Village of Tuntutuliak | Implementing Climate Resilience Strategies | $130,000.00 |
| Native Village of Tununak | Coordination Project | $122,898.00 |
| Native Village of Unalakleet | Tribal Climate Resilience Coordination Project | $89,112.00 |
| Nenana Native Association | RMP Coordinator | $135,684.00 |
| Nunakauyarmiut Tribe | Relocation, Managed Retreat, and Protect in Place Activities Coordination Project | $126,898.00 |
| Saint Paul Island (See Pribilof Islands Aleut Communities) | Strengthening Indigenous Narratives Through Data Dissemination and High Impact Story Telling within the Indigenous Sentinels Network | $249,215.00 |
| Saint Paul Island (See Pribilof Islands Aleut Communities) | Erosion Stabilization of Community Cemetery located on Black Bluffs, St. Paul Island, AK | $3,530,654.00 |
| Village of Chefornak | Home stabilization and construction | $4,000,000.00 |
| Village of Kotlik | Tribal Capacity Building and Adaption Planning: Resilience Coordinator | $102,861.00 |
| Wrangell Cooperative Association | Earth Branch Climate Action and Adaptation Plan | $222,952.00 |
| Yakutat Tlingit Tribe | Developing a Climate Adaptation Plan through Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Assessments in Yakutat, Alaska | $189,219.00 |
| Yakutat Tlingit Tribe | Restoring a Productive, Traditional Clam Garden to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts in the Intertidal Ankau Saltchucks, Yakutat, Alaska | $222,172.00 |
Would buy a lot of bottled water !!!!
not in the bush it wouldn’t
Would pay for one hect of a distillery.
Grant money for the future is what the plans they need to put together, if ever are accepted as projects. The big dollar figures create a Wow effect but its not to say there is lots money in the bank. Most projects with these grant projects use less and its takes years in the future to finalize or get refused if the plans and inspections and analysis is not done well. Murkowski must need forgiveness for her roll in the Democratic Party and lying about that. So, the big money for these projects will take a long time to acquire.
Federal money to Native groups for climate planning and reports = Murkowski buying votes with taxpayer money.
Yes she will get points with the village people.
They will wonder what happened when the country goes broke and the fact is the villages cannot understand or maintain technology as most new stuff gets bypassed wired or broken.
In general it’s money we don’t have and cannot afford.
Exactly right, printed out of thin air to make your earned dollar worth less.
Another day ending in”y”.princess has er spending card out!! Spending OUR money. Again!!
Exactly what this is.
Look where it’s going. Little going to address so-called “climate change”, WTF ever that’s supposed to mean.
It’s just spending other people’s money (OPM) to buy votes.
I despise this woman.
Would certainly like to see the populations of these villages.
And it’s such an interesting way for Murkowski to buy votes.
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Native Alaskans grown up believing federal money will always be there for the communities and families. It’s not and when that day arrives, Natives will be as poor as Indians in India. Native groups will have nothing, no money, no status, nothing to tell one another about from one another who’s the who of who’s. What will Natives do when there no Medicaid and no IHS for health care coverage. Cause these leaders and employers know when Native employees are offered Open enrollment for company healthcare they decline because of IHS and Medicaid coverage. They don’t even know how much others are paying so freeloaders can get theirs free, what the cost of groceries cost and what the cost of medical care cost. Our state leaders don’t care anything about their Ak constituents, if they really cared about any of us they’d be weening Alaskans off federal appropriations making us work and work three times harder in becoming more independent while there still federal money. Just like a dad kicking his son out before his son can even take care of himself, it’s cruel of Alaska’s leadership to continue constituents dependency up until congress can no longer appropriate money for needs.
Fortunately there are good Christians like you doing the Lord’s work and looking after the poor.
I saw nothing in that paragraph with reference to religion. You like poking the fire huh?
Yup. You’re new. Jenny has a long history here of false propheting.
Buying vote said it’s best!
Lisa is very good at vote buying.
30 million dollars in projects that will be on the drawing boards for many years and most of frittered away.
Vote for Lisa, she will get you -lay money.
Tom–not true. There are several categories for the grants, including implementation projects, habitat restoration projects, and projects for relocation or abatement. There is only one category for development of a project. You can read more about the grant program here: ‘https://www.bia.gov/service/tcr-annual-awards-program
Murkowski delivers on her promises and benefits her constituents.
Easy to be generous with other people’s money.
Right and I think the valley chapel should and can pay way more taxes.
That’s the way the cooky crumbles. Sovereign citizens hate to pay up.
I’m curious if Princess ever has tried to secure millions of pork dollars for white only groups.
oink oink oink. all that pork. she should pay with her own money.
we’re a red state (for now), we take more than we give, its in our blood.
Now it is One Trillion added to the debt every 100 days.
“Gradually, then suddenly.”
Yes it’s changing rapidly as they are accelerating up the date to do away with the dollar and go to electronic money where they control everything your free life is over.
Just paying off the votes she needs to stay in power
All this is a truckload of high quality MANURE
Murky is a less than honest person.
Would be nice to know just how much is going on her pocket
How about NO EARMARKS on federal bills!!? Lisa, Dan, Mary…..
Lisa, stop the pork, clean up all bills.
We need the money in our UNITED STATES coffers, not Alaska earmarks.
Some of the “projects” on this list should not be listed as “climate projects” imho. Some of these could be considered valid projects that should have been addressed through normal routes. What is with the “resiliency” projects? While the government is taking away money from the city/suburban/urban centers, they are supposedly giving it to the villages. There’s a lot to be said about the princess’s list and most of it is not nice. I think that it is very sad that the villages have gotten to the point that they cannot take care of their own things without taking the government hand out.
That sound is the sound of Pissin Away tax payer $$. Psssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Oh great…… all the places NOT listed will still have to contend with……well … the weatherrrrrrr. Trust me. There will come a day when the one listed will one day realize that they miss having weather.
C’mon man. I told Lisa that I would get her as much fed money as I could if she sticks with me in 2024. I need Alaska Native support to show the country I’m all about DEI. Lisa and I will do campaign commercials and teach the Natives how to spell Biden, or how to stuff ballots. Lisa has already promised to help me to win Alaska and keep Peltola around to support my agenda.
I just love Lisa. She has such sweet smelling hair and she knows who her daddy is.
RACISM!
The Native Corporations control billions of dollars and dispense large dividends quarterly. The Natives have their own hospitals and dental clinics which they provide free services to their own. Natives get state subsidies and extra resource rights, including subsistance. Yet, Lisa can’t repay them enough for voting her in with the Democrats.
Lisa is one sick, confused, mixed-up woman.
It seems to me that Alaska Natives are smart enough to adapt without throwing millions of dollars at the problem.
They are, but why look down on a cash cow?
They’re not though.
Yes we are. Cashing in and you just keep trying to pay it forward for misdeeds.
Your ignorance is astounding. Obviously, you’ve never read the book titled The Kids From Nowhere…..a story about a group of kids from Gamble that conquered the world. I lived with and knew many of them.
Federal money is a bit like fentanyl, probably feels good for a minute, then you have the problem of being an addict. Fed money projects often come with strings. And then there is the whole Fed money mining industry, there to drive costs up and get paid.
I know that I’m generally preaching to the choir of MRA and please correct me if I’m wrong. Consider that not enough voters admit to liking her enough to support her, she continues to have more and more campaign money to spend to get re-elected. A coincidence or a cost of doing business for those that contribute to her campaign as well as benefit from government contracts?
Purchasing Bush votes with free $$$ worked well for Ted for decades, right up until it didn’t. Once a plausible democrat showed up (Mark Begich), the Bush swung in lockstep to support him, completely forgetting Ted. Expect Peltola to do the same thing to Lisa in 4 years. Cheers –
Ah yes, the fraud case that exonerated Ted.
Can you say prosecutorial misconduct? I knew you could. Must have been pretty bad with one of the prosecutors suicide-ing out. Cheers –
Agimarc, it might have been, narrowly construed, a miscarriage of justice, but morally I believe that Ted Stevens got everything he deserved, including dying in the plane crash, for his consistent efforts to funnel pork into this state at the general US taxpayer’s expense, fostering national bankruptcy and Alaskan dependency in the process.
That man represented EVERYTHING that is wrong with politics today, and I spit on him and his damnable legacy. The fact that so many Alaskans still laud his supposed “achievements” in funneling federal money into Alaska is just another sign of what is wrong with political thinking nowadays as well.
Wow, hate much?
Yes, Greg, I do hate much — I hate liars, and I hate ignorance, and I hate those who have sold, and who continue to sell out, this country’s future for some illusory short-term benefits by greedily sucking at the federal teat.
Ted Stevens was one of the worst things to ever happen to Alaska. His legacy of one of shame, corruption, dependency and bankruptcy, and I hate him, and all those who voted for him, and who continue to support his destructive pork-barrel style of spending.
Ted Steven’s did more for Alaska than you know. Volumes could be written about him. I don’t know anyone who deserves to die in a plane crash. You are rare indeed.
The money would have been better spent on heating oil!
A complete joke and embarrassment.
Daddy’s Little Princess too!!!
Lisa and Mary.
The poster children for repealing RCV.
Isn’t there another article on MRAK saying the CBO is concerned about the national debt?
National debt is at $35 trillion today. $103.000.00 per person. We are screwed.
How about those nuclear reactors Bill Gates funds?
Leave it to the Mouse… She spends taxpayer money like a true democrat.
And this is why she continues to get re-elected…
Resilience is the new climate grift buzzword. It’s popping up more and more. Still don’t know what it means though other than more money out of my pocket into someone elses
Does my heart good to see that we aren’t the only residents of Alaska that thought “Uncle Ted” was a crook.
And most people won’t even talk about the fact that when that plane went down he was with his Lobbyist buddies.
Aka fishing buddies. He was a politician which means he robbed Peter to pay Paul, it was good for Alaska.
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