Denali Commission Program Grants | DC WP 23 001

Opportunity Information: Apply for DC WP 23 001

The Denali Commission Program Grants funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DC WP 23 001) is a discretionary grant and cooperative agreement program run by the Denali Commission to support practical, on-the-ground projects in rural Alaska. The overall goal is to invest in core community needs and critical infrastructure that improve quality of life, strengthen local and regional economies, and address long-standing service gaps that are often more severe in remote areas due to geography, climate, and high construction and operating costs. The program is structured to solicit project proposals across multiple sectors, allowing applicants to compete for funding based on the specific needs and readiness of their proposed work.

This opportunity makes funding available across a broad set of program areas that reflect essential services and infrastructure in rural communities. The eligible project categories include energy; transportation; facilities for healthcare and community wellness; village infrastructure protection; sanitation; housing; broadband; economic development; workforce development; and an infrastructure fund category. In practice, these areas cover many of the most pressing needs in rural Alaska, such as improving power systems and energy reliability, strengthening transportation access and safety, supporting health and wellness facility improvements, protecting communities and infrastructure from environmental threats, expanding safe water and wastewater services, addressing housing conditions and availability, improving internet connectivity, and supporting efforts that lead to jobs, training pipelines, and local economic resilience.

The Denali Commission anticipates making up to about 60 awards under this announcement, with an award ceiling listed at $2,000,000 per award. Because the instrument type includes both grants and cooperative agreements, applicants should be prepared for the possibility of more active federal involvement in a project under a cooperative agreement structure than would typically occur under a standard grant. This can mean additional coordination, oversight, or collaboration requirements depending on how an individual award is structured.

A wide range of applicants are eligible to apply, which is important given the mix of governments, community organizations, and service providers involved in rural Alaska infrastructure and development. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status; nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. This broad eligibility is designed to match the reality that infrastructure and community development work in Alaska is often carried out through partnerships among tribes, local governments, housing entities, nonprofits, regional organizations, and specialized private-sector entities.

The funding activity categories associated with the opportunity span community development, employment and labor and training, energy, environment, health, housing, transportation, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)-related activities, reflecting the cross-cutting nature of the supported projects. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 90.100. The announcement was created on February 3, 2023, and the original application closing date was April 14, 2023. Overall, this grant program is positioned as a flexible, multi-sector funding source aimed specifically at rural Alaska, supporting tangible projects that strengthen essential systems and community well-being across the region.

• The Denali Commission in the community development, employment, labor and training, energy, environment, health, housing, infrastructure investment and jobs act (iija), transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Denali Commission Program Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 90.100.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 03, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 14, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 60 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses.

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