Government News

Washington, D.C. - The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants awarded to communities in the State of Alaska:

Department of Commerce:

· $75,000 to the Prince William Sound Economic Development District to support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.

Department of Health & Human Services:

· $1,333,824 to Kawerak, Inc., of Nome, for Head Start Indian Grants.

Department of Justice:

• $1,397,977 to the Alaska State Troopers to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. Funding is provided by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.
• $636,363 to the Municipality of Anchorage to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. Funding is provided by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

Federal Aviation Administration:

• $5,444,004 to Anchorage to prepare Ted Stevens International Airport to receive new large aircraft (design group VI) and assist in reducing ground and air delays.
• $1,008,789 to Fairbanks to update the Airport Master Plan for the Fairbanks International Airport.
• $610,345 to Anchorage for modifications to the terminal at Ted Stevens International Airport to meet seismic requirements and enhance security systems.
• $232,750 to Kenai for construction of additional apron space at the Kenai Municipal Airport.
• $128,278 to Anchorage for removal of obstructions within the runway approach surface at Merrill Field Airport to enhance safety and ensure compatible land use.
• $100,000 to Nome to update the Airport Master Plan for the Nome Airport.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• $489,351 to the North Slope Borough for research in to the population size, trend, and stock structure of the bowhead whale in the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas, and administrative support for the Ice Seal Committee.
• $212,383 to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for research and management activities required in meeting national commitments under the Pacific Salmon Treaty.
• $103,000 to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for a project to develop an estimate of the subsistence harvest of halibut in Alaska for the calendar year 2010, primarily through a mailed survey and supplemented by a limited number of interviews.
• $71,071 to Nome for miscellaneous professional architectural and engineering services necessary during construction of the NWS Family Housing.

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