Cama’i. Explore this week’s Money Monday Funding Opportunities newsletter from the Chugachmiut Grant Department for July 7! Discover the latest grant opportunities available. If you find a grant you’d like to pursue, please get in touch with us at grants@chugachmiut.org or (907) 562-4155.

MONEY MONDAY NEWSLETTER

Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Expansion (Revised)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
DEADLINE: August 15, 2025
AWARDS: Up to $300,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: The Tribal HUD-VASH program provides rental assistance and supportive services to Native American Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas. HUD provides rental and supportive services, and awards renewal grants every year subject to appropriations. The U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides case management and clinical services. The goal of the program is to reduce the number of Native American Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. See a link to the full synopsis here.

FORECAST: Tribal Behavioral Health: Substance Use Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin.
DEADLINE: Not released
AWARDS: Not released – the estimated total program funding is $2,000,000 with six awards expected. No match. ELIGIBILITY: Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes, tribal organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, and consortia of tribes or tribal organizations.

This program focuses on substance use and overdose prevention activities by increasing protective factors through establishing an effective prevention system, addressing the relationship and interaction between suicide and substance use, while also developing the necessary infrastructure to build sustainable change. (NOTE: This is a forecast.  The estimated release date for the application is May 1, 2025.) For more details, see the project synopsis here.

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Enhance Community-based Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program
Department of Justice
DEADLINE: August 1, 2025
AWARDS: $400,000 to $475,000
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; 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. Entities that are eligible to apply are: (1) Community-based organizations whose primary purpose is providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) Community-based organizations whose primary purpose is providing culturally specific services who can partner with a program having demonstrated expertise in serving victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Supports (1) the maintenance and replication of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking services in community-based programs that offer culturally specific services and other resources; and (2) the development of innovative community-based programming that improves access to services and resources for victims who face obstacles to using traditional services. Eligible entities are community-based organizations that aim to enhance access to services for all survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in their communities and that have demonstrated expertise in serving victims or can partner with a program having such expertise. 

Energy and Mineral Development Program 2025
Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs
DEADLINE
: August 13, 2025
AWARDS: $10,000 – $2,500,000
MATCH: No
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)

Only Indian Tribes and Tribal Energy Development Organizations (TEDOs) are eligible to receive EMDP grants for projects on Indian land, as provided under the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended, and codified under section 3052 of title 25 of the United States Code (25 U.S.C. § 3502 (a)). EMDP grants may only fund projects occurring on Indian land as defined in the under 25 U.S.C. § 3502. All grant applications must be accompanied by a Tribal resolution stating the Tribe’s commitment to fully comply with grant award requirements and identifying the Tribal grant lead point of contact. Upon successful award of the grant, the Department shall direct all grant funding to the successful Tribal grantee. The Tribal grantee will then be responsible for distributing monies within the Tribe, Tribal Energy Development Organization, or other Tribal grant management office as needed.

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management – Bureau-wide
Department of the Interior; Bureau of Land Management
DEADLINE: August 15, 2025
AWARDS: $1,000 – $30,000
MATCH: No
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; County governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; City or township governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; State governments; Private institutions of higher education.

Individual projects shall meet one or more of the following objectives. Conduct studies, including inventory, excavation, records research, and collections-based research to improve the understanding of America’s natural and cultural history; Monitor at-risk heritage resources to track trends in condition and project effectiveness; Stabilize at-risk heritage resources; Train future cultural resource management practitioners and paleontologists through research projects, field schools and internships that highlight BLM resources; Assist with cultural heritage data and records management activities such as organizing, maintaining, and scanning site and survey records; creating, digitizing and maintaining geospatial data; and performing data entry; Preserve existing collections at recognized curation facilities through such activities as archival housing, stabilization or conservation; Broaden public access to museum collections; Promote engagement with Native American communities and foster partnerships with tribal governments and programs; Promote public engagement, learning opportunities, and conservation/preservation ethics through heritage resources education and outreach programs, events, and products; Develop and maintain historic sites with interpretive and educational potential.  Please see the project synopsis here.

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps – Bureau-wide
Department of the Interior; Bureau of Land Management
DEADLINE: August 8, 2025
AWARDS: $5,000 floor and $210,000 ceiling
MATCH: yes; 25% from non-federal funds/services
ELIGIBILITY: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; County governments; City or township governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); State governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

This program’s projects employ participants and provide opportunities to gain work experience in public lands and natural resources management. The BLM Youth Program partners with qualified youth and conservation corps through the Public Lands Corp (PLC) Program to engage individuals between the ages of 16 and 30 (inclusive) and veterans up to age 35 (inclusive), including tribal members. The PLC program mandates employing youth who are interested in working on conservation projects that protect public lands.  The projects emphasize hands-on learning engagement in on-the-ground projects, skill development training, and mentorship opportunities for participants. Please see the project synopsis here.

FY2025 – Historic Preservation Fund- Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants
Department of the Interior/ National Park Service
DEADLINE: Aug 29, 2025
AWARDS:  $10,000 – $200,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Tribal governments with signed Memorandum of Agreements with the National Park Service to assume the duties of the State Historic Preservation

These grants assist Tribal Historic Preservation Offices in carrying out the NHPA historic preservation activities that a Tribe agreed to assume from the State Historic Preservation Office, on tribal lands, under their Partnership agreement with the National Park Service. Awards under this program must comply with and support 54 USC 3001 et seq.

Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions
National Archives and Records Administration
DEADLINE: Nov. 5, 2025
AWARDS: Up to $125,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), non-profits, state and local governments, institutions of higher education
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals to publish online editions of historical records. All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio. Projects may focus on broad historical movements in U.S. history. Projects that center the voices and document the history of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are especially welcome. For more details, see the project synopsis here.

FORECAST: Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
National Endowment for the Humanities
ESTIMATED POST DATE: Oct. 8, 2025
ESTIMATED DEADLINE: Jan. 8, 2026
AWARDS: Up to $15,000; no match required
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), nonprofits, state and local governments, institutions of higher education

The Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions help small and mid-sized institutions improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections. The program encourages applications from small and mid-sized institutions that have never received an NEH grant. For more details, see the project synopsis here.

FORECAST: Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
National Endowment for the Humanities
ESTIMATED POST DATE: Oct. 9, 2025
ESTIMATED DEADLINE: Jan. 9, 2026
AWARDS: Up to $420,000; no match required
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), nonprofits, state and local governments, institutions of higher education.

This program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting environmentally sustainable preventive care measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, reduce energy consumption, and strengthen institutions’ ability to anticipate and respond to disasters. For more details, see the project synopsis here.

Weatherization Assistance Program
Alaska Community Development Corporation

Weatherization helps low-to-moderate-income households who own or rent eligible homes: apartments, cabins, condominiums, houses, mobile homes, and multi-family dwellings (duplexes and larger).

Thousands of qualified Alaskans have received free home weatherization to bring their homes up to safe, healthy, and energy-efficient standards. Weatherization adds years of life to buildings in Alaska’s harsh arctic climate. It also benefits energy conservation, saving homeowners on their previous heating bills. The Weatherization Assistance Program is available to renters and homeowners throughout the state. A home may be weatherized once every 15 years.

Alaska CDC accepts applications year-round. However, there always is a wait list, as most work is done during the construction season. Applying early may help expedite the process. See the application packet here.

FORECAST: FY 2024 Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current
Department of Homeland Security
Updated Post: May 25, 2025
Closing Date for Application: January 15, 2026
AWARDS: Not available yet
Match Required: Yes
ELIGIBILITY: State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

The purpose of FMA Swift Current is to reduce or eliminate the flood risk to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)-participating communities and repetitive flood damage to structures and buildings insured by the NFIP following a flood-related disaster event, and to enhance community flood resilience within NFIP-participating communities. It does so by providing funding for mitigation opportunities immediately after a flood disaster event with the aim of delivering mitigation outcomes. 

The Money Monday newsletter is a weekly publication by the Chugachmiut Grants Department that highlights funding opportunities that may be relevant to tribes in the Chugach Region. Subscribe by contacting us at grants@chugachmiut.org. You can also download the newsletter at chugachmiut.org or check out our Facebook page.

Cama’i! We’re excited to announce that the next edition of the Nupuat Newsletter will be published in September 2025, and we’re calling on you to contribute!

What We’re Looking For:

  • Updates from your community
  • Stories, essays, or poetry
  • Suggested topics or feedback

We welcome submissions from Tribal and community members, councils, and employees.

How to Submit:

To share your ideas, articles, stories, poetry, or pictures, please email media@chugachmiut.org. The submission deadline is Friday, August 29, 2025.

Important Note

  • While we strive to showcase a diverse range of topics from across the Chugach region, not all submissions may be published.
  • Content may be edited for grammar, style, and suitability for our audience.
  • By submitting your work, you grant us permission to publish it in the newsletter.

If you miss the cut-off for this quarter, we may consider your submission for the next edition. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

Nupuat Publishing and Submission Deadlines
  • Fall – Sept. 21 (submission deadline 8/29)
  • Winter – Dec. 21 (submission deadline 12/05)

Quyanaa & AwA’ahdah for your contributions! We look forward to reviewing your submissions.

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Cama’i. Explore this week’s Money Monday Funding Opportunities newsletter from the Chugachmiut Grant Department for June 30! Discover the latest grant opportunities available. If you find a grant you’d like to pursue, please get in touch with us at grants@chugachmiut.org or (907) 562-4155.

MONEY MONDAY NEWSLETTER

Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) Expansion (Revised)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
DEADLINE: August 15, 2025
AWARDS: Up to $300,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: The Tribal HUD-VASH program provides rental assistance and supportive services to Native American Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas. HUD provides rental and supportive services, and awards renewal grants every year subject to appropriations. The U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides case management and clinical services. The goal of the program is to reduce the number of Native American Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. See a link to the full synopsis here.

FORECAST: Tribal Behavioral Health: Substance Use Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin.
DEADLINE: Not released
AWARDS: Not released – the estimated total program funding is $2,000,000 with six awards expected. No match. ELIGIBILITY: Federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes, tribal organizations, Urban Indian Organizations, and consortia of tribes or tribal organizations.

This program focuses on substance use and overdose prevention activities by increasing protective factors through establishing an effective prevention system, addressing the relationship and interaction between suicide and substance use, while also developing the necessary infrastructure to build sustainable change. (NOTE: This is a forecast.  The estimated release date for the application is May 1, 2025.) For more details, see the project synopsis here.

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Enhance Community-based Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program
Department of Justice
DEADLINE: August 1, 2025
AWARDS: $400,000 to $475,000
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; 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. Entities that are eligible to apply are: (1) Community-based organizations whose primary purpose is providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) Community-based organizations whose primary purpose is providing culturally specific services who can partner with a program having demonstrated expertise in serving victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Supports (1) the maintenance and replication of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking services in community-based programs that offer culturally specific services and other resources; and (2) the development of innovative community-based programming that improves access to services and resources for victims who face obstacles to using traditional services. Eligible entities are community-based organizations that aim to enhance access to services for all survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in their communities and that have demonstrated expertise in serving victims or can partner with a program having such expertise. 

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management – Bureau-wide
Department of the Interior; Bureau of Land Management
DEADLINE: August 15, 2025
AWARDS: $1,000 – $30,000
MATCH: No
ELIGIBILITY: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; County governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; City or township governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; State governments; Private institutions of higher education.

Individual projects shall meet one or more of the following objectives. Conduct studies, including inventory, excavation, records research, and collections-based research to improve the understanding of America’s natural and cultural history; Monitor at-risk heritage resources to track trends in condition and project effectiveness; Stabilize at-risk heritage resources; Train future cultural resource management practitioners and paleontologists through research projects, field schools and internships that highlight BLM resources; Assist with cultural heritage data and records management activities such as organizing, maintaining, and scanning site and survey records; creating, digitizing and maintaining geospatial data; and performing data entry; Preserve existing collections at recognized curation facilities through such activities as archival housing, stabilization or conservation; Broaden public access to museum collections; Promote engagement with Native American communities and foster partnerships with tribal governments and programs; Promote public engagement, learning opportunities, and conservation/preservation ethics through heritage resources education and outreach programs, events, and products; Develop and maintain historic sites with interpretive and educational potential.  Please see the project synopsis here.

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps – Bureau-wide
Department of the Interior; Bureau of Land Management
DEADLINE: August 8, 2025
AWARDS: $5,000 floor and $210,000 ceiling
MATCH: yes; 25% from non-federal funds/services
ELIGIBILITY: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; County governments; City or township governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); State governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

This program’s projects employ participants and provide opportunities to gain work experience in public lands and natural resources management. The BLM Youth Program partners with qualified youth and conservation corps through the Public Lands Corp (PLC) Program to engage individuals between the ages of 16 and 30 (inclusive) and veterans up to age 35 (inclusive), including tribal members. The PLC program mandates employing youth who are interested in working on conservation projects that protect public lands.  The projects emphasize hands-on learning engagement in on-the-ground projects, skill development training, and mentorship opportunities for participants. Please see the project synopsis here.

Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions
National Archives and Records Administration
DEADLINE: Nov. 5, 2025
AWARDS: Up to $125,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), non-profits, state and local governments, institutions of higher education
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals to publish online editions of historical records. All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio. Projects may focus on broad historical movements in U.S. history. Projects that center the voices and document the history of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color are especially welcome. For more details, see the project synopsis here.

FORECAST: Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
National Endowment for the Humanities
ESTIMATED POST DATE: Oct. 8, 2025
ESTIMATED DEADLINE: Jan. 8, 2026
AWARDS: Up to $15,000; no match required
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), nonprofits, state and local governments, institutions of higher education

The Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions help small and mid-sized institutions improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections. The program encourages applications from small and mid-sized institutions that have never received an NEH grant. For more details, see the project synopsis here.

FORECAST: Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
National Endowment for the Humanities
ESTIMATED POST DATE: Oct. 9, 2025
ESTIMATED DEADLINE: Jan. 9, 2026
AWARDS: Up to $420,000; no match required
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), nonprofits, state and local governments, institutions of higher education.

This program helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting environmentally sustainable preventive care measures that mitigate deterioration, prolong the useful life of collections, reduce energy consumption, and strengthen institutions’ ability to anticipate and respond to disasters. For more details, see the project synopsis here.

Weatherization Assistance Program
Alaska Community Development Corporation

Weatherization helps low-to-moderate-income households who own or rent eligible homes: apartments, cabins, condominiums, houses, mobile homes, and multi-family dwellings (duplexes and larger).

Thousands of qualified Alaskans have received free home weatherization to bring their homes up to safe, healthy, and energy-efficient standards. Weatherization adds years of life to buildings in Alaska’s harsh arctic climate. It also benefits energy conservation, saving homeowners on their previous heating bills. The Weatherization Assistance Program is available to renters and homeowners throughout the state. A home may be weatherized once every 15 years.

Alaska CDC accepts applications year-round. However, there always is a wait list, as most work is done during the construction season. Applying early may help expedite the process. See the application packet here.

FORECAST: FY 2024 Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current
Department of Homeland Security
Updated Post: May 25, 2025
Closing Date for Application: January 15, 2026
AWARDS: Not available yet
Match Required: Yes
ELIGIBILITY: State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

The purpose of FMA Swift Current is to reduce or eliminate the flood risk to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)-participating communities and repetitive flood damage to structures and buildings insured by the NFIP following a flood-related disaster event, and to enhance community flood resilience within NFIP-participating communities. It does so by providing funding for mitigation opportunities immediately after a flood disaster event with the aim of delivering mitigation outcomes. 

The Money Monday newsletter is a weekly publication by the Chugachmiut Grants Department that highlights funding opportunities that may be relevant to tribes in the Chugach Region. Subscribe by contacting us at grants@chugachmiut.org. You can also download the newsletter at chugachmiut.org or check out our Facebook page.

Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Summer Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

  • Career Opportunities
  • Rural Human Services Program Participants
  • 2025 Firefighting Season Begins
  • VPSO Program
  • Exploring Energy from the Ocean’s Waves
  • Chugach Regional Writers – Sand by Nancy Yeaton
  • Community Submission
  • Chugachmiut Regional Health Center Grand Opening
  • Health Services Division News
  • Realty Department Services
  • Employee Spotlights

📸About the Cover: Chugachmiut Board Members Nanci Robart, Fran Norman (Chair), and Arne Hatch joined us for the grand opening of the Chugachmiut Regional Health Center in Seward (Qutekcak). Thank you to everyone who joined us in Seward on April 21. Photo by Angela Gonzalez.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

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Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Spring Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

  • Career Opportunities
  • Legacy of Chief Patrick N. Norman
  • Grants Highlights
  • Housing Improvement Program
  • VPSO Program
  • Realty Department Services
  • Scholarship and Vocational Support
  • REAL ID Deadline Approaches
  • Chugach Region Language Summit
  • Health Services Division News
  • National Nutrition Month
  • Employee Spotlight – Trudy Valenza
  • Chugach Regional Writers
  • Community Art Submission
  • Scholarship and Vocational Support

📸About the Cover: Elders, youth, and language bearers at the Chugach Region Language Summit held in Anchorage. Photo by Kerry Tasker.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

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Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Winter Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

  • Career Opportunities
  • Chugach Regional Writers
  • Christmas Card Design Contest Winners
  • Community Spotlight – Nicole Norman
  • FCC Licenses for Port Graham and Nanwalek
  • Fire Crew Tree Cookies
  • Fred Meyer Community Rewards
  • Health Services Division News
  • Jason Williams Appointment
  • Mark Hiratsuka Receives ILI Award
  • Nunaka Wins an Anthem Award
  • Realty Hosted Trust Manager’s Meeting
  • Scholarship and Vocational Support

📸About the Cover: Quyanaa to everyone who joined us for the Chenega Health Fair in October! This fall, we enjoyed connecting with community members at health fairs in Nanwalek and Chenega. Photo by Angela Gonzalez.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org. To submit ideas, articles, stories, poetry, and pictures for use in the Nupuat, please email media@Chugachmiut.org. Call for submissions.

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Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Fall Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

  • ACE Support
  • Career Opportunities
  • Christmas Card Design Contest
  • Chugach Regional Writers
  • Chugachmiut Education Department
  • Chugachmiut Youth Summit
  • Employee Spotlight – Shannon Nelson
  • Firefighting Season Update
  • Health Services Division News
  • Housing Improvement Program
  • Litnaurwik Education Survey
  • Llangcarwik Recovery Camp – Kenai
  • Realty Department – Probate Process
  • Scholarship and Vocational Support
  • Self-Esteem Comic Strip
  • Teen Wellness Camp
  • VPSO Patch Design Call for Art

📸About the Cover: The Chugachmiut Education Department celebrated the culmination of the “Sugpiaq Significant Places, Oral Histories, and Qayaq Building for Kenai Fjords National Park Project” with an Elder’s Gathering in Anchorage. Back (standing left to right): John Moonin, Rhoda Moonin, Charles Moonin, Michael Opheim, Nancy Yeaton, Lars Moonin, Joe Rodrigues (Back), Colette Brantingham, Lillian Elvsaas, and Mark Hiratsuka. Front (left to right): Paul McDonogh, Millie Taylor, Angelina Roehl, Eugenia Moonin, and Haley Hakala. Photo by Robert DeBerry

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

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Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Summer Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

  • Career Opportunities
  • Chugachmiut’s 50th Anniversary
  • Traditional Sugpiaq Headdresses
  • Building Resilience with Badminton
  • Chugach Region Language Summit
  • Firefighting Season Begins
  • Construction Project Management Module
  • Housing Improvement Program
  • Chenega Events
  • Head Start Graduation
  • Chugach Region Teams at NYO
  • Drone Training
  • ACE Summer Events
  • Health Services Division News
  • Food Sovereignty & Food Security
  • Nunaka Wins EdTech Award
  • Chugach Regional Writers
  • Kilann Tanape – Scholarship Highlight
  • Paluwik Basket Weaving
  • Employee Spotlight – Kimberly Miles
  • Llangcarwik Recovery Camp

📸About the Cover: The Chugach Region Language Summit was held recently. Pictured (not in order) are Kalunka Angelina Roehl, Teglunaliq Shyla West, Nancy Pulliam, Holly West, Jocelyn Joseph, Rhozalita Moonin, Danaya Hoover, Nangneq Mark Hiratsuka, Apamia Ephimia Kvasnikoff, Fran Norman, Daniel Anahonak, Luba Anahonak, Gertrude Valenza, Thelma Vlasoff, Diane Selanoff, Patrick Selanoff, Collette Brantingham, Atakaa Rhoda Moonin, Lillian Elvsaas, John Moonin, Inée Slaughter, Doris Kompkoff, and Paul McDonough.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

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Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Spring Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

  • Career Opportunities
  • State’s New VPSO Division Director
  • VPSO Program at Chugachmiut
  • Forestry and Fire Program Update
  • Jeremy Cook Earns CDL
  • Story Submissions
  • Mandy Wood’s Sobriety Journey
  • Housing Improvement Program
  • Health Services Division News
  • Nourishing Snacks
  • Exercise and Brain Health      
  • Tribal Home Visiting
  • Litnaurwik Education Department
  • Employee Spotlights
  • Tobacco Prevention Support Group
  • Nanwalek Basketball Team Visit

📸About the Cover: The Nanwalek Basketball Team visited Chugachmiut in February. They spent time with staff and partner organizations, Chugach Alaska Corporation and Chugach Heritage Foundation, learning about services and employment opportunities in the Chugach region. Staff shared tips for being successful in the working world, and about their careers in finance, human resources, social services, IT, administration, and communications. They also played some fun games.

Back row (left to right): Daria Swenning (chaperone), Coach Alyssa Romanoff, Margareta Demas, Phontina Demas, Macarius Evans, Dmitri Kvasnikoff, Ashton Meganack & Coach Kevin Seville.

Front row (l-r): Kenji Simmons, Jr., Alyson Seville, Royanna Berestoff, Hailey Hetrick, Emma Tanape & Shane Moonin.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

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Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Winter Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter – Winter Edition

  • Career Opportunities
  • Behavioral Health Crisis Line
  • Llangcarwik Recovery Camp
  • Burial Assistance Resources
  • Memorial Day Event by Chugach Arts Council
  • Realty Department Update
  • Kanarlluk Bear Gut Raincoat Workshop & 2024 Statewide Elders & Youth Council Representatives Elected
  • Celebrate 50 Years with Chugachmiut
  • Nunaka: My Village Wins Again
  • Story Submission – Our Beloved Red Salmon By Mandy Wood
  • Trust & Land Management Division
  • Health Services Division News
  • Christmas Card Design Contest
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📸About the Cover: Crew members on an integrated team from Denali Wildland Fire Module and Yukon Fire Crew were working on a tower while on assignment in Delta over the summer. Pictured: Apachi Rivers (underneath tower), Keenan Lacy (on ladder), Gavin Bennett (holding ladder at left), Ernest David (holding ladder at right) and Rudolf Smith – Yukon (on top of tower).

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