Cama’i. Explore this week’s Money Monday Funding Opportunities newsletter from the Chugachmiut Grant Department! 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.
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NOTE: Grants listed below are at least 6 weeks away from deadline to allow adequate time to prepare an application. If you see a grant you would like to pursue or want more information, email us at grants@chugachmiut.org.
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE
Indian Highway Safety Grant – Lifesavers Conference
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
POST DATE: January 6, 2026
DEADLINE: March 13, 2026
AWARDS: 25
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
MATCH: No
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of Justice Services (OJS), Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP) solicits proposals for implementing traffic safety programs and projects which are designed to reduce the number of traffic crashes, deaths, and injuries within these populations. Indian Highway Safety Grants are reimbursable grants available to federally recognized tribes.
Renewable Energy – Village Energy Efficiency Program Department of Energy
POST DATE: December 29, 2025
DEADLINE: February 27, 2026; 4:00 pm Alaska Standard Time
AWARDS: TBD
MATCH: None required
ELIGIBILITY: municipalities, school districts, unincorporated villages, Native corporations, tribal consortiums recognized as nonprofit entities under 26 U.C.S. 501(c)(3), regional housing authorities, councils organized under 25 U.S.C. 476, and traditional councils.
Communities may use grant funding for the following types of building-scale renewables, energy efficiency, and conservation projects.
- energy efficiency audits of public buildings and facilities; not more than 20 percent of the grant money may be used for energy efficiency audits;
- energy efficiency improvements to public buildings and facilities, including those affecting the
- thermal envelope; improvements affecting the thermal envelope include installing insulation or weather sealing, and replacing windows and doors; and
- heating, domestic hot water, air conditioning, or ventilation systems;
- lighting systems and controls, both indoor and outdoor; and
- other electrical load of the building or facility, including motors, pumps, water heaters, heat trace timers, occupancy sensors, other control equipment, exit signs, refrigeration, appliances, and other electric loads;
- Implementation of building-scale renewable energy projects must make direct use of renewable energy resources to generate energy or to make a fuel that can be used to generate energy.
“Building-scale renewables” are systems or technologies that are designed and implemented at the scale of individual buildings. These systems or technologies are installed on or integrated with buildings to generate clean and sustainable energy for on-site use or to contribute surplus energy back to the grid. Designed to the specific energy needs and characteristics of the building, building-scale renewables encompass various technologies, such as solar photovoltaic (PV), solar thermal systems, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), heat pumps, and more.
Other examples of eligible renewable energy resources include:
- wind, solar, geothermal, waste heat recovery, hydropower; or
- low-emission nontoxic biomass based on solid or liquid organic fuels from wood, forest and field residues, or animal or fish products; or
- dedicated energy crops available on a renewable basis; or
- landfill gas and digester gas.
“Waste heat recovery” means systems for the recovery of unused heat from systems or processes in operation when the applicant applies for a grant. Grant funds will be allocated only to the portions of existing systems that are required for the capture and distribution of heat.
Link to the application: https://www.akenergyauthority.org/What-We-Do/Renewable-Energy-and-Energy-Efficiency/Energy-Efficiency-Conservation/Renewable-Energy-Village-Energy-Efficiency-Program
Firewood Bank Assistance Program
Alliance for Green Heat
ESTIMATED POST DATE: September 15, 2025
ESTIMATED DEADLINE: No due date announced
AWARDS: up to $50,000
ELIGIBILITY: Firewood banks, non-profits, tribes and local governments
Because of the critical need firewood banks fill for many tribal and rural areas of the country, federal funding has been provided to support their continued work. Firewood banks, or firewood distribution programs, are organizations which provide emergency and season wood for heating homes. Alliance for Green Heat will distribute funds to firewood banks to help communities acquire and process low-grade wood from federal lands for residential heating.
*NEW FOR FY26* Firewood banks must currently source, or have a documented plan to source, some or all firewood from federally managed lands. It is also acceptable if a firewood bank has logs on site that were previously sourced from federally managed lands. Applicants may meet this requirement by harvesting firewood through an existing agreement with a federal agency, or a partnership with a logger who sources from actively managed federal lands. To read about various methods of sourcing wood from federally managed lands, see here. For more details, see the project synopsis here. Download a sample of the application here.
HEALTH
FORECAST: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control
ESTIMATED POST DATE: January 27, 2026
ESTIMATED DEADLINE: April 14, 2026
AWARDS: Up to $125,000; no match required
ELIGIBILITY: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits, city or township governments, institutions of higher education, independent school districts.
The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent youth substance use. The DFC Support Program has two goals: 1) Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth. 2) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse. For more details, see the project synopsis here.
LANGUAGE & CULTURE
FORECAST: Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions
National Endowment for the Humanities
ESTIMATED POST DATE: October 8, 2025
ESTIMATED DEADLINE: January 8, 2026 (Still forecasted)
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: October 9, 2025
ESTIMATED DEADLINE: January 9, 2026 (Still forecasted)
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.
OTHER
Weatherization Assistance Program
Alaska Community Development Corporation
DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted year-round.
AWARDS: Dependent upon scope of work; match optional
ELIGIBILITY: Low-to-moderate income households in the Chugach Census Area, Copper River Census Area, or Kenai Peninsula Borough who own or rent eligible homes: apartments, cabins, condominiums, houses, mobile homes, and multi-family dwellings (duplexes and larger). Priority is given to households with seniors (55+), residents who experience disabilities, children under 6 years old, and/or households with income at or below 200% of the poverty level.
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. Even though applications are accepted year-round, there is always a wait list, as most work is done during the construction season. Applying early may help expedite the process. For more details, see the project synopsis here.
Homer Foundation Quick Response Grants for July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2026
The Homer Foundation
DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted year-round.
AWARDS: Up to $5,000; no match required
ELIGIBILITY: Tribal Entities, Non-Profit Organizations 501(c)(3), Societies and Groups functioning to enhance the quality of life within our service area, Faith-based, Municipal governments including school districts
The Foundation wishes to provide support to:
- Enhance the quality of life
- Are consistent with Foundation Policies
- Have a high likelihood of success
- Have a long-term impact
- Create leverage
- Encourage volunteers/volunteerism
- Expand capacity
- Provide possibilities
- Demonstrate change
- Provide hope
- Provide opportunities for new participants in ongoing programs
The following are not routinely funded: General Operating Expenses; Routine Maintenance; New Buildings; Fundraising; Projects requesting funding more than once within twelve months. For more details, see the project synopsis here.
Seward Community Foundation Mini-Grants
Seward Community Foundation, an Affiliate of The Alaska Community Foundation
DEADLINE: The 5th of every month, with applications reviewed at monthly meetings. Applications will be accepted year-round, except for the month of March.
AWARDS: up to $1,000; no match
ELIGIBILITY: 501(c)(3) organizations (such as: Tribal entities, schools, and faith-based organizations) that are based in or serve the communities of Seward and/or Moose Pass).
Mini-grants of up to $1,000 are intended to be a flexible funding opportunity that may support a broad range of community needs throughout the year, including, but not limited to: health and wellness, education, the great outdoors, arts and culture, and economic development. For more details, see the project synopsis here.
Rasmuson Foundation Tier 1 Grants
DEADLINE: Accepted online year-round, reviewed on a rolling basis, and typically receive a response within 90 days.
AWARDS: Up to $35,000 (Most are between $10K and $25K).
ELIGIBILITY: Alaska-based nonprofits, Tribes, state and local government entities actively serving Alaskans.
Primarily supports small capital projects and one-time investments. These grants are great for one-time expenses or things that an organization can buy, build, fix or create. Think technology upgrades, renovation work, vehicles, furnishings, and other small capital investments. For more details, see the project synopsis here.
Rasmuson Foundation Community Support Grants
Rasmuson Foundation
DEADLINE: Accepted year-round with capital requests approved quarterly and programmatic requests approved twice a year.
AWARDS: The Foundation awards about 20-30 mid-sized grants annually, most in the range of $100,000 – $200,000, with a maximum grant amount of $250,000.
ELIGIBILITY: Typically organizations that have received a past award or grant from the Foundation. First-time applicants are encouraged to start with a Tier 1 proposal.
Community Support grants fund capital projects and projects with a broad community impact. The one-step application is accepted online year-round from organizations with a track record of successful community collaboration and project management. Applications for capital projects from prior Foundation grant recipients are reviewed quarterly and will typically receive a decision within three to six months. Deadlines for submission of complete applications for quarterly calls are Dec. 1, March 1, June 1, and Sept. 1 every year. Applications for programmatic projects, or from partners who are new to the Foundation, are reviewed semiannually by the Board and will receive a decision within six to 12 months.
Recent mid-sized Community Support grants include.
- Construction of senior housing.
- Upgrades to a rural youth recreation and activity center.
- Pilot expansion of a behavioral health clinic.
- A community garden and kitchen to promote food security
For more details, see the project synopsis here.
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