Active Grants for Alaska

Below is a listing of all current (active) Grant Opportunities.   Use the filter buttons to narrow the options based on grant categories, by toggling them on or off.  

Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)

  • NOFO Title and Funding Number: FY 2026 Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) — MA-PID-26-001.
  • Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD)
  • Deadline for proposals: June 26, 2026, at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT
  • Grant Amount: There is no general maximum award size. For projects funded under the FY 2026 Appropriations Act, the minimum award is $1 million; for IIJA-funded awards, there is no minimum. Small Projects at Small Ports may receive no more than $11.25 million per award.
  • Total Program Available Funding: $488,628,000 in FY 2026 PIDP discretionary grant funds.
  • Match Required: The federal share generally may not exceed 80% of total project costs, so applicants typically need at least a 20% non-federal match. MARAD may increase the federal share above 80% for rural projects and for small projects at small ports.

Small Shipyard Grant Program

  • NOFO Title and Funding Number: FY 2026 Small Shipyard Grant Program — DTMASSG26
  • Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD)
  • Deadline for proposals: May 11, 2026, at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Time
  • Grant Amount: Varies. MARAD awards at about $1 million each, and it may fund only discrete components of a proposed project.
  • Total Program Available Funding: Up to $34.3 million
  • Match Required: Federal funds may cover no more than 75% of total eligible project costs, so applicants must provide at least a 25% non-federal match. Third-party in-kind contributions are not allowed for the match.

Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding (SS4A)

  • NOFO Title and Funding Number: DOT FY 2026 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding (SS4A) — DOT-SS4A-FY26-01.
  • Agency: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Deadline for proposals: May 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
  • Grant Amount: Planning and Demonstration Grants: expected $100,000 to $5,000,000.
  • Implementation Grants: expected $2,500,000 to $25,000,000.
  • Total Program Available Funding: Up to $993,488,194 for FY 2026 grants
  • Match Required: The federal share may not exceed 80% of total eligible project costs, so applicants generally must provide at least a 20% non-federal match.

Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

    • NOFO Title and Funding Number: Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) — DHS-25-MT-047-00-98.
    • Agency: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Resilience, Hazard Mitigation Directorate, Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division (HMA).
    • Deadline for proposals: July 23, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time
    • Grant Amount: Varies by category. Key caps include up to $20,000,000 federal share per National Competition sub-application, up to $2,000,000 per applicant under the State/Territory Allocation, and up to $1,000,000 per applicant under the State/Territory Building Code Plus-Up. No applicant may receive more than 15% of total available funding across all categories.
    • Total Program Available Funding: $1,000,000,000
    • Match Required: 25% non-federal match (75% federal / 25% non-federal); 10% match for small, impoverished communities; 0% match for qualifying insular area awards when the non-federal share for the entire award is under $200,000.

Unleashing Tribal Energy Development

  • NOFO Title and Funding Number: Unleashing Tribal Energy Development — DEFOA0003548
  • Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
  • Deadline for proposals: July 24, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern Time
  • Grant Amount: Overall award range: $250,000 – $7,500,000
  • Topic Area caps: TA1 up to $7.5M; TA2 up to $1.5M; TA3 up to $2.5M
  • Total Program Available Funding: Approximately $50 million (DOE expects to make ~40 awards)
  • Match Required: TA1: 10% nonfederal cost share TA2 & TA3: 0% cost share

Wetland Program Development Grants

  • NOFO Title and Funding Number: Region 10 Fiscal Year 2025 Wetland Program Development Grants — EPA REG10 WPDG 25.
  • Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10.
  • Deadline for proposals: April 10, 2026
  • Grant Amount: Up to $275,000 per application Total Program Available Funding: Up to $1,857,000 (subject to funding availability).
  • Match Required: Minimum 25% of total project cost. Note: No required Tribal cost share if funds are included in a Performance Partnership Grant (PPG).

National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF)

  • NOFO Title and Funding Number: National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF)
  • Agency: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF); primary federal funding partner: NOAA
  • Deadline for proposals: Pre-Proposal Due: March 31, 2026. Full Proposal (by invite only) Due: June 24, 2026
  • Grant Amount: Average awards: Planning/Design categories ~$100,000–$1,500,000; Restoration Implementation ~$1,000,000–$7,000,000. No maximum specified; request should match project scope.
  • Total Program Available Funding: NA
  • Match Required: Non-federal match is NOT required but encouraged

Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Programs

Title and Funding Number: Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Programs
Agency:   State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Program Overview: The State of Alaska currently has (3) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Grant Programs available for use through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program in Alaska

  • Title: Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program in Alaska
  • Description: This program provides funding for clean and reliable drinking water systems, sanitary sewage disposal, sanitary solid waste disposal, and storm water drainage to households and businesses in eligible rural areas.
  • Eligible Entities: This program assists qualified applicants who are not otherwise able to obtain commercial credit on reasonable terms Including most state and local governmental entities, private nonprofits, federally-recognized tribes.

Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs

  • Title and Number:  PWEAA2023 -FY 2023 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
  • Agency: Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration (EDA)
  • Deadline:  Rolling
  • Grant Amount: The average size of an EAA investment has been approximately $650,000, and as in FY2023, EDA expects to make investments ranging from $150,000 to $2.5 million, and in FY2024 EDA anticipates making similar sized awards, subject to the availability of funding.
  • Match Required:  20 to 50% based on the relative needs of the region. See Table on Page 12 of Notice of Funding Opportunity at:  https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/346815

Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants in Alaska 

  • Title: Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants in Alaska
  • This program helps eligible communities prepare, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water.
  • Eligible Applicants:
    • Rurally located public bodies
    • Nonprofit organizations
    • Federally recognized tribes
  • Applicants must show that a major decline in quantity or quality of water occurred within two years of the date of the application. Grants are also awarded when a significant decline in quality and quantity of water is imminent.
  • Events that qualify as an emergency:
    • Drought or flood
    • Earthquake
    • Tornado or hurricane
    • Disease outbreak
    • Chemical spill, leak or seepage
    • Other disasters
  • NOTE: A federal disaster declaration is not required.

Water Grants

  • Title: Water Grants
  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Grant amount: Unspecified amount
  • Fields of work: Rural Development, Disaster Relief / Humanitarian Aid, Sanitation & Clean Drinking Water
  • Applicant type: Government Entity, Indigenous Group, Nonprofit
  • Funding uses: Project / Program
  • Location of project: United States
  • Location of residency: United States

Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program in Alaska

  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Grant amount: Unspecified amount
  • Fields of work: Waste Management Sanitation & Clean Drinking Water Water Resource Management
  • Applicant type: Government Entity, Indigenous Group, Nonprofit
  • Funding uses: Project / Program, Capital Project
  • Location of project: Alaska
  • Location of residency: Matches: Alaska

Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants in Alaska

  • Deadline: Rolling
  • Grant amount: Up to US $1,000,000
  • Fields of work: Sanitation & Clean Drinking Water
  • Applicant type: Government Entity, Indigenous Group, Nonprofit
  • Funding uses: Project / Program, Capital Project
  • Location of project: Alaska
  • Location of residency: Matches: Alaska

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