Alaska Delegation Announces Grants and Contracts to Alaska Programs

Press Release

The Alaska Congressional Delegation is pleased to announce the following grants and contracts awarded to communities in the State of Alaska:

Department of the Army:

* $10,000,000 contract to MTNT Energy, Inc, McGrath, Alaska for electrical support services in Afghanistan.

* $9,486,739 contract to G2 Construction, Inc, Fairbanks, Alaska for construction of a railhead operations facility at Joint Base Elmendorf -- Richardson, Alaska.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:

* $3,001,118 HOME program grant to the State of Alaska.

* $2,632,952 Community Development Block grant to the State of Alaska.

* $983,390 Indian Housing Block grant to the Ketchikan Indian Corporation.

* $190,243 Indian Housing Block grant to the Louden Tribal Council.

* $126,757 Emergency Shelter grant to the State of Alaska.

U.S. Department of the Interior:

* $338,982 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to the State of Alaska.

U.S. Department of Transportation:

* $6,000,000 to construct a runway safety area in Cold Bay.

National Science Foundation:

* $40,000 award to the First Alaskans Institute for a project entitled "Strengthening the Sustainability of Alaska Native Communities in a Post -- Oil Economy."

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