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Three Alaska National Guard wetland surveys go out to bid, with proposals due Sept. 21
The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs wants wetland delineation surveys at Army National Guard aviation facilities in Kotzebue, Bethel and Nome, covering about 1.7, 11 and 4.57 acres. Proposals on all three are due 2 p.m. Alaska time Sept. 21.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Golden Valley is still getting paid for a storm from Christmas 2021
FEMA committed another $1.36 million toward Golden Valley Electric Association's repairs from the Christmas 2021 Interior windstorm, nearly five years later.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Alaska has spent a fifth of its open federal disaster money, with six weeks on the clock
Alaska holds $357.7 million in open federal disaster grants with 21.7% paid out, and all eleven are currently written to expire on Sept. 30.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Nearly four years on, Alaska has been paid 15 percent of Merbok's $90.9 million
Nearly four years after Typhoon Merbok, only 15% of FEMA's rebuild money for western Alaska has been paid out, as the Sept. 30 deadline nears and projects risk losing money.
by Lucas Brown1mo ago3 min read
Alaska stands up a new office to coordinate military affairs
Gov. Dunleavy created the Alaska Military Affairs Office to coordinate defense matters and pursue federal funding, backed by a Pentagon OLDCC grant of undisclosed size.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
A Plan to Reopen Rural Alaska's Armories — On Paper
Sen. Dan Sullivan's Alaska National Guard Rural Community Revival Act passed the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday as part of the FY 2027 NDAA, directing the Pentagon to plan the reopening of rural armories shuttered in the 1990s — with direct stakes for Western Alaska Native communities.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read