Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages

Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages accepts rolling applications as of 2026, per U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture , USDA Rural Development

Eligibility requirements

Confirm all requirements on the official listing before applying.

Where
Alaska

Details from the funder

Rural Alaskan villages or the State of Alaska for the benefit of a rural Alaskan village or hub, subject to 7 CFR 1784.8. The project must serve a village or hub with 10,000 or fewer residents and median household income below 110% of the statewide nonmetropolitan household income using the latest Census data. Funds must remedy a dire sanitation condition, such as recurring waterborne communicable disease or residents hauling water or human waste, or using outhouses because no community-wide water and sewer system exists. The State of Alaska or local contributions must provide at least 25% of project costs. This is not a direct award to an individual business.

About this grant

Grants pay up to 75% of project costs for safe drinking-water or waste-disposal services in remote Alaskan villages and hubs. Start through the local USDA Rural Development office. The official page does not state a national dollar award limit.

Grant details

Match required
Yes. See the funder’s matching requirements.

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