JUNEAU, AK (December 21, 2021) – The application period for the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s (Tlingit & Haida) first round of small business support under the Rescue Small Business Relief program will close on December 31, 2021 at 4:30 PM (AKST). The program launched in September and provides […]
(Anchorage) – Governor Mike Dunleavy Friday announced that $2.1 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds have been awarded to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) College of Health to increase the school’s capacity to train registered nurses. Alaska was experiencing a nursing shortage even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The field of health education […]
AFN’s virtual Annual Convention was held on Monday and Tuesday, December 13 and 14. AFN wishes to thank the dozens of presenters, hundreds of AFN delegates, thousands of participants, Convention sponsors and exhibitors for making our 2021 AFN Convention a huge success. Quyana! Congratulations to Ana Hoffman for her reelection as Co-Chair for another term. […]
First of five rounds, airports to submit projects WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award an estimated $80.1 million to Alaska’s 235 airports from funding made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The money can be invested in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit […]