Program will impact 50 communities from Ketchikan to Kodiak JUNEAU – Southeast Conference, in a partnership led by Alaska Heat Smart and support from the Alaska Municipal League, will receive millions in federal funding to help families offset the cost of converting from residential oil-heating systems and electric resistance heat to energy-efficient heat pumps in […]
Significant, long-term funding has been secured for the Generations Southeast Prince of Wales (POW) Campus. Under Alaska House Bill (HB) 148, Generations Southeast POW Campus will receive an annual reoccurring commitment of funding through the State of Alaska’s Technical Vocational and Education Program (TVEP) starting in 2025 with a initial award of $1.1MM in 2025. HB […]
Peltola bill would fund grants for VSOs to purchase vehicles WASHINGTON – This month, Representatives Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL), James C. Moylan (R-GU-AL), and Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) introduced the Veteran Service Organization Transportation Act, a bill to empower Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) in highly rural areas to apply for grants to purchase transportation for vets in […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, voted to advance three bills for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025) last week that contain significant investments for Alaska priorities. The measures are for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; Commerce, Science, Justice; and State and Foreign Operations. All three were approved […]