Friday, Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) President Julie Kitka testified before the Alaska State Senate Committee on Education in support of legislation that will authorize the Commissioner of Education and Early Development to establish a demonstration project for the creation of state-tribal compact schools. Working in partnership with the Alaska Department of Education and Early […]
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. […]
President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law November 15. The measure provides historic investments into roads, bridges, ports, airports, broadband, ferries, water and wastewater, resilience, and energy projects—modernizing and upgrading the nation’s core infrastructure. AFN commends Senator Lisa Murkowski for her work as a lead author and negotiator of this bipartisan […]
Grant Writing Assistance Hotline: AFN and AML are collaborating to offer tribal governments a free opportunity to talk through the pre-grant application process with an experienced grant writer. Tribal government representatives will be able to discuss their needs and priorities and learn about basic processes to apply for federal grants. If you would like to […]
