Strengthening Alaska’s Military

Murkowski is dedicated to supporting Alaska’s active duty servicemembers, veterans, their families, and the military’s mission in our state. Between programmatic and CDS requests, Alaska will see $273.2 million in funding for military construction projects.

One of the central programmatic wins that Murkowski secured for Alaska’s military was $107.5 million for the runway expansion at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, enhancing global mobility of military aircrafts and increasing America’s air dominance.

Murkowski also ensured funding for mental health, women’s veteran healthcare, and increased rural telehealth access would be part of this package. She secured the following CDS allocations to support Alaska’s military infrastructure, bolstering capabilities while enhancing base infrastructure:

• Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: $7 million for the ADAL Alert Crew Facility Hangar 18.
• Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: $6.1 million for a Precision Guided Munitions (PGM) Complex.
• Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: $2 million for a HC-130J Simulator Facility.
• Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: $18.1 million for a JBER Combat Alert Cell.
• Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: $8.8 million for a sand storage facility.
• Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson: $5.6 million for the North Campus Electrical Loop.
• Fort Wainwright: $7.9 million for a Soldier Performance Readiness Center (SPRC).
• Eielson Air Force Base: $25 million for an Air Guard AMC Standard Dual Bay Hangar.
• Eielson Air Force Base: $13.5 million for the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) Ops Facility.
• Eielson Air Force Base: $1.7 million for the Eielson Fire Station.
• Eielson Air Force Base: $9.5 million for a Permanent Party dormitory.
• Eielson Air Force Base: $3 million for the Eielson Joint Mobility Center Expansion.
• Eielson Air Force Base: $6.9 million for a cryogenics facility.
• Eielson Air Force Base: $1.5 million for a coal thaw shed addition.
• Eielson Air Force Base: $15.1 million for the Eielson Consolidated Munitions Complex.

Expanding Housing, Childcare, and Community Development Access

Murkowski listened to the needs of Alaskans and worked to bring home funding for housing and childcare facilities in the state. She also focused on protecting Alaska’s diverse history and landmarks—from the Iditarod Trail to Native languages, Murkowski is working to ensure future generations have access to our state’s rich history.

Murkowski is also delivering critically-needed housing and childcare opportunities for communities across Alaska through the following CDS projects, which range from improving access to housing for elders in rural communities to establishing housing for public safety officials and renovating and building childcare facilities:

• Statewide: $3.3 million for the Alaska Department of Public Safety to establish rural public safety housing.
• Togiak: $3.43 million for the Bristol Bay Housing Authority to provide housing for foster care families.
• North Pole: $2.5 million for the City of North Pole to support utility lines for affordable housing.
• Valdez: $3 million for the City of Valdez to renovate a childcare building.
• Anchorage: $4 million for the Cook Inlet Housing Authority to construct affordable elder housing.
• Gakona: $2.06 million for the Copper Valley Development Association to build a secure facility for victims and itinerant professionals.
• Fairbanks: $1 million for Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services to rehabilitate rental units.
• Craig: $373,000 for Helping Ourselves Prevent Emergencies (HOPE) to remodel the HOPE office and housing units.
• Utqiagvik: $2 million for the Arctic Slope Native Association to complete an 18-unit building for medical staff.
• Juneau: $2 million for the Juneau Housing First Collaborative for the Glory Hall//Forget-Me-Not-Manor.
• Sitka: $2.17 million for the Sitka Community Development Corporation to build an apartment complex.
• Kokhanok, Nondalton, and McGrath: $2 million for the Southcentral Foundation to construct rural health care workforce housing.
• Yakutat: $2.016 million for the Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority to modernize affordable housing.
• Fairbanks: $5.6 million for the University of Alaska System to build a childcare facility.
• Fairbanks: $1.5 million for the University of Alaska System to create the Troth Yeddha’ indigenous studies center.
• Talkeetna: $5 million for the Upper Susitna Seniors to expand the Upper Susitna Senior Center.
• Bethel: $3 million for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation to construct employee housing.
• Anchorage: $1.5 million for the Mountain View Community Resource Center. 
• Anchorage: $1 million for the Anchorage Community Land Trust to construct a shared commercial kitchen facility.

• Anchorage: $631,000 for the Alaska Native Heritage Center for Lach’qu Sukdu Research Program.
• Talkeetna: $500,000 for the Talkeetna Historical Society for rehabilitation and support efforts to preserve history for future generations.
• Nenana: $500,000 for repairs of the SS Nenana, the last remaining sternwheeler in Alaska. The SS Nenana is on the National Register of Historic Places and a National Historic Landmark.
• Unalaska: $210,000 to prevent the further loss of Native languages by providing the opportunity for Tribes to receive funding to document and revitalize languages that are at risk of disappearing because of a declining native-speaker population.

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