Anchorage, AK—Wednesday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTAI) announced its latest round of Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) awards. Leading the list of awardees, in terms of grant amount and consortium size, was the Alaska Federation of Natives, who secured a $35.1 million use and adoption TBCP award for its 74 consortium members. “The […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program was awarded $5 million to expand its full-time Acceleration Academy component to three more Alaska communities. Currently operating in Anchorage, Bethel and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Acceleration Academy will become available to students in Dillingham, Kotzebue and Juneau in fall 2022. A residential component will be […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Veteran Iditarod competitor Brent Sass (bib #27), of Eureka, Alaska, was the first musher to reach the Unalakleet checkpoint at 11:32 p.m. today with 12 dogs, winning the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award. This award was first presented in 1987. Ryan Air began sponsoring the award in 2019. The award consists of […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Veteran Iditarod musher Brent Sass (bib #27) of Eureka, Alaska, is the first to arrive at the Kaltag checkpoint at 2:36 a.m. with 12 dogs in harness. In doing so Sass, claims the BBNC Fish First Award consisting of 25 pounds of fresh Bristol Bay salmon filets, $2,000 and a wood burned art piece […]