April 27th, 1920
HUD Awards $15.9 Million to Four Alaska, Idaho and Washington Tribes/Tribal Housing Entities for Affordable Housing
Across the country HUD is competitively awarding more than $90 million to 24 Tribes and Tribal Housing Entities that will support the construction of approximately 350 new housing units. WASHINGTON— The Hydaburg Cooperative Association and Tagiugmiullu Nunamiulla Housing Authority in Alaska, the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho and the Mucvkleshoot Housing Authority in Washington are among 24 Tribes and Tribally-designated Housing Entities awarded over $9 million today by the U.S. Department of Housing […]
Trump Plan to Open National Forests to Oil and Gas Drilling Rebuked as Attack on Biodiversity and Indigenous Lands
“The administration really outdid itself with a proposal that has the Forest Service walking away from managing our national forests while closing the door on public oversight.” Defenders of wildlife and biodiversity on Tuesday decried a proposal released by President Donald Trump’s Department of Agriculture that would sharply curtail the U.S. Forest Service’s ability to weigh in […]
UAA helps Anchorage build workforce capacity
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed Alaskans’ lives and impacted our economy in ways we never could have imagined, leaving many people unemployed and struggling financially. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development reports Alaska’s job count was down 12.2% in May from the same month last year, a loss of more than 42,000 […]