WASHINGTON – Wednesday, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), announced that six coastal communities in Alaska will receive more than $104 million in investments this year for critical port and maritime infrastructure. These grants, funded by both annual appropriations and the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs […]
Funding will strengthen NOAA’s Climate-Ready Coasts initiative Friday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department of Commerce and NOAA have recommended $78.9 million for projects in Alaska to make the state’s coast more resilient to climate change and other coastal hazards. The awards are being made under the Biden Administration’s Climate Resilience Regional […]
WASHINGTON – Friday, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) submitted Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding requests for Alaska’s At-Large district, seeking to secure nearly $60.2 million in diverse and much-needed projects for the state. “Alaska’s needs are vast and unique, from the Mat-Su to Kotzebue. I’m proud to support solutions that are as big and […]
WASHINGTON – Monday, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) announced a total of $124.9 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding for the Alaska Energy Authority and the Tanana Chiefs Conference to fund and operationalize new solar energy projects in the state. “Investing in energy projects across the board–solar, wind, hydro and more–lowers utility bills for Alaska families […]