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AFN Navigation Program helps Alaska Natives apply for post-pandemic grants
10/21/2022 8:23:00 AM Alaska tribes tribal organizations and Alaska Native Corporations all have the opportunity to apply for post-pandemic infrastructure grants
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“This is a great opportunity with the funding for the tribes to be connected by Wi-fi, internet, access to healthcare, access to education, access to funding,” said Regional Navigator for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Mary Kenick. Alaska tribes tribal organizations and Alaska Native Corporations all have the opportunity to apply for post-pandemic infrastructure grants “We’re tracking all of the major post-pandemic legislation, in addition to the regular appropriation spending bills,” Navigator Program Manager Nicole Borromeo said.“We are then analyzing those programs for applicability. When eligibility is determined, we then contact the tribes, tribal organizations, native corporations and we then let them know that there is a grant opportunity out there.” Messages from the federal government do not always reach rural Alaskans. These are places that might not have reliable internet, or internet that’s readily available. Some communities are still trying to recover from the storms that hit Western Alaska last month, as well as the challenges that come with winter. Read more:
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It’s giving native communities an opportunity that is once in a life time, and the AFN Navigator Program is here to help.Joel Isaak, the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development’s tribal liaison, spoke about the law at the Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage on Monday.Compact agreements would allow tribes to develop their own K-12 curriculum, independent of an existing school district.Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A conference room in the Egan Center in downtown Anchorage was jam-packed on Wednesday, with even more people sitting alongside the walls. “We’re tracking all of the major post-pandemic legislation, in addition to the regular appropriation spending bills,” Navigator Program Manager Nicole Borromeo said. “We are then analyzing those programs for applicability. “It’s a partnership. When eligibility is determined, we then contact the tribes, tribal organizations, native corporations and we then let them know that there is a grant opportunity out there. “It’s a partnership.” Messages from the federal government do not always reach rural Alaskans.” That process will start with a pilot program where tribes will receive grants to establish new schools and offer input on future legislation that could make state-tribal schools more widespread. These are places that might not have reliable internet, or internet that’s readily available. Some of those speeches included discussion about broadband and infrastructure. Some communities are still trying to recover from the storms that hit Western Alaska last month, as well as the challenges that come with winter. “Generally, it’s difficult to be able to get all the tribes in the state to sit down, like, ‘How are we going to draft this?,’” he said. Isaak said that makes this process unique. That’s where Borroemeo and her team of Navigators come in. “This is a great opportunity with the funding for the tribes to be connected by Wi-fi, internet, access to healthcare, access to education, access to funding,” said Regional Navigator for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Mary Kenick.” Isaak asked attendees to share how they would measure a school’s success. Even when there are eligible recipients for grants, it can be hard to contact those in rural areas.” Isaak asked attendees to share how they would measure a school’s success. “We have to be able to keep calling and keep emailing, because we understand that Tribal Administrators are also the basketball coach, and they might open and run the general store, and that they have a family of their own,” Borromeo said. She said enthusiasm from both students and parents was valuable. We’re not improving communities,” Peterson said. Navigators are even able to travel to some tribes to help them to apply for the needed programs. “We continue to see certain tribes not applying for programs over and over again, and we have the time in this cycle to really deploy our navigators to those regions,” Borromeo said. Attendees also discussed the importance of language preservation at future schools. “We’re measuring our success right now by kids being happy, wanting to be in school, and parents giving nothing but positive feedback,” Twitchell said. Through doing this, they can build relationships with tribal members and tribal administrators in order to be included in the programs that provide post-pandemic recovery assistance into the future. “It brings resources back to the communities that need them the most,” Kenick said. It’s scheduled for Friday at 2:55 p. “Without our assistance, most of the communities would not be aware of the funding opportunities,” Borromeo said. It’s scheduled for Friday at 2:55 p. “Unity is more than a tagline, more than a theme. The program says this year’s offerings include additional one-time funding, and there’s a variety of different grants that the tribes are able to apply for.. Its all-in an effort to bring that funding back home where it’s needed and to get those in need back on their feet. “It will open up a lot of doors,” Kenick said. KTOO collaborates with partners across the state to cover important news and to share stories with our audiences. More information about the Navigator program can be found on the .