Grantee Profile

Alaska Village Initiatives

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4 Grants
$66,575 Total Awarded
2020 - 2024 Years

Awarded Grants

2024

Expanding Food Security in Yakutat and Hoonah

2024 Expanding Food Security in Yakutat and Hoonah

$28,000
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Community Partners

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe

Funding Area

Description

The projects aim to increase job opportunities and improve food security in two isolated villages in Southeast Alaska. These initiatives complement existing efforts to supply fresh, locally grown produce, eliminating the need for expensive transportation in communities without road access. This will make food more affordable and fresher.

2023

The Amazing Ag-in-a-Box Traveling Classroom

2023 The Amazing Ag-in-a-Box Traveling Classroom

$28,000
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Community Partners

Inter-Tribal

Funding Area

Description

AVI’s programmatic activities seek to create subsistence agriculture through hands-on workshops while utilizing our new television studio and podcasts to deliver business and financial curricula. AVI focuses on increasing subsistence farming while addressing food security and economic opportunities while changing the paradigm of the high cost of transportation of food.

2020

COVID-19 Response

2020 COVID-19 Response

$10,000
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Funding Area

Description

COVID-19 Response