Community Projects

Project Title: Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Disaster Mitigation -- Flood Resilience on the Mendenhall River
Requestor: City and Borough of Juneau
Address: 155 Heritage Way Juneau, Alaska 99801
Amount Requested: $3,745,500
Description of the Project: In August 2024, a catastrophic glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) from Suicide Basin released 16 billion gallons of water into the Mendenhall River, causing nearly 16-foot river levels and widespread destruction. Over 290 homes and vital infrastructure were damaged, forcing evacuations in the middle of the night.
This project would help protect against future GLOF events by funding engineering, bank stabilization, site preparation, and two additional miles of flood barriers along the Mendenhall River. The protective measures will safeguard critical facilities, including senior housing, a medical center, a post office, an elementary school, affordable housing, businesses, and the community's primary wastewater treatment plant.
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Project Title: Homer A-Frame Water Transmission Main Replacement
Requestor: The City of Homer
Address: 491 E. Pioneer Avenue Homer, Alaska 99603
Amount Requested: $937,868
Description: This project would complete construction design, replace and anchor a 1,200-foot section of 58-year-old cast iron water supply line, which is brittle, corroded and situated near a 52-degree landslide-susceptible slope with new earthquake-resistant HDPE pipe to prevent catastrophic failures and water quality issues.
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Project Title: Wrangell Public Safety Building & Emergency Operations Center Rehabilitation
Requestor: City and Borough of Wrangell
Address: P.O. Box 531 Wrangell, Alaska 99929
Amount Requested: $2,438,000
Description: This project would rehabilitate Wrangell's aging and failing Public Safety Building so that there is an adequate and critical operational facility to enable emergency first responders and public safety officers to effectively serve the community.
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Project Title: Districtwide Fire System Repair and Replacement
Requestor: Northwest Arctic Borough School District
Address: 776 Third Street Kotzebue, Alaska 99752
Amount Requested: $847,568
Description: This project would replace outdated and obsolete fire alarm and suppression systems at six of the district's 12 schools: Ambler, Aqqaluk (Noorvik), Buckland, June Nelson Elementary, Kotzebue Middle High, and Shungnak. These schools serve 1,199 of the district's 2,009 students and cover over 326,000 square feet of educational space.
Existing systems are past their life expectancy, with scarce replacement parts and few qualified technicians. Modern fire systems are critical for providing life-saving warnings and fire suppression, protecting both students and school facilities.
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Project Title: Modernization of Aged Boat Harbor
Requestor: City of Ouzinkie
Address: P.O. Box 109 Ouzinkie, AK 99644
Amount Requested: $1,100,000
Description: This project will enhance the safety, accessibility, and functionality of the Ouzinkie Boat Harbor. The proposed improvements include repairs and maintenance to the harbor's aging infrastructure, the construction of a small loading/unloading dock, a subsistence processing station for hunters and fishermen, and accessible restroom facilities for harbor and ferry users. The cost to operate and maintain the Alaska Marine Highway Dock and Ouzinkie Boat Harbor can not be sustained by the limited Boat Harbor and dock fees.
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Project Title: Port of Alaska Modernization Program Electric Substation
Requestor: Don Young Port of Alaska
Address: 1871 Anchorage Port Road Anchorage, AK 99501
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Description: The PAMP electric substation project will design and construct electric infrastructure and emergency electricity generation equipment to power Don Young Port of Alaska's (PoA) cargo terminals. The project will improve PoA power system reliability and resilience and improve cargo handling safety and economics. The PAMP electric substation project will modernize and expand PoA power systems and support uninterrupted cargo operations during and after PAMP T1 construction. It will ultimately power PoA's new cargo terminal operations, including three new dock cranes.
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Project Title: St. Hermans Harbor Infrastructure
Requestor: City of Kodiak
Address: 710 Mill Bay Road Kodiak, AK 99615
Amount Requested: $10,000,000
Description: St. Hermans Harbor was built by the State of Alaska in 1982 and has been a vital facility for Kodiak's large and diverse commercial fishing fleet for over 40 years. The State of Alaska turned St. Hermans Harbor over to the City of Kodiak in 1999. The facility provides safe moorage for more than 400 vessels from all over Alaska and the West Coast. With the exception of a few minor upgrades over the years, the original float system is beyond its useful life and is in need of replacement. The float system is starting to fail. The harbor is over-crowded and has a waiting list. The City's waterfront received heavy demand from growing numbers of fishing and recreational vessels, as well as visiting tourist vessels. Cruise Ship traffic continues to grow and will hit record levels this year. The project would benefit the entire population of the City & Island as well as thousands of annual visitors.
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Project Title: Banana Point Landing Upgrades
Requestor: Petersburg Borough
Address: 12 South Nordic Drive, Petersburg, AK 99833
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Description: Improvements to the Banana Point Landing facilities and floating breakwater system to improve waterborne transportation of goods and passengers between Petersburg and other island communities in Southeast Alaska. As an island community, transportation for people, goods and services is heavily reliant on water transportation. The Petersburg Borough Assembly has prioritized several marine access improvement projects to facilitate growth in our local economy and support for the residents, with upgrades at the Banana Point Landing its top maritime infrastructure priority.
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Project Title: Native Village of Chenega Harbor Breakwater
Requestor: Native Village of Chenega
Address: 3000 C Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Amount Requested: $2,824,730
Description: The Native Village of Chenega (NVC) seeks to construct a wave attenuation breakwater, designed to protect an estimated 2,000 feet of shoreline. Safeguarding Chenega's coastal shoreline and harbor is essential for the community's long-term viability, including, by supporting the commercial fishing fleet. The use of wave attenuators is effective at dramatically reducing waves' force and neutralizing surface energy. A wave attenuation system consists of a series of floats connected to the seabed which take the tops of waves as they enter the area. The wave attenuators are water-ballasted high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pontoons with 36 inches diameter foam-filled HDPE boom. The wave attenuators will be supported using pilings where the pontoons will be allowed to move up or down with tidal changes.
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Project Title: Marydale Avenue Improvements
Requestor: City of Soldotna
Address: 177 North Birch Street, Soldotna, AK 99669
Amount Requested: $3,900,000
Description: Upgrades a heavily used regional transportation corridor that provides essential access to health care, education, government services, and commerce for residents across the central Kenai Peninsula---improving safety, accessibility, and efficiency while reducing long-term maintenance costs for the City of Soldotna.
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Project Title: City of Unalaska - Captains Bay Road
Requestor: City of Unalaska
Address: 43 Raven Way, Unalaska, AK 99685
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Description: Captains Bay Road would be rebuilt and paved, connecting the City of Unalaska to several of its largest businesses and employers. The project would greatly improve transportation access to the seafood processing plants on Captains Bay Road as well as improve the safety of shipping containers being moved by truck to be ready for vessel cargo shipment.
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Project Title: Homer Port FREIGHT: Critical Float System Replacement
Requestor: City of Homer
Address: 491 East Pioneer Avenue, Homer, AK 99603
Amount Requested: $552,000
Description: A 2022 report identified major safety, and reliability risks due to water infiltration, low freeboard, and severe corrosion. Despite maintenance, they are beyond life expectancy, with condemned sections and load restrictions. Continued degradation of current float systems, without replacement, would harm fishermen's livelihoods, freight schedules, and emergency medical access.
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Project Title: Gary Paxton Industrial Park Marine Haul Out Facility -- Uplands Development
Requestor: City and Borough of Sitka
Address: 100 Lincoln Street, Sitka, AK 99835
Amount Requested: $5,777,493
Description: The project would develop a 150-ton haul out facility, which has the capacity of hauling out a majority of the vessels in the Sitka Fleet. The project directly benefits the constituents of Alaska by strengthening local infrastructure, protecting maritime jobs, and ensuring that Alaska's fishing fleet---one of the largest and most productive in the nation---can remain competitive and operational within the state.
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Project Title: Unalaska Coastal Erosion Control Project -- General Investigations
Requestor: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Address: 2204 3rd Street, JBER, Alaska 99506.
Amount Requested: $500,000
Description: Initiates critical Corps-led investigations into coastal erosion that threatens Unalaska's public infrastructure, including access to its airport, ensuring the safety of residents, protecting vital transportation routes, and preventing far greater emergency costs through proactive mitigation in a vulnerable and strategically important coastal community.
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Project Title: Nome - Arctic Deep Draft Port
Requestor: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Address: 2204 3rd Street, JBER, Alaska 99506.
Amount Requested: $200,000,000
Description: Establishes the first deep-draft port in the U.S. Arctic, advancing national security priorities, lowering the cost of delivering essential goods to remote Arctic and sub-Arctic communities, and creating long-term economic development opportunities in a strategically vital region experiencing rapid geopolitical change.
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