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Department of Education-Alaska Native Education Program

Agency/Department
Federal Agency/Bureau
Department of Education
Program Name
Alaska Native Education Program
Authorizing Legislation

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Program Overview

The overall purpose of the Alaska Native Education program is to meet the unique education needs of Alaska Natives and to support supplemental education programs to benefit Alaska Natives. Grantees under the program use their funds for such activities as the development of curricula and education programs that address the education needs of Alaska Native students, and the development and operation of student enrichment programs in science and mathematics. Eligible activities also include professional development for educators, activities carried out through Even Start programs and Head Start programs, family literacy services, and dropout prevention programs.

CFDA

84.356A

Type of Funding

Discretionary 

Link to application site, NOFO, FOA, or Grants.gov (if different from program website above)
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) or Federal Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Type

Initial 

Important Dates (if applicable)

Not Applicable 

FY2023 Appropriations Amount

Total Amount: $44,953,000
Amount Available Towards Broadband (if specified): Not Applicable 

Matching Requirement

No 

Complementary Federal Funding Option

Not Applicable

Broadband-related Program Purpose/Eligible Expenditures
Speed/Technical Requirement for Broadband Infrastructure

Not Applicable 

Criteria for Eligible Recipients

In general, eligible applicants for the Alaska Native Education Program include nonprofit organizations and other educational organizations and/or agencies. Specifically, the following entities are eligible: A) Alaska Native organizations, education entities with experience in developing or operating Alaska Native programs or programs of instruction conducted in Alaska Native languages; B) Cultural and community-based organizations with experience in developing or operating programs to benefit Alaska Natives, and consortia of organizations may apply; C) A state education agency (SEA) or local education agency (LEA) may apply as part of a consortium involving an Alaska Native organization. The consortium may include other eligible applicants.

Grant Beneficiaries (if different from eligible recipients)

Not Applicable 

Programmatic Resources

Not Applicable 

Reporting Requirements

Not Applicable 

Publicly-available programmatic data

Not Applicable 

Contact Information

Erin Sampson
Group Leader, Native Achievement Programs

Almita Reed
Program Manager, Alaska Native Education Program
• OESE.ASKANEP@ed.gov

Additional Information

This is one of a number of Department programs that provides funds that may be used to support broadband access. The allowability of costs is always situation and program specific. For that reason, if you decide to use funds under one of these programs for costs related to broadband access, you must be sure that the use of the funds is, under the specific circumstances of the expenditure and the program authority selected, reasonable and necessary for the purposes of that program, and does not violate other program requirements, such as supplement not supplant, if it applies to program. We also note that, while funds under one of these programs can be used on broadband access, the programs’ purpose is not primarily focused on that issue.

Updated

April 2023 

Funding Guide