Denali Commission

"In Alaska, President Obama designated the Denali Commission as the lead Federal point of contact for Alaska Native coastal villages affected by coastal erosion, flooding, and related problems driven by climate change. The Commission hosts the first-ever catalog of grants and technical assistance available to Alaska Native villages. To build capacity in rural villages, the Commission is transforming the catalog to make it more accessible for village administrators and has funded project managers or project coordinators in each of the four most imminently threatened communities.

In addition, DOI provided the State of Alaska with financial support to continue its efforts to coordinate resources and expand the scope of the Village Planning Committees, which brought Federal, state, local, and tribal governments together with nonprofits and the private sector. 

At its first meeting on February 20, 2015, the Arctic Executive Steering Committee established under Executive Order 13689, Enhancing Coordination of National Efforts in the Arctic, created an interagency Community Resilience Working Group to coordinate the Federal response to these threats. Pursuant to the group’s recommendations, the President in September 2015 designated the Denali Commission, an independent Federal agency, as the lead Federal point of contact for affected villages.”

Phone: (907) 271-1414

Sectors:

• Coastal
• Cultural resources