Alaska Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program

The Alaska Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program provides vital financial assistance for municipal or regional housing authority-owned harbors, enhancing local infrastructure and sustainability. Established in 2006, this 50/50 matching grant program prioritizes major repairs for previously state-owned facilities while allowing for additional support for other harbor facilities. The program is funded annually at the Alaska Legislature's discretion, ensuring continued investment in Alaska's essential public harbor system.

The State of Alaska is blessed with one of the finest public harbors systems in the country.
Purpose
To provide financial assistance to municipal or regional housing authority owned harbor facilities, the Alaska Legislature passed landmark legislation in 2006 establishing a new 50/50 matching grant program called the Harbor Facility Grants Program. This grant program will go a long way towards recapitalizing local government’s harbor infrastructure and furthering the sustainability of Alaska’s public harbor system.
Details
This grant program is funded on an annual basis at the discretion of the Alaska Legislature and consists of two tiers, Tier I and II. The first tier has priority and consists of major maintenance and repair of a harbor facility that was previously owned by the state and now is locally owned. The second tier consists of all other harbor facilities and those harbor facilities which have already received a Tier I grant. A harbor facility may only receive one Tier I grant but is eligible for multiple Tier II grants.