Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., is conducting our 2025 Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Make sure your voice is heard and that your community is represented in this anonymous statewide survey! Survey respondents can opt-in for a chance to receive a $100 gift card once the survey closes. The survey will be open through March 31st. Please share this information …
RurAL CAP’s Alaska Tribal Justice Resource Center is hosting a Tribal Restorative Justice Conference Feb. 18-20 at the BP Energy Center in Anchorage.
The USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants help finance renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements for long-term sustainability of rural small businesses in Alaska. What We Offer In partnership with Information Insights, a consulting firm in Fairbanks, Alaska, RurAL CAP provides free technical assistance for the REAP application process. Whether you are looking to install solar panels, …
Provides down payment assistance for individuals to use with Tribal housing programs and/or other participating lenders (up to 30% or $75,000 max).
Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP) Anchorage Child Development Center will transition from traditional, age-based classrooms to three mixed-age suites for children from 19 months through age 5 starting on Sept. 1, with an informational open house scheduled for Aug. 16. Enrolled families, prospective families, educators, and community members are invited to join us to learn more! August …
RurAL CAP anticipates funding 6-12 projects of up to $6,000 to $16,000 per year, with no match required. The purpose of the Youth Development and Culture Grant Program is to reduce the disproportionate number of minority youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system. Alaska Natives make up approximately 15% of youth ages 12-17 in Alaska while making …
Join us for this year’s exciting youth-led Youth Encouraging Alaskans’ Health (YEAH) Summit at UAA June 3-5! Learn new skills. Make new friends. Have fun with activities–and learn how to inspire youth and others to healthy, tobacco-free lives. Participate and win cool prizes! We have limited travel and lodging scholarships for youth and chaperones from rural communities; so hurry and …
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 29, 2024 — Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP) received a $150,000 grant from KeyBank to support its new Teacher Apprenticeship program, an effort to train and support new educators in attaining required certifications. The goal of the program is to respond to the workforce challenges facing education providers in Alaska and improve the retention of staff …
What is the BIA Home Improvement Assistance Program (HIP)? The BIA Housing Improvement Program is a home repair, renovation, replacement, and new housing grant program for American Indians and Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals and families who have no immediate resource for standard housing and is administrated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and federally recognized Indian Tribes. What can …
Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP), a statewide nonprofit, named Selena Bailey Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Bailey joins RurAL CAP with more than 16 years of experience in the accounting field, where she worked in multiple industries including public accounting, for profit, nonprofit, and publicly traded companies. “We’re grateful to Selena for lending her expertise and passion to …
