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Open — Rolling October 1 through September 30 processing cycleAtlas Opportunity Score 90/100
USDA-RD-GRANTS-RURAL-NATIVE-ALASKAN-VILLAGESAlaskaUSDA Rural DevelopmentGovernmental EntityTribal Government or OrganizationCapital & InfrastructureCommunity Health & Human ServicesPublic Health Infrastructure

USDA Rural Development Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages — Rolling

FundingUSDA states that grant funds may cover up to 75% of eligible project costs. State of Alaska or local contributions must provide at least 25% of project costs. The current USDA program page does not publish one national dollar award ceiling.
DeadlineOpen. Applications are accepted on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle through the applicable USDA Rural Development office. The national page does not state a submission clock time.
Last verifiedSeptember 17, 2026
Required next actionIdentify qualifying rural Alaskan villages or hubs with verified dire sanitation conditions within this federal workflow. Reverify population, median household income, eligible applicant structure, the required 25% state or local contribution, environmental and engineering requirements, forms, appropriations, and local USDA submission mechanics before package production or outreach. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.

Broad Eligibility

Qualifying rural Alaskan villages and the State of Alaska when applying for the benefit of a qualifying rural Alaskan village or hub. The project area must generally have a population of 10,000 or fewer, median household income below 110% of statewide nonmetropolitan household income, and a qualifying dire sanitation condition.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100. Direct rural public health infrastructure fit because the program targets dire sanitation conditions, including recurring waterborne communicable disease and lack of community wide water and sewer service. N9+ Fit Score 0/100 under the published scope; no clinical device or telehealth equipment pathway is established. Dr. Miltie direct applicant/vendor fit 0/100 under the published structure.

USDA Rural Development currently lists Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages as open. Applications are accepted on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle through the applicable USDA Rural Development office.

Purpose and community health fit

This program helps remote Alaskan villages provide safe, reliable drinking water and waste disposal systems for households and businesses. USDA identifies dire sanitation conditions such as recurring waterborne communicable disease, residents hauling water to their homes, hauling human waste from their homes, or reliance on outhouses because no community wide water and sewer system exists.

Eligible applicants and areas

Eligible applicants include qualifying rural Alaskan villages and the State of Alaska when applying for the benefit of a qualifying rural Alaskan village or hub. Projects must serve a rural Alaskan village or hub with a population of 10,000 or fewer and median household income below 110 percent of the statewide nonmetropolitan household income, subject to current USDA eligibility verification.

Funding and match

USDA states that grant funds may pay up to 75 percent of eligible project costs for drinking water or waste disposal services. State of Alaska or local contributions must provide at least 25 percent of project costs. The current USDA program page does not publish one national dollar award ceiling.

Atlas assessment

Atlas Opportunity Score: 90/100. The opportunity has a direct rural public health and sanitation fit because eligibility is tied to dire sanitation conditions and safe water and waste disposal access in remote Alaskan communities.

N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The published federal scope is water and sanitation infrastructure. It does not establish a clinical device, telehealth, or remote examination equipment pathway, so the Nonagon N9+ device and platform should not be positioned under this opportunity absent separate written USDA confirmation for a specific project.

Dr. Miltie direct applicant or vendor fit: 0/100 under the published federal structure. This is an applicant led infrastructure program for qualifying Alaskan communities and the State of Alaska rather than a direct Dr. Miltie federal application or ordinary clinical technology procurement path.

Application controls

Applicants should contact USDA Rural Development in Alaska before preparing an application and must verify village or hub eligibility, population and income thresholds, the qualifying dire sanitation condition, project scope, required 25 percent non federal contribution, environmental and engineering requirements, available appropriations, forms, certifications, and local submission mechanics. The program is governed by 7 CFR Part 1784.

Official source: USDA Rural Development — Grants for Rural and Native Alaskan Villages.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.rd.usda.govAtlas last verified this record September 17, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗