Alaska CDBG-DR Typhoon Merbok — Planning and Coordination Recovery Program

Alaska DCCED/DCRA has announced $5,773,950 for Typhoon Merbok Planning and Coordination Recovery projects in designated Most Impacted and Distressed areas. Awards are generally capped at $100,000, with case-by-case exceptions. The program is open through January 16, 2030 or until budgeted funds are expended and eligible participants complete project closeout.

Funding$5,773,950 total program funding. Awards are capped at $100,000, with exceptions considered case by case.

DeadlineOpen December 16, 2025 through January 16, 2030, or until all budgeted funds have been expended and all eligible participants have completed project closeout. No exact clock time or time zone is stated in the September 4, 2026 program announcement.

Last verifiedSeptember 25, 2026

Required next actionEligible MID-area regional entities, Tribes, Tribal organizations, regional nonprofits, housing authorities, Alaska Native organizations, councils of governments, boroughs, cities, and local governments should define a priority planning or coordination project and submit it through the official CDBG-DR Information Form. Verify current DCRA requirements and any project-specific federal conditions before advancing a full package.

Broad Eligibility

Regional entities, federally recognized Tribes, Tribal organizations, regional nonprofit organizations, regional housing authorities, Alaska Native organizations, councils of governments, boroughs, cities, and other units of local government serving Typhoon Merbok Most Impacted and Distressed communities in the Bering Strait, Lower Yukon, Kashunamiut, Lower Kuskokwim, Yupiit, and Pribilof Islands REAAs.

Atlas Analysis

The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Community and Regional Affairs (DCRA), is accepting priority-project information for the CDBG-DR Typhoon Merbok Planning and Coordination Recovery Program.

Program funding: $5,773,950 total. Awards are capped at $100,000, with exceptions considered case by case.

Availability: the program is open from December 16, 2025 through January 16, 2030, or until all budgeted funds have been expended and all eligible participants have completed project closeout. No fixed clock-time deadline is stated in the September 4, 2026 program announcement.

Geographic focus: projects must benefit communities in HUD-identified or State-identified Most Impacted and Distressed areas associated with Typhoon Merbok, including the Bering Strait, Lower Yukon, Kashunamiut, Lower Kuskokwim, Yupiit, and Pribilof Islands REAAs.

Eligible awardees: regional entities such as Kawerak, AVCP and APIA; federally recognized Tribes; Tribal organizations; regional nonprofits; regional housing authorities; Alaska Native organizations; councils of governments; boroughs; cities; and other units of local government serving eligible MID communities.

Eligible activities: hazard mitigation plans, comprehensive and community development plans, functional plans, housing relocation and protect-in-place assessments, flood and erosion control assessments, geotechnical studies for proposed projects, small-community emergency response plans, food-security planning, planning for new facilities, surveying, mapping, feasibility studies, policy planning, management, and capacity-building activities.

Current intake method: interested entities are directed by DCRA to submit priority-project information through the official CDBG-DR Information Form. Applicants should rely on current DCRA program guidance and federal CDBG-DR requirements before committing project costs or representations.

Atlas fit: strong rural, Tribal, local-government, housing, emergency-planning, and community-resilience relevance. No defensible N9+ or QC Healthcare direct-vendor pathway is established from the controlling program announcement.