The Muktuk Marston Foundation Grants 2026, listed through The Alaska Community Foundation, support projects, internships, and organizations whose work primarily benefits Alaska Natives residing west of the 156th Meridian. Supported purposes include charitable, literary, educational, and scientific work, along with projects promoting subsistence food security.
Funding: The Marston Foundation Fund grants approximately $30,000 total in projects per year. The current Alaska Community Foundation opportunity page does not publish a per-award maximum, so Atlas does not treat the full annual amount as an individual award ceiling.
Deadline: The current ACF opportunity page states December 1, 2026 at “Midnight”. ACF does not publish a timezone for this deadline, and the word “midnight” can be operationally ambiguous. Applicants should submit well before the end of December 1 Alaska time rather than relying on an inferred timezone or portal cutoff.
Eligibility: ACF Standard Eligibility Requirements apply, plus the project must primarily benefit Alaska Natives residing west of the 156th Meridian. Standard eligible classes include qualifying 501(c)(3) public charities, fiscally sponsored applicants, Tribes and Tribal entities, K-12 schools, city governments and boroughs, collaborations of nonprofit and public agencies, and other entities with a designated charitable purpose serving Alaska. Additional program restrictions may apply.
Project period: Proposed projects must start no earlier than January 1, 2027 and end no later than December 31, 2027.
Match and eligible costs: Atlas found no mandatory match or cost-share requirement stated in the current opportunity page, external application, or ACF Standard Eligibility Requirements. ACF standard rules exclude pre-award reimbursement, lobbying/electioneering, endowment building, construction projects, and purchase of real property. Medical equipment, telehealth devices, remote-exam technology, and similar healthcare technology are not expressly addressed on the controlling Muktuk Marston materials reviewed, so those costs should be confirmed before they are placed in an applicant budget.
Application: The Muktuk Marston Foundation Fund uses an external grant process published by ACF. The current application requires organization and EIN information, executive-director and application contacts, the request amount, a one-sentence project summary, project need and intent, project description and timeline, and a budget spreadsheet with narrative descriptions of each cost. If other funding sources will be used, the application asks applicants to identify them.
Contacts: Program inquiries may be directed to The Marston Foundation at grants@marstonfoundation.org. General ACF grants support is available at grants@alaskacf.org or 907-334-6700.
Applicant fit: This charitable grant primarily supports Alaska Native residents west of the 156th Meridian through eligible education, food security, scientific, and other community-benefit projects. It is not a technology procurement opportunity. Eligible Alaska Native-serving nonprofits, Tribal entities, schools, and public agencies should confirm that their specific project, costs, and beneficiaries satisfy the foundation’s requirements before applying.
Controlling sources: Alaska Community Foundation Grant Opportunities page: https://alaskacf.org/grants/. Muktuk Marston Foundation Fund external application: https://alaskacf.org/muktuk-marston-foundation-fund-application/. ACF Standard Eligibility Requirements: https://alaskacf.org/standard-grant-eligibility-requirements/.