Alaska Native communities get grants to reduce energy costs
Associated PressJUNEAU, Alaska — More than 13 Indigenous communities, including seven in Alaska, will split $12 million for energy cost reduction efforts, officials announced. They said the grant funds would help American Indian and Alaska Native communities reduce costs and move toward more sustainable energy production, the Juneau Empire reported. Other Alaska communities receiving grants are the Akiachak Native Community; the Native Village of Kipnuk; the Native Village of Diomede; the Native Village of Noatak and the Northwest Arctic Borough; the Village of Aniak and the Village of Chefornak. American Indian communities in California, Florida, Washington and Colorado were also awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy Policy.
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