Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program

Rank	Score	Tier	Project name (listed by Tier and then by score)	Grant Amount Approved	Local Match		Total project cost
1	152.8	I	City and Borough of Wrangell: Inner Harbor Replacement	$5,000,000		$7,038,601	$12,038,601
1	131.7	II	City of Kake: Portage Cove Harbor Electrical Upgrades	$420,504	$420,504		$841,008
2	120.3	II	City of Unalaska: Robert Storrs Small Boat Harbor Replacement	$5,000,000	$10,537,126		$15,537,126
3	100.3	II	Petersburg Borough: South Harbor C Float Finger Float Replacement	$617,000	$617,000		$1,234,000
4	98.7	II	Municipality of Anchorage: Ship Creek Boat Launch Repairs Project	$2,149,031	$2,149,031		$4,298,062
5	95.8	II	City of Kodiak: Saint Herman Harbor Moorage Expansion Project	$5,000,000	$11,750,000	$11,250,000	$28,000,000
			Total	$18,186,535	$25,473,661		$61,948,797

FY2026 MUNICIPAL FACILITY HARBOR GRANT PROGRAM
FY2026 Project Scoring Notifications

Rank	Project Name	Score	Tier	Legislative District	Grant Amount Approved	Local Match	Total Project Cost *
1	City of Unalaska: Robert Storrs Harbor A&B Float Replacement	138.7	II	37	$5,000,000	$6,695,000	$14,058,741
**2	City and Borough of Sitka: Eliason Harbor	113.5	II	35	$240,408	$879,392	$1,119,800
**3	City and Borough of Juneau: Aurora Harbor Drive Down Float	101.2	II	33	$1,394,250	$1,394,250	$13,942,502
4	City and Borough of Juneau: Statter Harbor Pile Annode	97.7	II	33	$500,000	$500,000	$1,000,000
FY26 did not receive any appropriations for the Municipal Harbors Facility Grant. Funding was utilized from previous appropriations that were available within the program to award projects. * Reflects funding from other sources ** Awarded Projects					$7,134,658	$9,468,642	$30,121,043

Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program

The State of Alaska is blessed with one of the finest public harbors systems in the country. Our magnificent coastline and bountiful marine resources make our harbors vitally important to Alaskans and our communities.

Purpose

To provide financial assistance to municipal or regional housing authority owned harbor facilities, the Alaska Legislature passed landmark legislation in 2006 establishing a new 50/50 matching grant program called the Harbor Facility Grants Program. This grant program will go a long way towards recapitalizing local government’s harbor infrastructure and furthering the sustainability of Alaska’s public harbor system.

Details

This grant program is funded on an annual basis at the discretion of the Alaska Legislature and consists of two tiers, Tier I and II. The first tier has priority and consists of major maintenance and repair of a harbor facility that was previously owned by the state and now is locally owned. The second tier consists of all other harbor facilities and those harbor facilities which have already received a Tier I grant. A harbor facility may only receive one Tier I grant but is eligible for multiple Tier II grants.

Reference Alaska Statute AS 29.60.800

Contact

dot.harborgrants@alaska.gov