Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program

FY2024 MUNICIPAL FACILITY HARBOR GRANT PROGRAM REVIEW RESULTS

The DOT&PF, Alaska Waterways Program, Ports and Harbors received three harbor project proposals for the FY2024 grant cycle, which were scored and ranked on December 12, 2022.

Additionally, Stephen Ribuffo, Director of the Port of Alaska for the Municipality of Anchorage and member of the Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators (AAHPS), was selected to fill a new Public Seat on the Harbor Project Evaluation Committee (PEC).

We appreciate his commitment to the program and his assistance during committee review of harbor grant project proposals.

The ranking and score of the FY2023 Municipal Facility Harbor Grants Program is listed below:

Rank	Score	Tier	Project name	Grant Amount Requested	Local Match	2023 ICAP - 6.87%	Total Project Cost
1	187.8	I	City of Wrangell Meyer's Chuck	$1,092,138.06	$1,092,138.06	$150,059.77	$2,334,335.89
1	117.7	II	City of Whittier Boat Harbor	$4,500,000.00	$4,500,000.00	$618,300.00	$9,618,300.00
2	85.3	II	City & Borough of Sitka Fisherman's Float	$2,644,677.00	$2,644,677.00	$363,378.62	$5,652,732.62
			TOTAL	$8,236,815	$8,236,815	$1,131,738	$17,605,369

We would like to thank all of the FY2024 applicants for their efforts and hard work!

NOTICE OF FY2023 GRANT AWARDS

The Governor's Budget for 2022-2023 has passed! Under the Governor's enacted budget for SFY2023, $16,432,195 has been allocated to the DOT Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program and $3,587,000 of the SFY2023 capital budget request was vetoed. The DOT Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program is able to award both Tier I grants and the three (3) highest ranking of the five (5) applicants for Tier II. Congratulations to all of the Awardees this year, and thank you to all of the Applicants who applied!

Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program
Notice of Grant Awards

Rank	Score	Tier	Project Name (Listed by Tier and Score)	Grant Funds Requested	Project Awarded Yes/No	Grant Funds Approved
1	241.8	I	City of Valdez - Small Boat Harbor Reconstruction	$5,000,000	Yes	$5,000,000
2	239.2	I	City of Yakutat - Small Boat Harbor Replacement	$3,667,302	Yes	$3,667,302
1	134.2	II	AEB/City of Sand Point - Float A	$4,125,000	Yes	$4,125,000
2	119.4	II	City & Borough of Juneau - Aurora Harbor PH3	$2,000,000	Yes	$2,000,000
3	106.8	II	City of Homer - Homer Harbor Cathodes	$366,000	Yes	$366,000
4	94.2	II	City & Borough of Sitka - Fisherman's Working Float	$2,077,775	No	$0
5	89.6	II	Muni. of Anch., Port of AK - Ship Creek Boat Launch	$2,783,112	No	$0
		Total of selected projects		$20,019,189
		Governor’s Veto, SFY2023 Budget		$3,586,994
		Governors Enacted Budget, SFY2023 - Approved Funds		$16,432,195

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