Community Resilience
AML Project Portfolio
Overview
Community resilience projects strengthen Alaska’s local governments and their ability to prepare, respond, and recover from environmental, economic, and social challenges. Investing in planning, emergency preparedness, infrastructure development, sustainable financial management practices, and local capacity-building helps communities adapt when faced with challenges. In the long term, resilience projects empower Alaskans to thrive despite change.
Project Contact
Melody Nibeck
Senior Community Resilience Manager
melody@akml.org
Projects:
Alaska Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Loan
Key Takeaway The Alaska Municipal League expanded its financial assistance to communities in Alaska with a loaning program to help create, improve, or expand water and wastewater projects. Project Activities Water and wastewater predevelopment and small capital...
Alaska Center for Municipal Solutions (ACMS)
Key Takeaway The project builds on the success of the Alaska Water Infrastructure Financial Navigation Center (AWIFNC) to enhance the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of rural and small municipalities across Alaska and provide a platform for long-term...
AK Public Pathways
Key Takeaway The project helps Alaskans seeking opportunities in areas such as emergency management, disaster response, community planning, GIS and data analytics, engineering, environmental services, and public health—all roles that support critical infrastructure...
Resilience Planning in Alaska Rural Communities
Key Takeaway The project enhances the capacity of local governments to address environmental change through training opportunities, digital tools, and direct assistance to develop resilience plans. Project Activities Regional roundtables. Nature-based solutions...
Heavy Equipment to Support Maintenance
Key Takeaway The project helps Alaska communities purchase and modernize heavy equipment to meet community infrastructure needs. Project Activities Coordinate applications on behalf of communities. Serve as liaison between community and federal agency. Project Impact...
Community Compass
Key Takeaway The project strengthens the capacity of HUD grantees in Alaska, including Tribes and Regional Housing Authorities, to help manage housing programs, increase access to federal funding, and improve housing outcomes for communities across the state. Project...