Alaska Municipality League
Community Compass
Community Resilience
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AML Community Compass Project
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 Contacts

Kaitlyn Conway
Program Coordinator
kaitlyn@akml.org

Project Description:

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 Activities
  • Demand-response technical assistance and training
Project Impact
  • Strengthened capacity of HUD grantees to manage housing programs effectively.
  • Increased access to additional federal funding through tailored assistance.
  • Improved housing outcomes for communities across Alaska.
Communities Served
  • Statewide
Funding Agency
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Training

Housing Funding Grant Writing Workshop

Investments Training
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