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Financial Post: Alaska Energy Metals Announces Marketing Program Addition

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JD Supra: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Slates Hearing on Four Indian Country Bills
 
 
 
 

Department of Energy: Tidal Energy Could Help Decarbonize Alaska’s Biggest Grid by 2035

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KTOO: Alaska teacher apprenticeship program approval unlocks millions to fuel workforce pipeline and more ->

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KFSK: Petersburg Indian Association has more infrastructure plans in the works and more ->
 
 
 
 
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Craig Medred: More, more, more

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Courtesy of APD: Update at 6:37 PM:
Both directions of travel on the Seward Highway at mile 114 are now open. Thank you for your patience while we worked the scene.
Update at 5:40 PM:
At 11:54 AM on July 20, 2024, Anchorage Police day shift patrol officers responded to Mile 114 of the Seward Highway regarding a two-vehicle collision. Initial indications are that a Kia was being driven towards Anchorage when it crossed the double-yellow center line and collided with an F150 pickup travelling in the opposite direction. The adult male driver of the Kia was declared deceased at the scene; he was the only occupant in his vehicle.
Both adult occupants of the Ford F150 were transported to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
APD’s Major Collision Investigations Unit (MCIU) responded to process the scene. The southbound lane of the Seward Highway has just re-opened. The northbound lane remains closed. Once the involved vehicles have been removed from the scene, northbound will be opened as well. We will alert the public when that happens.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Alcohol is believed to be a factor on behalf of the Kia’s driver.
Original at 12 PM:
Anchorage Police have responded to a serious injury vehicle crash at mile 114 on the Seward Highway which is just south of the weigh scales. Southbound lanes are closed at the scales and northbound lanes are closed at mile 114. Expect significant delays for several hours. We will advise if/when any lanes are opened.
APD Case 24-22355

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$5.75 million approved by Rasmuson Foundation Board of Directors to support University of Alaska, housing, and cultural revitalization statewide

Anchorage, Alaska – The Rasmuson Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce $5.75 million in grants supporting organizations driving progress in higher education, housing and cultural revitalization across Alaska. These new grants bring the 2024 total to $7.5 million in Foundation investments while traditional grant programs remain paused.

The University of Alaska will receive $5 million from Rasmuson Foundation over five years to strengthen its Arctic Leadership Initiative, investing in Alaskans to be future Arctic leaders and problem solvers. The Juneau Housing First Collaborative was awarded $500,000 toward its permanent supportive housing expansion at Forget-Me-Not Manor, and the U.S. Department of Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs will receive $250,000 toward the collection of oral histories, curation of a traveling museum exhibit, and creation of a memorial educating the public of the historic negative impacts of Indian boarding schools. These were approved by the Rasmuson Foundation Board of Directors at its summer board meeting in Kenai.

“Each of these projects represent the strength and power of Alaskans coming together to serve Alaska,” said Rasmuson Foundation President and CEO Gretchen Guess. “We are blessed to invest in each organization and project and thank them for the work they do each day.”

Arctic Leadership Initiative

The $5 million grant to support the Arctic Leadership Initiative represents our work as a catalyst and early investor in Big Ideas. In 2021, the Board and staff asked University of Alaska President Pat Pitney to think big. In 2022, the Foundation provided seed money to put her team’s idea into action. Now, we are an early investor.

“It’s an ambitious strategic endeavor intended to reshape Alaska’s role in the Arctic and make significant contributions to people living in the Arctic region,” said Tasha Pineda, vice president of strategy for Rasmuson Foundation. “As residents of our nation’s only Arctic state, younger Alaskans are uniquely positioned to lead into the future. This funding will accelerate the development of solutions, innovations, and new economic opportunities for Alaskans across the state.”

The Rasmuson Foundation Board of Directors, made up of family members and community representatives, met in Kenai in late June for its annual summer board meeting. In addition to approving $5.75 million in grants, it set the Foundation’s mission, vision, values, strategies, and priorities for the next three years, affirming the Foundation’s mission to invest, connect, convene, and empower Alaskans to help each other.

Earlier this year, the Foundation invested nearly $2 million in projects to address homelessness in Alaska. Recipients included the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness ($760,000 over two years), Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness ($720,000 over two years), Housing Alaska Public Private Partnership ($100,000), Covenant House Alaska ($75,000), and Volunteers of America Alaska ($75,000).

While the Foundation continues to fund time-sensitive and emergency needs, traditional Foundation grantmaking programs re-open Aug. 15, with Letters of Inquiry currently being accepted for Legacy grants.

About the Foundation 

Rasmuson Foundation is a private family foundation based in Anchorage, Alaska. The Foundation was created in 1955 by Jenny Rasmuson, a Swedish missionary, and her son Elmer Rasmuson, to honor her late husband, banker E.A. Rasmuson. 

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