FEDERAL AGENCY:

DENALI COMMISSION

AUTHORIZATION:

The Denali Commission Act, October 21, 1998, Publlic Law 105-227, 42 U.S.C. 3121.

The Denali Commission is an Innovative Federal and State partnership designed to provide critical utilities and infrastructure throughout Alaska, particularly in distressed communities.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:   Awards are available to State and local governments, private, public, profit, nonprofit organizations and institutions or individuals eligible in Alaska.

Beneficiary Eligibility:   General public, particularly distressed communities.

Credentials/Documentation:   Locally prepared comprehensive development plans that are regionally supported.

Pre-application Coordination:   Informal pre-application conference recommended. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:   Letter request coupled with comprehensive community based and approved development plans.

Award Procedure:   Resolutions through Commissioners.

Deadlines:   None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:   Six months from receipt of letter application.

Appeals:   Negotiated on a case by case basis.

Renewals:   Negotiated at periodic Commission meetings.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:   Encouraged but not mandatory.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:   Determined during project evaluation.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:   Monthly and/or quarterly, based on negotiated terms and conditions.

Audits:   In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organization," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records:   Determined at the time of award, consistent with Federal and State of Alaska guidelines.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification:   95-1200-0-1-452; 95-8056-0-7-452.

Obligations:   (Grants) FY 01 $19,000,000; FY 02 est $24,000,000; and FY 03 est $49,000,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:   From $200,000 to $10,000,000. Average: $5,000,000.

Created a cost-sharing partnership to respond to the immediate and critical threat to human health and the environment presented by non-code compliant, often leaking, bulk fuel storage facilities.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

Information is available on the website of http://www.denali.gov.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:   None.

Headquarters Office:   Denali Commission, 510 L Street, Suite 410, Anchorage, AK 99501. Telephone: (907) 271-1414.

Web Site Address:   http://www.denali.gov

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

(1) Bulk Fuel Tank Storage- Consolidation at isolated site to prevent catastrophic failure of leaking facilities; (2) hydroelectric generation at remote coastal community; (3) regional electric intertie serving economically distressed communities not on national grid; (4) water supply to community owned and operated fish processing facility; and (5) statewide planning and construction of health care infrastructure.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

Projects are judged based on consistency with locally developed and regionally supported infrastructure development plans, long term sustainability, relative impacts on reducing unemployment, raising the standards of living, reducing the cost of utilities, and cost-sharing by others.