The Denali Borough Assembly approved Ordinance 24.13 on November 2024 introducing two new grant programs:
Road Maintenance Grant Program and Road Improvement Grant Program
Denali Borough Code Chapters 3.21.232 "Road Maintenance Grant" & 3.21.233 "Road Improvement Grant" provide for supplemental funding assistance (on a formula basis) and project-based funding (on a matching basis, with a 20% match) to eligible nonprofit organizations, one of whose function(s) is to maintain and/or improve public roads.
“Road Maintenance”
Work done to remedy defects and to prevent deterioration of road surfaces including: |
"Road Improvement”
Work done which includes enhancing or upgrading an existing road including: |
- Pothole patching
- Clearing ditches, culverts and brushing
- Surface and shoulder grading (without additional material)
- Snow removal
- Funding through this program is for road maintenance activities on public roads and must be administered by an eligible nonprofit organization, one of whose primary function(s) is to maintain and/or improve the road(s) identified in the Road Maintenance Grant Program Application.
- Formula funding on a per-mile basis.
- Organizations receiving other grants or other funding from the Denali Borough may apply for this grant program
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- Resurfacing by adding a layer of material
- Adding or replacing culverts
- Reconstructing, redeveloping and extending shoulders
- Reconstructing, redeveloping and extending the road surface
- Funding through this program is for road improvement activities on public roads and must be administered by an eligible nonprofit organization, one of whose primary function(s) is to maintain and/or improve the road(s) identified in the Road Improvement Grant Program Application.
- A 20 percent cash match by the applicant is required and must be reported quarterly with receipts provided. In-kind donations may qualify toward the 20 percent match.
- Organizations receiving other grants or other funding from the Denali Borough may apply for this grant program
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FY26 Road Maintenance Grant Application
FY26 Road Improvement Grant Application
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