Tribe receives grant for outmigration plan
October 5, 2017
The local Tribe has received a substantial grant from the Administration for Native Americans to address outmigration over much of the past several decades.
Wrangell Cooperative Association began applying for the grant in April, putting forward a project proposal to the federal agency, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. The two-year grant is for $200,000, with the first year’s allotment set at $110,916.
With those funds, WCA will be hiring one full-time and one part-time staff member to handle the project.
“They’re going to develop a comprehensive action plan over t...
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