Sen. Murkowski pushes for release of $41.3M in delayed federal grants for Alaska Native education

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 594

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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The U.S. Department of Education is expected to award $41.3 million in grant funding through the Alaska Native Education Program to 26 Alaska grantees after some delay, according to an announcement from Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

The grant funding was expected on July 1, but has been delayed more than a month. Grantees alerted Murkowski’s office they had not yet received the funding, prompting Murkowski to press the U.S. Sec. of Education Linda …

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