Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program

FY27 Project Evaluation Committee meeting scheduled for Friday, April 10th, 2026

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will hold a Harbor Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) meeting to score and rank applications for the FY27 Harbor Facility Grant program in accordance with AS 29.60.800.

What: DOT&PF MUNICIPAL HARBOR FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM PEC
When: Friday, April 10, 2026, starting at 1:30 PM and ending at 3:00 PM.
Where: VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS Passcode: xR94jD6J   Copy Passcode

More Info: PUBLIC NOTICE: Harbor Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) Meeting for the FY27 Harbor Facility Grant Program

Tier	Project Name		Amount Requested	Local Match	Other Funding	Total Project Cost
II	Municipality of Anchorage: Ship Creek Boat Launch Repairs Project		$2,149,031	$2,149,031		$4,298,062
II	City of Kake: Portage Cove Harbor Electrical Upgrades		$420,504	$420,504		$841,008
II	City of Kodiak: Saint Herman Harbor Moorage Expansion Project		$5,000,000	$11,750,000	$11,250,000	$28,000,000
II	Petersburg Borough: South Harbor C Float Finger Float Replacement		$617,000	$617,000		$1,234,000
II	City of Unalaska: Robert Storrs Small Boat Harbor Replacement		$5,000,000	$10,537,126		$15,537,126
I	City and Borough of Wrangell: Inner Harbor Replacement		$5,000,000		$7,038,601	$12,038,601
			$18,186,535	$25,473,661		$61,948,797

FY2026 MUNICIPAL FACILITY HARBOR GRANT PROGRAM
FY2026 Project Scoring Notifications

Rank	Project Name	Score	Tier	Legislative District	Grant Amount Approved	Local Match	Total Project Cost *
1	City of Unalaska: Robert Storrs Harbor A&B Float Replacement	138.7	II	37	$5,000,000	$6,695,000	$14,058,741
**2	City and Borough of Sitka: Eliason Harbor	113.5	II	35	$240,408	$879,392	$1,119,800
**3	City and Borough of Juneau: Aurora Harbor Drive Down Float	101.2	II	33	$1,394,250	$1,394,250	$13,942,502
4	City and Borough of Juneau: Statter Harbor Pile Annode	97.7	II	33	$500,000	$500,000	$1,000,000
FY26 did not receive any appropriations for the Municipal Harbors Facility Grant. Funding was utilized from previous appropriations that were available within the program to award projects. * Reflects funding from other sources ** Awarded Projects					$7,134,658	$9,468,642	$30,121,043

Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program

The State of Alaska is blessed with one of the finest public harbors systems in the country. Our magnificent coastline and bountiful marine resources make our harbors vitally important to Alaskans and our communities.

Purpose

To provide financial assistance to municipal or regional housing authority owned harbor facilities, the Alaska Legislature passed landmark legislation in 2006 establishing a new 50/50 matching grant program called the Harbor Facility Grants Program. This grant program will go a long way towards recapitalizing local government’s harbor infrastructure and furthering the sustainability of Alaska’s public harbor system.

Details

This grant program is funded on an annual basis at the discretion of the Alaska Legislature and consists of two tiers, Tier I and II. The first tier has priority and consists of major maintenance and repair of a harbor facility that was previously owned by the state and now is locally owned. The second tier consists of all other harbor facilities and those harbor facilities which have already received a Tier I grant. A harbor facility may only receive one Tier I grant but is eligible for multiple Tier II grants.

Reference Alaska Statute AS 29.60.800

Contact

dot.harborgrants@alaska.gov