Municipal Harbor Facility Grant Program
HARBOR FACILITY GRANTS PROGRAM - FY2026 Grant Cycle is Open
Please refer to the FY2026 Application Packet 
, Instructions and Scoring Criteria available here for more information. The FY2026 Grant Cycle will close August 9th, 2024.
Please reach out to the DOT Municipal Harbor Facility Grants Program at dot.harborgrants@alaska.gov or (907) 465-8769 with questions.
Grant Application Application Instructions Scoring Criteria
Many of our members have experience with applying for grants through the Harbor Grant program! We strongly encourage all harbor facilities throughout Alaska to consider submitting applications for 50/50 funding through this program when you have eligible projects on the drawing board. Below is a slide from the 2017 presentation from Michael Lukshin, former Alaska D.O.T. Ports and Harbors Engineer. Download and review the entire presentation, which includes an overview of the grant program and how to apply.
See our Resolutions page for more on our support of this vital state infrastructure funding program.
For more information on the program, the new ADOT contact (and AAHPA Resource Member) is Jim Potdevin.
(UPDATED October 2019) 2019 ADOT Harbor Facility Grant Presentation to the AAHPA Membership
from the Alaska Department of Transportation website
Harbor Facility Grant 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 Grant 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