COMMUNITY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
CPO FORMS & APPLICATIONS
BUSINESS PLANNING
- Business Plan Information
- Client Questionnaire
- Establishing a Business in Alaska
- Loan & Grant Opportunities
- Small Business Development Center Help & Disaster Loan Info
- Starting Your Small Business
ENERGY
- 2013 Bering Strait Strategic Energy Plan
- Energy Summit Agenda 2021
- Energy Summit Registration 2021
- Tribal Pollution Reduction Grants - Tribal Energy Planning RFP
FINANCIAL COUNSELING
TUITION ASSISTANCE
EDAT DOCUMENTS
USEFUL LINKS
CONTACT INFORMATION
Nome Berry Festival!
Come join us to celebrate our summer season and harvests with the Annual Berry Festival, Friday June 21, 2023 11am – 7pm. There will be an opportunity for locals and visitors to admire and purchase local crafts and food and enjoy local performances of all types. The event is hosted in the Recreation Center to provide rain or shine! Also bonus, the Westerdam cruse ship will be in town.
Crafters/Artisans & Food Vendors
If you would like to sell your art, handiwork or food please fill out a Vendor Registration Form. Please note, there are limited travel scholarships available. Requests for scholarship are listed on the form as well. The deadline for travel assistance is May 24th.
Musical/Dancing Performances
If you would like the opportunity to perform in front of an audience (tip requests optional and the responsibility of the performer) then please fill out an Entertainment Registration Form.
Community Planning & Development
To strengthen and diversify the original economy through training and technical assistance in community planning and business development.
Kawerak’s Community Planning and Development program provides training and technical assistance to Bering Strait communities in small business start-up and expansion, as well as economic development planning and project implementation. This includes developing a community’s capacity to plan, secure funding for, and implement local projects by assisting tribal governments in developing grant proposals and providing grant writing training.
The Community Planning and Development Program promotes sustainable communities by developing their capacity to plan, fund and implement locally identified priority projects. The Program provides funding information and technical assistance on proposals to all communities.
Business Planning Specialist
Provides technical assistance for individuals and tribes looking to start a business, expand a business or assess current operations in the areas of business plan creation, financial projections, available financing, and credit training.
The Business Planning Specialist will work with you on creating a high-impact business plan, locating start-up capital, clearing up your credit, or cash flow projections just to name a few. If you would like to receive assistance please contact the Business Planning Specialist at bp.spec@kawerak.org or call 443-4366.
Planning & Development Specialist
Assists Tribes in developing “Local Economic Development Plans”. These plans include prioritized community and business development projects as well as strategies for implementation.
Regional Grants Specialist
Provides technical support & training for Regional Grant writer assistance program & village grant writers.
Economic Development Specialist
Provides coordination and facilitation of the development of the Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) priorities and goals of:
- Increased Native Tourism
- Walrus Ivory Ban Opposition
- Arctic Shipping
- Marine Transportation
- Community Resilience
EDAT projects are a partnership with the Economic Development Administration, State of Alaska, Federal agencies, tribes, ANCSA Corporations, municipalities and economic development organizations.
Sept 30, 2021For Public ReviewBering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2021 UPDATEThe Bering Strait 2021 Update to our Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy is the result of a continuous planning process at the local and regional level in the Nome Census Area of Northwestern Alaska. The goal of this process is to provide for sustainable and responsible development that benefit the people of the Bering Strait region and improves the quality of life through economic opportunity. The current 5-year CEDS (2019-2024) builds on the work of previous strategy committees and provides strategic direction for organizations and stakeholders in the region for the next five years.The Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy is updated annually. It reflects the more recent economic and demographic data, and the requisite public process to ensure that the plan reflects the wishes of the broader region. It was developed with respect to the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) CEDS Content Guidelines.Comments can be submitted to BNickels@kawerak.org through Oct 26
Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2019-2024
The Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2019-2024 (CEDS) is the result of a continuous planning process at the local and regional level in the Nome Census Area of Northwestern Alaska. The goal of this process is to provide for sustainable and responsible development that benefits the people of the Bering Strait Region and improves the quality of life through economic opportunity. The current CEDS builds on the work of previous strategy committees and provides strategic direction for organizations and stakeholders in the region for the next five years.
This version of the Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy updates and replaces the previous document, which was active from 2013 to 2018. It reflects more recent economic and demographic data, updated Local Economic Development Plans (LEDP’s), and the requisite public process to ensure that the plan reflects the wishes of the broader region. It has been developed with respect to the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) CEDS Content Guidelines, which have been revised since the previous CEDS was finalized.
Download the document: FINAL 5-Year CEDS 12-29-19
Nome Berry Festival!
Come join us to celebrate our summer season and harvests with the Annual Berry Festival, Friday June 21, 2023 11am – 7pm. There will be an opportunity for locals and visitors to admire and purchase local crafts and food and enjoy local performances of all types. The event is hosted in the Recreation Center to provide rain or shine! Also bonus, the Westerdam cruse ship will be in town.
Crafters/Artisans & Food Vendors
If you would like to sell your art, handiwork or food please fill out a Vendor Registration Form. Please note, there are limited travel scholarships available. Requests for scholarship are listed on the form as well. The deadline for travel assistance is May 24th.
Musical/Dancing Performances
If you would like the opportunity to perform in front of an audience (tip requests optional and the responsibility of the performer) then please fill out an Entertainment Registration Form.
Community Planning & Development
To strengthen and diversify the original economy through training and technical assistance in community planning and business development.
Kawerak’s Community Planning and Development program provides training and technical assistance to Bering Strait communities in small business start-up and expansion, as well as economic development planning and project implementation. This includes developing a community’s capacity to plan, secure funding for, and implement local projects by assisting tribal governments in developing grant proposals and providing grant writing training.
The Community Planning and Development Program promotes sustainable communities by developing their capacity to plan, fund and implement locally identified priority projects. The Program provides funding information and technical assistance on proposals to all communities.
Business Planning Specialist
Provides technical assistance for individuals and tribes looking to start a business, expand a business or assess current operations in the areas of business plan creation, financial projections, available financing, and credit training.
The Business Planning Specialist will work with you on creating a high-impact business plan, locating start-up capital, clearing up your credit, or cash flow projections just to name a few. If you would like to receive assistance please contact the Business Planning Specialist at bp.spec@kawerak.org or call 443-4366.
Planning & Development Specialist
Assists Tribes in developing “Local Economic Development Plans”. These plans include prioritized community and business development projects as well as strategies for implementation.
Regional Grants Specialist
Provides technical support & training for Regional Grant writer assistance program & village grant writers.
Economic Development Specialist
Provides coordination and facilitation of the development of the Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) priorities and goals of:
- Increased Native Tourism
- Walrus Ivory Ban Opposition
- Arctic Shipping
- Marine Transportation
- Community Resilience
EDAT projects are a partnership with the Economic Development Administration, State of Alaska, Federal agencies, tribes, ANCSA Corporations, municipalities and economic development organizations.
Sept 30, 2021For Public ReviewBering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2021 UPDATEThe Bering Strait 2021 Update to our Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy is the result of a continuous planning process at the local and regional level in the Nome Census Area of Northwestern Alaska. The goal of this process is to provide for sustainable and responsible development that benefit the people of the Bering Strait region and improves the quality of life through economic opportunity. The current 5-year CEDS (2019-2024) builds on the work of previous strategy committees and provides strategic direction for organizations and stakeholders in the region for the next five years.The Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy is updated annually. It reflects the more recent economic and demographic data, and the requisite public process to ensure that the plan reflects the wishes of the broader region. It was developed with respect to the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) CEDS Content Guidelines.Comments can be submitted to BNickels@kawerak.org through Oct 26
Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2019-2024
The Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2019-2024 (CEDS) is the result of a continuous planning process at the local and regional level in the Nome Census Area of Northwestern Alaska. The goal of this process is to provide for sustainable and responsible development that benefits the people of the Bering Strait Region and improves the quality of life through economic opportunity. The current CEDS builds on the work of previous strategy committees and provides strategic direction for organizations and stakeholders in the region for the next five years.
This version of the Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy updates and replaces the previous document, which was active from 2013 to 2018. It reflects more recent economic and demographic data, updated Local Economic Development Plans (LEDP’s), and the requisite public process to ensure that the plan reflects the wishes of the broader region. It has been developed with respect to the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) CEDS Content Guidelines, which have been revised since the previous CEDS was finalized.
Download the document: FINAL 5-Year CEDS 12-29-19
CPO FORMS & APPLICATIONS
BUSINESS PLANNING
- Business Plan Information
- Client Questionnaire
- Establishing a Business in Alaska
- Loan & Grant Opportunities
- Small Business Development Center Help & Disaster Loan Info
- Starting Your Small Business
ENERGY
- 2013 Bering Strait Strategic Energy Plan
- Energy Summit Agenda 2021
- Energy Summit Registration 2021
- Tribal Pollution Reduction Grants - Tribal Energy Planning RFP
FINANCIAL COUNSELING
TUITION ASSISTANCE
EDAT DOCUMENTS