The USDA has made its final funding decisions in a $25 million program to support local organizations in Southeast Alaska. The program is meant to help the region transition from past reliance on large-scale timber harvests in the Tongass National Forest.
“These projects and investments, I think, reflect our common commitment to acknowledging, respecting and honoring Indigenous ownership and stewardship, the knowledge, the values, the priorities,” Vilsack said. “I think it also reflects our commitment to a community-driven investment strategy that reflects the input from local folks. It reflects the local knowledge and priorities and certainly puts a premium on collaborative relationships.
The other half of the funding is for projects aimed at boosting infrastructure, community economic development and natural resource management. The Southeast Alaska strategy is a new way of doing federal government business that can be replicated in other regions of the nation, Vilsack said.
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