The Skagway Public Library

Wifi is available outside the library 10am-10pm..  

Windy Valley Babies (Story Time) Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. – designed for ages 0-3. Sing and read stories with Ms. Anna! 

Music Saturdays. Come play around on our mandolin, ukulele, guitar, banjo or piano!

Late Night Library Select Friday nights at 6 p.m. Evenings include crafts, game nights, special guests and activities for young patrons in fifth grade and up!

U.S. Passports: Crystal Harris, our Library Assistant, is currently Skagway’s only passport acceptance agent. Applications are accepted by appointment only Tuesday through Friday. day. Please call to schedule. For more more information – 907-983-2665 or email library@skagway.org

Grants for Recreational Trails

The Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation (DPOR) is accepting grant applications for the Recreational Trails Program for fiscal year 2025. Approximately $2.2 million is available for eligible Alaska projects. The Recreational Trails grant program provides up to 90% matching for the cost of a project.

Funding for the program comes from the Federal Highway Administration, which has awarded Alaska $22 million (requiring $6 million in matching funds) for 571 projects since 1993. Alaska’s available apportionment is typically between $1 million and $1.5 million each year.

Grant categories include motorized, non-motorized, and diversified (winter and summer) projects.

 The maximum individual grant award amounts for FY2025:

$300,000 for Motorized/Motorized diversified projects

$200,000 for Non-motorized/ Non-motorized diversified projects

 Applications are due by Oct. 31, 2024. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, educational institutions, State of Alaska, local and federal government entities, native corporations and tribal governments. Interested parties can register on IRIS. The grants will be awarded between March and May of 2025. More information is available here: http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/grants/trails.htm.

Rasmuson Foundation is accepting applications for Tier 1 and Community Support grants, now with increased award sizes. These awards form a central part of Rasmuson Foundation’s grantmaking activities, supporting nonprofit organizations in Alaska with key resources and infusions of capital.

Tier 1 grants

Tier 1 is a core program of the Foundation, known for fast capital and one-time funding. In addition to a 40% increase in the maximum award size, the program now allows organizations to apply up to 15% of an award toward administrative costs. Tier 1 grants will provide up to $35,000 per project and the application period opens Aug. 15. This is a rolling grant program, and applications are accepted throughout the year.

Community Support grants fund capital projects and programmatic projects with broad community impact. The grants are intended for requests between $35,000 and $250,000. Capital requests will be approved quarterly, while non-capital/programmatic requests will be reviewed twice a year. Grants of this size do not require an invitation to apply, and organizations can access the application starting Aug. 15.

The Foundation anticipates awarding 150-175 Tier 1 grants and 10-20 Community Support grants annually. 

Program details, application tips, and frequently asked questions are also available at rasmuson.org. 

Applications for Micro-Grants for Food Security are Now Open. Alaska Div. of Agriculture receives $2.6 million to fund

The grant application period runs from Sept. 27 to Nov. 26, 2024 at 5pm. 

   Applicants must meet eligibility requirements as outlined in the Request for Applications (also on the Micro-Grants for Food Security website). Funding is available in four categories:

Small-Scale Gardening Projects ($2,500)

Small-Scale Livestock, Poultry, Fencing, and Apiary Projects ($5,000)

Food Processing and Storage Projects ($5,000)

Greenhouse Projects ($5,000)

More information on the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program is available through the Division of Agriculture. Applications must be submitted electronically via the SmartSimple application portal (https://akdivag.us-1.smartsimple.com/s_Login.jsp). Successful grantees will have one year to complete their projects. The Micro-Grants for Food Security website will include the most up-to-date timelines. Applicants who did not receive funding during previous grant cycles may reapply.

K-12 Furniture Giveaway.

KI announed its third annual Classroom Furniture Giveaway, offering K-12 teachers the opportunity to transform their learning environments. Four winners will each be awarded up to $40,000 worth of KI furniture of their choosing to turn their dream space into a reality. This year, the giveaway is open to all types of learning environments, including classrooms, libraries, makerspaces, esports labs, art or music rooms and beyond. Three of these prizes will go to individual classrooms, while the fourth prize will fund a library or media center makeover.

More information at ki.com/giveaway.

Submissions open Oct. 1 – Oct. 25. The winners will be announced on Nov. 20.