Alaska Region Update Economic Development

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Alaska Region UpdateEconomic Development

• Path to Leadership through
• Innovation, Accountability, and Partnership
• Presented on behalf of Gloria ONeill,
  President/Chief Executive Officer
• Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc
• Amy Fredeen, Chief Financial Officer

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Alaskas Uniqueness

• Alaska is comprised of twelve service regions,
  each of them with unique challenges.
• Alaska Native Tribal Organizations receive BIA
  funding to administer many programs, including
  social services and tribal operations.
• Many BIA programs are not available in Alaska
  (i.e. Public Safety, Education and Natural
  Resources).
• The inability to utilize gaming as a source of
  funding, has lead many tribal organization in
  Alaska to search for other sources of funding to
  help cover these costs.
• Currently most organizations rely heavily on
  competitive grants with the federal and state
  governments.
• The increase in competition for the grants,
  coupled with the tightening federal budgets have
  pushed tribal organizations in Alaska to start
  exploring economic development through social
  enterprise.

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CITC Economic Development Initiative

• Long-Term Vision CITC is exploring innovative
  ways to leverage our BIA funds to create
  supplementary long term, sustainable funding for
  programs.
• Demonstrating Leadership Developing these
  sustainable funding streams helps us demonstrate
  to Our People that we are responsible for Our
  Success, both as a community and as individuals.
  
• Leveraging Funds CITC plans to utilize up to
  25 of the BIA funding allowable, under P.L.
  102-477, for economic development to seed social
  enterprises. These social enterprises will
  create funding streams that complement our
  current programs and training opportunities for
  Our People Creating one more avenue for a hand
  up rather than a hand out.

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Social Enterprise, a Model for Self Determination
through Economic Development
Type B Enterprise Profit-making, No grant subsidy
External
External Job Placement
Internal
Complementary Employment Training Programs
Type A Enterprise Mainly earned income, Some
grant subsidy
Embedded services Mainly grant supported, Some
earned income
Community Complementary Services
Core services Totally funded by grants