NDRC Capacity-Building Initiative
Applicant and Funders Summit Preparation | Project Boards
The Applicant and Funders Summit provides a forum for applicant teams to share and solicit feedback on their Phase 2
project proposals and broader resilience initiatives. In order to showcase Phase 2 projects, we ask that you prepare a
“project board” that describes elements of your proposed Phase 2 submission and highlights its resilience values. Boards will
be displayed at the reception on October 5 and may also supplement critique panel presentations on October 6.
The Rockefeller Program Team has provided a template for the project boards and will be printing 20-inch by 30-inch color
boards for the reception. In order to insure that we meet print deadlines, please email your final board to
Resilience.Academy@rockfound.org by Wednesday, September 30, 3015.
Instructions
Use the enclosed PowerPoint template to describe your Phase 2 project(s).
Please provide the requested text information and use the template designed by the Rockefeller Program Team for
consistency and high-quality printing. We recommend that you use a minimum 18-point font size for readability. We will
print a maximum of ONE board per team.
Add visuals to the “Project Maps and Diagrams” section of the board.
Visuals may include maps, project design diagrams, photos, or other graphics. We strongly encourage you to use the highest
quality images available to prevent pixilation.
Send an electronic version to Resilience.Academy@rockfound.org by September 30.
Please submit your final, print-ready version. Due to printing deadlines, late submission will not be accepted.
If you have additional questions about your project board, please contact Theresa Cassano at tcassano@hraadvisors.com.
Proposed Project
Project Description(s)
Recovery/Resiliency projects in three Tribal Areas (AVCP, TCC and Kawerak)
- Newtok (AVCP): Community Relocation: Home acquisition & housing; landfill development;
residential road development; decentralized water, sewer and power infrastructure
- Emmonak (AVCP): Mitigation/Resilience of transportation systems in Yukon River hub
community: regional port; workforce development; new frontage road; runway extension
- Galena (TCC): Mitigation/Resilience of infrastructure in Yukon River hub community:
Infrastructure protection & green energy; evacuation Route; landfill recovery/development;
home elevations; Tribal Office/Cultural Center rebuild and enhanced Elder Facility
- Teller (Kawerak): Mitigation and Economic Recovery & Revitalization: Innovative sea wall
improvements; road elevation; wind energy; water/sewer project; elder food pantry and
community garden; vocational training; community long-term planning
State of Alaska
Project Maps and Diagrams
Our Past
Alaska Rural Villages
Our Present
Our Future
Resilience Values
Minimize/enhance resilience to flood risk: Newtok relocation to Mertarvik; embankment
stablization/seawall projects; home elevations; Emmonak flood protection pad
Provide environmental benefits: Habitat restoration (Newtok acquisitions); landfill
development, green energy projects; road dust abatement
Build socio-economic resilience: Emmonak port project; workforce development; increase local
fuel efficiency; build capacity-Elder Facility/Tribal Cultural Center/ Childcare Services
Improve rural water/sewer/landfill services from basic haul water/honey bucket/sewage
lagoon: Sewer/water/landfill projects in Teller, Newtok and Galena
Build resilience and food security for rural Alaska subsistence economies and cultures:
Community planning, community gardens, socio-economic projects (port)
Opportunities for Leverage
- FEMA HMGP: Newtok $3.5M -12 home relocation/5-home acquisition project; Galena
$1.3M City Hall/Clinic elevation; 51 Galena State/FEMA elevations: $8M
- USDA/NRCS EWP project (levee); $8.1M
- FEMA Project Worksheets: Galena debris removal: $525K; Louden Tribal Office $203K
- State of Alaska: $3.5M planning, construction and supplies for Emmonak Port Project
- Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association: $1M to City of Emmonak for Port project
- Teller: EPA committed $2.77M for water/sewer system
- Emmonak port project: local/regional job and City income generation
- State of Alaska: $4M for Mertarvik Evacuation Road Construction
Drawings from “Climate Change in the Bering Strait Region by Center for Climate and Health
Alaska MID-URN Areas and Project Communities
EXAMPLE
Proposed Project
Project Description(s)
River County
Project Maps and Diagrams
Buyout and relocation program
• River County would offer a buyout program to 150 low- and moderate-income households located in two MID-URN target
areas that were impacted by the 2013 flood disaster
Planned Greenway Area
• The county will also work with a non-profit to develop new, resilient housing on high ground just outside of the floodplain
near to the two target areas. Households who participated in the buyout would receive right of first refusal in purchase of
these homes.
Park and greenway investments
• In the buyout areas, River County would invest in ecosystem restoration, development of park space, and creation of a bike
path that connects the new green space to relocation areas and the downtown. Improvements will provide benefits of
increased flood protection.
Update flood model projections
Buyout Location 1:
• 80 homes, 240 residents
• Median income $41K
• River County would invest in developing flood models to predict frequency and severity of future flooding in 5 river shed
areas that qualify as MID-URN.
Resilience Values
Greenway
Investment
Pilot Area 1
1. Minimize flood risk
• Remove at minimum 90 of the 150 homes from the floodplain.
2. Provide environmental benefits through habitat restoration associated with park and greenway development.
• Sequester 270 metric tons of carbon per acre at year 3
• Create 5 acres of protected nesting grounds for protected bird species
Buyout Location 2:
• 70 homes, 180 residents
• Median income $37K
Greenway
Investment
Pilot Area 2
3. Provide increased access to green recreational space adjacent to low- and moderate-income neighborhoods
• Develop 45 acres of new green space and 50 miles of bike trails
4. Reduce economic burden for buyout households and increase economic value of neighborhoods surrounding greenway
• Reduce flood insurance burden for relocated households by up to 400%
• Improve property values of neighborhood surrounding greenway
Opportunities for Leverage
Financing buyouts and new housing development
• Buyouts: River County is contributing $2.5M of CDBG-DR for buyout program. County estimates a gap of $1.5M for
acquisition and $500K to support households in move and temporary rental assistance.
• New Development: County will contribute $ $4.5M of land for relocation through its Land Trust and state housing authority
has pledged $1.75M in loans to non-profit developer. Gap of $5M exists for construction of new housing.
Preliminary Park Space Concepts
Development of greenways and parks
• Capital development: Newly formed Friends of River County Greenway has raised $500K in private funds, and County
pledges $5M over next 10 years. An estimated $8M is needed for initial pilot area projects.
• Operations and maintenance: Friends of River County Greenway is actively seeking partners to support staffing and longterm maintenance of the new park and greenway areas
Bike Trail
Active Recreation
Passive Recreation