Bristol Bay Information
CEDS Projects
WORKFORCE GOAL: Strengthen Bristol Bay’s workforce by encouraging partnerships to provide resources needed; to further local hiring opportunities, ensuring access to health and wellness information, and for education, training, and employment opportunities.
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Project: Increase healthy, educated, and employed local regional workforce through SAVEC’s mission to promote, coordinate and provide high quality training and education to residents of Southwest Alaska.
Project Description: Vocational training courses/certifications that meet trained workforce needs of business, fishery/maritime and support industry and increases Alaska resident hire in occupations with high percentages of Nonresident Workers including alternative & renewable energy, education, hospitality and tourism, maritime & seafood processing, construction, health care, information technology, natural resource development (oil, gas & mining and transportation).
Partner Organizations for Operation: State of Alaska, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, Bristol Bay Native Association, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, UAF Bristol Bay Campus, Bristol Bay Borough, Lake & Peninsula Borough, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Bristol Bay Housing Authority
Cost Estimates:
Costs: $800,000.00 per year
Timeline: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2025
Funding Partners: Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, Bristol Bay Native Association, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, UAF Bristol Bay Campus, Bristol Bay Borough, Lake & Peninsula Borough, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Bristol Bay Housing Authority, US Department of Labor, AK Department of Labor, Moore Foundation
Key Project Contact:
Name: Anishia Elbie
Title: Co-Executive Director
Organization: Southwest Alaska Vocational & Education Center (SAVEC)
Project: Support workforce readiness by offering a variety of vocational training courses each year to meet the needs of our regional partners.
Project Description: Offer vocational training courses to align UAF-Bristol Bay Campus education and training efforts with labor market needs. The goal is to position Bristol Bay residents for high growth, in demand occupations.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: UAF-Bristol Bay Campus, SAVEC, BBRCTE, BBEDC, School Districts, BBNA, BBNC, BBAHC, BBHA, local tribes and cities
Cost Estimates:
Costs: $250,000: Salary, benefits, supplies, tuition
Timeline: Oct 1, 2022-Sept 30, 2027
Funding Partners: US DOE Title III NASNTI Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions Program, BBEDC, USDA
Evaluation Measures:
- Three vocational training classes per year
Key Project Contact:
Name: Wanda Wahl
Title: Interim Director
Organization: UAF- Bristol Bay Campus
Project: Increase effective transitions into postsecondary education by supporting dual credit classes.
Project Description: Encourage high school graduation and postsecondary attainment by supporting dual credit courses.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Bristol Bay Campus, BBRCTE, School Districts: BBBSD, SWRSD, DCSD, LPSD
Cost Estimates:
Costs: $91,500 (Salary, Benefits, Travel, Commodities)
Timeline: Oct 1, 2022-Sept 30, 2027
Funding Partners: US Dept of Education Title III NASNTI, Individual Development Grant, School districts, BBRCTE, Trout Unlimited Guide Academy, BBNA, UTBB, BBNC
Evaluation Measures:
- Offer ten dual credit classes per year.
- Thirty Students enroll in dual credit courses.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Wanda Wahl
Title: Interim Director
Organization: UAF-Bristol Bay Campus
Project: Bristol Bay Regional Career and Technical Education Program to build workforce skills and job and career awareness that directly relates to the Bristol Bay Region for youth.
Project Description: The Bristol Bay Regional Career and Technical Education Program is a consortium of Bristol Bay Borough School District, Lake and Peninsula School District, Southwest Region School District, and Dillingham City School District. Through the consortium, high school students at every school site in the region can apply to attend week-long residential intensive coursework at no cost. Courses and programs are created with the goal of addressing regional workforce needs and creating classes that will build interest and skills into needed professions in the region.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Bristol Bay Regional Career and Technical Education Staff, Bristol Bay Campus, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, Alaska Sea Grant, University of Alaska, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Bristol Bay Native Association, AVTEC, UAA CTC, Prince William Sound College, Katmai National Park, Job Corps, Bristol Bay Job Corps, Bear Trail Lodge, Renewable Energy of Alaska
Cost Estimates:
Costs:
Timeline: 2023-2055
Funding Partners: BBEDC, Regional School Districts/Boroughs, Federal Perkins Grants, BBNC, BBNC Subsidiaries, AVTEC, University of Alaska (multiple campuses), US Department of Education, Denali Commission, Honda, USDA, Alaska Health Education Consortium, Alaska Airlines, Lake and Peninsula Borough
Evaluation Measures:
- Number of college credits and certifications earned through BBRCTE coursework.
- Student Surveys at the end of each session
- Department of Labor tracking of student graduates
- Voluntary post graduate surveys to determine numbers of students either going to work through the trainings that they received or continuing into further study or apprenticeship.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Zach Stenson
Title: Director
Organization: Bristol Bay Regional Career and Technical Education
Project: Increase BBNC shareholder employment and education opportunities
Project Description: Provide opportunities for shareholders to obtain, retain, develop and advance in jobs with and beyond BBNC and its subsidiaries.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: BBEDC, BBNA, School Districts across Bristol Bay, SAVEC, UAF-Bristol Bay Campus
Evaluation Measures:
- Number of newly hired shareholders, descendants and spouses of shareholders
- Number of trained shareholders, descendants and spouses
Key Project Contact:
Name: Carol Wren
Title: VP, Shareholder Development
Organization: BBNC
Project: KDLG Assure Bristol Bay’s access to relevant news, public safety information, vocational education, and entertainment.
Project Description: KDLG seeks to grow its capacity to produce news stories, provide live coverage of community events (i.e. high school basketball games), announce community bulletins, and provide public safety information.
Funding Partners: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, regional small grants, underwriting, KDLG membership, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, BBNC Shareholder Opportunities
Key Project Contacts:
Name: Sam Gardner, KDLG General Manager
Name: Izzy Ross, KDLG News Director
Organization: KDLG: Public Radio for Alaska’s Bristol Bay
Project: Bristol Bay Drug & Opioid Task Force Bristol Bay.
Project Description: Communities coming together to end drug and opioid abuse. To use a comprehensive approach empowering individuals, families, and our communities to live a drug free, healthy lifestyle.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Bristol Bay Native Association, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, Bristol Bay Area Housing Authority, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Tribes across Bristol Bay, service providers, public health, State of Alaska, Law Enforcement organizations, Treatment Program, Behavioral Health Providers
Key Project Contact:
Name: Tom Tilden & Carol Wren
Title: Chair & Co-Chair
Organization: Bristol Bay Drug & Opioid Task Force
Project: Build capacity and adaptation planning for the Chignik Intertribal Coalition (CIC).
Project Description: Capacity building and operations budgeting through training. Chignik Intertribal Coalition is composed of the federally recognized tribes located in the Chignik Region (Chignik Bay, Chignik Lake, Chignik Lagoon, Ivanof Bay and Perryville). These tribes depend on the sustainability and viability of the Chignik Management Area subsistence and commercial fisheries.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: Members of CIC, supporting Tribal Communities, and promoting Coastal Community Resilience, Foraker Group.
Cost Estimates:
Costs: $150,000.00
Timeline: 2-3 years
Funding Partners: Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Alaska Community Foundation, Alaska Sea Grant, BIA Tribal Resiliency Program, Administration for Native Americans, Rasmussen Foundation, Intertribal Agriculture Council, Native American Agriculture Fund, Bristol Bay Native Corporation Shareholder Development
Evaluation Measures:
- Six people will be able to receive training in various capacities for CIC.
Key Project Contact:
Name: George Anderson
Title: President
Organization: Chignik Intertribal Coalition
Project: Bristol Bay Native Corporation Caliaq Program
Project Description: Create regional internship and apprenticeship framework.
People/Organizations responsible for completing these steps: BBNC Education Foundation, SAVEC, State of Alaska JOBS, BBEDC, BBNA Economic Program, BBNA WFD, UAF Bristol Bay Campus, BBRCTE, Dillingham City Schools, Bristol Bay Borough School District, Southwest Region Schools, and Lake and Peninsula School District
Cost Estimates:
$2,615,171.00
5 years 2022-2027
Evaluation Measures:
- Two advisory committee meetings per year
- 156 student internships will be created to expand career development for Alaska Native students in four targeted Alaska Southwest school districts.
Key Project Contact:
Name: Carol Wren, cwren@bbnc.net, 907-265-7868
Title: Vice President of Shareholder Development
Organization: Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Name: Annie Fritze, afritze@bbnc.net, 907-843-2063
Title: Youth Internship Project Director
Organization: Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Project: Multipurpose Van or vehicle for Southwest Alaska Vocational and Training Center
Project Description: To meet SAVEC’s current transportation of instructors and students to/from airport in Naknek or King Salmon, to current SAVEC training site located at Paul’s Creek along the Alaska Peninsula, a multipurpose van or vehicle will be purchased.
Partner Organizations for Operation: SAVEC, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, Bristol Bay Native Association, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, UAF Bristol Bay Campus, Bristol Bay Borough, Lake & Peninsula Borough, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Bristol Bay Housing Authority
Cost Estimates:
Costs: Unknown
Timeline: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2025
Funding Partners: USDA, EDA, Village Tribal Councils, BBNA, BBAHC, BBNC, BBHA, Bristol Bay Borough, Lake & Peninsula Borough, BBEDC, UAF-BBC, Federal funders, Private funder
Key Project Contact:
Name: Anishia Elbie
Title: Co-Executive Director
Organization: Southwest Alaska Vocational & Education Center (SAVEC)
Project: Driver Education Vehicle for Southwest Alaska Vocational and Training Center
Project Description: To meet SAVEC’s Driver’s Education need for student hands on driving and road tests, a driver’s education vehicle will be purchased.
Partner Organizations for Operation: SAVEC, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, Bristol Bay Native Association, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, UAF Bristol Bay Campus, Bristol Bay Borough, Lake & Peninsula Borough, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Bristol Bay Housing Authority
Cost Estimates:
Costs: Unknown
Timeline: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2025
Funding Partners: USDA, EDA, Village Tribal Councils, BBNA, BBAHC, BBNC, BBHA, Bristol Bay Borough, Lake & Peninsula Borough, BBEDC, UAF-BBC, Federal funders, Private funder
Key Project Contact:
Name: Anishia Elbie
Title: Co-Executive Director
Organization: Southwest Alaska Vocational & Education Center (SAVEC)