Tribe receives grant for outmigration plan

The local Tribe has received a substantial grant from the Administration for Native Americans to address outmigration over much of the past several decades.

Wrangell Cooperative Association began applying for the grant in April, putting forward a project proposal to the federal agency, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. The two-year grant is for $200,000, with the first year’s allotment set at $110,916.

With those funds, WCA will be hiring one full-time and one part-time staff member to handle the project.

“They’re going to develop a comprehensive action plan over the next tw...