Assembly Grants

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council (JAHC) is the official arts and humanities agency in the City and Borough of Juneau. The Council operates Centennial Hall facilities under an agreement and the Juneau Arts and Culture Center (JACC) to foster a vibrant arts and cultural environment and enhance the local economy.

The JAHC’s mission is to cultivate vibrant arts and cultural opportunities in the community and foster a strong, prosperous, and inclusive environment where creativity and innovation thrive.

CBJ provides pass-through funding to the JAHC to support arts and culture sub-grant awards. Click here to learn more about scholarships and grants the JAHC offers.

Learn more about the JAHC here.

JAHC Board of Directors

The Juneau Community Foundation (JCF) is a non-profit organization that promotes philanthropy and effectively responds to the needs of the community to create a healthy, safe, and culturally rich environment. JCF uses CBJ funds combined with JCF’s Hope Endowment program funds for the Social Service Grants Program and Utility Waiver Program. CBJ funds can be used to award grants in the following areas:

Health

• Access to healthcare (affordable healthcare, insurance coverage)
• Suicide prevention (education, student assessments, self-report surveys, access to care)
• Substance abuse treatment/prevention (education, student assessments, self-report surveys, access to care)
• Infants and toddlers (prenatal care, pediatric care, nutrition)
• Seniors (access to healthcare, prescription medications, mobility, end of life care, adult daycare)
• People with Disabilities (access to care, integration into community)

Education

• Readiness to learn (literacy fundamentals for all ages)
• Early elementary performance (reading, writing)
• Success in high school (dropout/graduation rate, disproportionality)
• Community building in schools (student volunteers, parent engagement)

Income Stability

• Access to employment (access to childcare, quality of care)
• Shelter and housing (supported/transitional housing, emergency shelter, cost of living)
• Poverty (food, clothing, shelter)
• Young adult stability (employment, teen pregnancy)
• Family stability (adult/mentor support and availability, domestic violence)

Learn more about JCF’s grant and scholarship opportunities here.

JCF Board of Directors

AJ Dock has operated in the port of Juneau since 2004. CBJ provides AJ Dock funding to support dock security as require by United States Coast Guard regulations, as well as funding for public restroom cleaning and maintenance.

Alaska Heat Smart is a nonprofit corporation working to provide heat pump consultation and financial assistance programs in Juneau. Heat Smart’s mission is to reduce the cost of living and increase the use of clean energy in Alaskan households by removing barriers to the adoption of energy efficiency measures and technologies like heat pumps. The program is based in Juneau, with volunteer leadership from your neighbors.

Alaska Heat Smart uses CBJ grant funds to fulfill the following services for the community:

• Achieve greater penetration into Juneau’s lower income housing stock with energy efficiency improvements;
• Educate and empower homeowners to electrify their homes, attract program funding, and grow a diversity of financing options, for a long-term program that will deliver the greatest benefit for Juneau residents in reducing heating costs and carbon emissions; and
• Gather data and work with Alaska Electric Light and Power to identify the impact more clearly on electrical demand and infrastructure of converting Juneau heating systems to heat pumps.

Learn more about Alaska Heat Smart here.

Alaska Heat Smart Board of Directors

American Legion Auke Bay Post 25 is the Juneau chapter of American Legion, which is a nonprofit organization, and its mission is to enhance the well-being of America’s veterans, their families, our military, and communities through devotion to mutual helpfulness. American Legion’s operations are primarily funded by membership dues and private donations and grants, and is operated by paid staff and volunteers. ALAB is operated entirely by volunteers.

This one-time grant will be used for Centennial Hall rental fees for the Alaska National Guard Day Veterans Dinner and Veterans Day activities.

Learn more about American Legion here.

Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center (CAAC) is is a nonprofit organization, and its mission is to promote public avalanche education and awareness through observations and public outreach. CAAC is operated by two part-time staff and volunteers. Operations are primarily funded by private donations.

Grant funding will contribute toward the establishment of a 3-year backcountry avalanche forecast program which would produce twice weekly backcountry avalanche forecasts for the mountains surrounding Juneau. This project would improve the safety of backcountry winter recreationists by providing up-to-date information about snow stability and avalanche risks.

Learn more about Coastal Avalanche Center here.

The Juneau Downtown Business Association’s (DBA) mission is to promote and advocate, on behalf of their membership, for a vibrant and sustainable downtown. DBA works closely with CBJ and other partners such as the JAHC, Travel Juneau, Juneau Chamber of Commerce, Alaska Committee and JEDC to achieve goals identified in the Blueprint Downtown, Visitor Task Force, Juneau Economic Plan.

Promote a Vibrant Year-Round Downtown

These funds will promote a vibrant, year-round downtown for residents and visitors. This initiative will fuel economic growth and foster a welcoming, family-friendly capital city experience for residents and visitors through community promotions, maintaining and expanding the Light Up Juneau program, and implementing a family-friendly transformation strategy to maintain Juneau’s accreditation as a Main Street America city.

Downtown Ambassador Program

The Assembly funds DBA’s Downtown Ambassador Program, which provides uniformed information/security staff to circulate by foot in the downtown area during the months of May through September to assist cruise ship passengers in accessing Juneau’s downtown business core during the summer months. Ambassadors assist visitors with information and directions and patrol the area for potential public nuisances and risks that could affect summer visitors and residents.

Learn more about DBA here.

DBA Board of Directors and Staff

CBJ provides Franklin Dock funding to support dock security as require by United States Coast Guard regulations, as well as funding for public restroom cleaning and maintenance.

Friends of Marie Drake Planetarium (FOMDP)  is a nonprofit organization, and its mission is to provide astronomy and science education to the public, school classes, and community groups, and to promote the use of the planetarium by engaging through a fully immersive experience. FOMDP is operated entirely by volunteers. Operations are primarily funded by private donations and grants.

This one-time  grant funding will be used for planetarium upgrades and the purchase of a portable planetarium system.

Learn more about the Friends of Marie Drake Planetarium here.

The Juneau Small Business Development Center (JSBDC) is part of the statewide Alaska Small Business Development Center Program hosted by the University of Alaska Anchorage through the Business Enterprise Institute. JSBDC provides in-depth, quality information and technical assistance to small businesses in order to promote business growth, expansion, innovation, and productivity. JSBDC uses CBJ grant funds to support new local jobs and increase economic activity in Juneau by continuing to provide free, confidential one-to-one business advising and professional business workshops.

Learn more about JSBD here.

JSBD Advisory Board

The League of Women Voters is a nonprofit organization of women voters dedicated to empowering everyone to fully participate in our democracy. League of Women Voters Juneau (LWVJ) is the League of Women Voters’ chapter in Juneau that is currently operated by volunteers. Operations are primarily funded by membership dues, private donations, and grants.

This grant will contribute toward funding a part-time, year-round Capital Students-Capitol Visits program coordinator. Through this program, local middle school aged children visit the Capitol to speak with legislators, observe a Senate or House floor session at the Capitol, play roles in a mock legislative committee hearing, and attend presentations by the executive branch of state government. After the visit to the Capitol, students participate in a mock arraignment and trial conducted by the judges and staff of the Alaska Court System. The coordinator would facilitate program arrangements before, during, and after the Capitol field trips.

Learn more about League of Women Voters Juneau here.

In fiscal year 2025, in collaboration with NOAA and CBJ Docks and Harbors, an artist was commissioned to create humpback whale artwork to be displayed alongside high-quality marine wildlife interpretive displays. The artwork was installed at the Statter Harbor vessel passenger staging area (whale watching and charter fishing).

The interpretive displays are estimated to be installed in early 2026.

Combined, the artwork and interpretive displays will provide engaging learning opportunities for cruise ship passengers and visitors, inspiring them to learn more about marine wildlife and marine conservation in Alaska.

Artist, Richard Dolan, with life size whale fluke installation at Statter Harbor.

REACH, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which provides services to individuals of all ages who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities and empower them to live self-directed and integrated lives in their community.

Grant funding will be used for the installation of heat pumps in group homes and a 7-passenger van.

Learn more about REACH, Inc. here.

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) operates with a mission to perpetuate and enhance the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast Alaska. Its goal is to promote cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding through public services and events. SHI is a nonprofit organization with a regional and statewide scope, reaching 70+ communities and 40,000+ beneficiaries in 2022.

CBJ provides SHI grant funds to support Celebration biennially. Celebration is one of the largest gatherings of Southeast Alaska Native peoples and is the second-largest event sponsored by Alaska Natives in the State of Alaska.  The event draws about 5,000 people, including more than 2,000 dancers.

CBJ has provided SHI funds to support other community projects over the years including the Walter Soboleff Center and SHI’s Arts Campus in downtown Juneau. In fiscal year 2025, CBJ provided SHI grant funds to support construction completion of its Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Fab Lab/Makerspace in downtown Juneau.

Learn more about SHI here.

SHI Board of Directors

Southeast Alaska Food Bank (SEAFB) is a nonprofit organization, and its mission is to provide access to nutritious food for those who are without. SEAFB is currently operated by three employees and volunteers. SEAFB’s operations are primarily funded by donations and grants.

This one-time grant will be used for the hiring of an assistant manager and direct bulk wholesale food purchases

Learn more about Southeast Alaska Food Bank here.

Southeast Alaska Food Bank Board of Directors

Tlingit & Haida is a federally recognized regional tribe in the State of Alaska, and its mission is to preserve Tlingit and Haida sovereignty, enhance economic and cultural resources, and promote self-sufficiency and self-governance for their citizens.

Grant funds will be used for tenant improvements at the Floyd Dryden Building to establish a licensed childcare facility to be utilized by the children of the City and Borough of Juneau. Tenant improvements will create a safe, welcoming, and fully functional learning space for families served by the facility.

Learn more about Tlingit & Haida here.

Tourism Best Management Practices (TBMP) is a cooperative effort of Juneau tour operators, cruise lines, transportation providers, and the City and Borough of Juneau. The TBMP program is intended to minimize the impacts of tourism in a manner that addresses both residents’ and industry concerns. By actively participating in this voluntary program, operators demonstrate their commitment to address important community concerns.

Learn more about TBMP here.

In fiscal year 2025, CBJ awarded the University of Alaska Southeast a grant for the Juneau Whale HEALTH Project. The Whale HEALTH Project will monitor the sub-population of humpback whales that are critical to Juneau’s whale-watching industry. The Juneau Whale HEALTH Project builds on years of research and expertise and proposes a new research chapter aimed at monitoring Juneau’s most valuable marine resource and a key driving attraction for visitors from all over the world- humpback whales.

Learn more about the project here.

United Way Southeast Alaska (UWSEAK) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening lives, helping people and improving community conditions throughout Southeast Alaska. UWSEAK will use these funds for the creation and implementation of the Juneau Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (JVOAD) coalition.

Learn more about United Way Southeast Alaska here.

United Way Southeast Alaska Board of Directors