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Fishing Operations Revenue Support
FISHING OPERATIONSBBEDC GENERATES ROYALTIES BY CONTRACTING WITH HARVESTING VESSELS AND PROCESSORS FOR A SHARE OF THE REVENUE GENERATED IN THE HARVEST AND SALE OF CDQ AND IFQ ALLOCATIONS. THESE ROYALTIES HELP SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND OTHER WORK PROVIDED BY BBEDC.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.9MCommunity Economic Development Grants
COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - SEE SCHEDULE OBBEDC HAS INVESTED MORE THAN $129,000,000 IN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY GRANTS PROVIDE BBEDC COMMUNITIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO FUND PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION, COMMUNITIES MAY CHOOSE TO USE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS IN THE RESPECTIVE BBEDC COMMUNITIES TO PURCHASE HOME HEATING FUEL AND/OR ELECTRICITY OR TO FUND OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) OF BUILDINGS AND ICE MACHINES TO WHICH THE COMMUNITY OWNS TITLE. IN 2023, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALLOCATED $750,000 PER BBEDC COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND THE FOLLOWING WERE AWARDED.ALEKNAGIK $750,000HEAVY EQUIPMENT REPAIR PROJECTHOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCEPURCHASE HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOADERPURCHASE HEAVY EQUIPMENT DUMP TRUCKBRUSH CUTTING/CLEARING PROJECTMAJOR EQUIPMENT REPAIR PROJECTCLARKS POINT $750,000SNOWBULANCE RESCUE SLEDHOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCEGRAVEL PURCHASE PROJECTPURCHASE HEAVY EQUIPMENT LOADERPURCHASE HEAVY EQUIPMENT SKID STEERELECTRIC REPAIR PROJECTDILLINGHAM $750,000HOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCEEGEGIK $750,000VEHICLE PURCHASEPURCHASE HEAVY EQUIPMENT TELEHANDLERSHOP/STORAGE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTEKUK $750,000CONSTRUCTION OF EKUK TO CLARKS POINT ROAD PHASE XEKWOK $750,000HOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCEGREEN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTKING SALMON $750,000HOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCELEVELOCK $750,000FISH PROCESSING PLANT DEVELOPMENT, NEXT PHASEHOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCETRIBAL COUNCIL OFFICE O&MLEVELOCK CLINIC/RAINBOW HALL O&MMANOKOTAK $750,000HOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCE BRUSH CUTTING PROJECTCOMMUNITY BUILDING, PHASE 1NAKNEK $750,000ECKERT PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTPILOT POINT $750,000HOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCESEAFOOD PROCESSING FACILITY, NEXT PHASECOMMUNITY HOUSING PROJECTSCOASTAL REVETMENT BARRIERPURCHASE HEAVY EQUIPMENT - EXCAVATORPORTAGE CREEK $750,000HOUSING SECURITY PROJECTPORT HEIDEN $750,000HOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCETRIBAL BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECTJOHNNY CHRISTENSEN VISITING CENTER, PHASE 1SOUTH NAKNEK $750,000HOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCEPURCHASE HEAVY EQUIPMENT SKID STEERPURCHASE VEHICLESICE MACHINE ADDITIONSTOGIAK $750,000HOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCEFREEZER UNIT PURCHASE AND INSTALLATIONTWIN HILLS $750,000HOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCEMETER BASE CHANGEOUT PROJECTPOWERLINE EXTENSION PROJECTEQUIPMENT UPGRADE & REPAIRPURCHASE HEAVY EQUIPMENT SKID STEER WITH SNOW BLOWERBRUSH CUTTING/CLEARING PROJECTMAINTENANCE BUILDING FUND ALLOCATIONUGASHIK $750,000HOME HEATING FUEL/ELECTRIC ASSISTANCEINFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS/COMMERCIAL FISHING SUPPORTARCTIC TERN PROGRAMTHROUGH THE ARCTIC TERN PROGRAM BBEDC DISTRIBUTES GRANTS OF UP TO $6,000 AVAILABLE TO EACH BBEDC COMMUNITY TO UNDERTAKE PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 17. A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF $53,260 WAS AWARDED TO 10 BBEDC COMMUNITIES IN 2023 AND A TOTAL OF 58 YOUTH WERE EMPLOYED AND/OR ENGAGED THROUGH THE GRANTS. PROJECTS INCLUDED COMMUNITY-WIDE CLEANUP EVENTS, COMMUNITY HELPER PROGRAM'S IN TWO SEPARATE COMMUNITIES THAT EMPLOYED YOUNG PEOPLE TO PROVIDE HOME SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS IN NEED, ATTENDANCE AT THE ALASKA FEDERATION OF NATIVES (AFN) YOUTH AND ELDERS CONFERENCE, STUDENT EMPLOYEES DESIGNED A TRIBAL LOGO, AND A TOUR OF COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTESINTEREST RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMTHE INTEREST RATE ASSISTANCE (IRA) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP RESIDENT FISHERS WITH INTEREST EXPENSES THAT OCCUR WITH FISHING LOANS IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY REINVEST IN THEIR FISHING OPERATIONS AND TO OFFSET EVER-INCREASING INTEREST RATES. PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THAT THE LOAN AND SAVINGS GAINED FROM THE IRA WERE INVESTED IN IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR VESSELS AND ADDED GEAR; ALL OF WHICH MAKES RESIDENT FISHING OPERATIONS MORE PROFITABLE AND RESULTS IN MORE ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THE REGION. BBEDC ASSISTED 18 RESIDENT APPLICANTS AND INVESTED $41,107 IN 2023 IN INTEREST ASSISTANCE.GRANT WRITING ASSISTANCEBRISTOL BAY COMMUNITIES RELY ON FEDERAL, STATE AND PRIVATE GRANTING SOURCES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF CRITICAL COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT RESULTS IN INCOME GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS. BBEDC'S GRANT WRITING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES THE SERVICES OF SELECTED GRANT-WRITING CONSULTANTS FOR FUNDING SEARCHES, PROPOSAL PRE-DEVELOPMENT, PRE-APPLICATIONS, PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT, PROPOSAL FOLLOW-UP AND PROPOSAL REVIEW. IN 2023, BBEDC PROVIDED $60,228 TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING ASSISTANCE FOR PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY BBEDC COMMUNITIES TO GRANTING AGENCIES. INDIVIDUAL GRANT PROPOSALS REQUIRED UP TO 100 HOURS OF CONSULTANT TIME IN SOME CASES DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMOUR REGION'S ENTREPRENEURS, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL FISHERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENTS, INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES, ARE AN ASSET TO BE CULTIVATED, MOTIVATED, AND REWARDED. HEALTHY AND THRIVING BUSINESSES GENERATE RESIDENT JOBS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE REGION. BBEDC'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROMOTES BUSINESS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WHETHER IT IS A COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATION OR OTHER SMALL BUSINESS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ALASKA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (ABDC) AND AGNEW::BECK CONSULTING, RESIDENT ENTREPRENEURS ARE PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES. IN 2023, BBEDC INVESTED $29,480 IN CONSULTING TIME FOR RESIDENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE SPECIFICALLY FOR APPLICANTS AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE EMERGENCY TRANSFER GRANT PROGRAM, PERMIT LOAN PROGRAM AND VESSEL ACQUISITION PROGRAM. ANOTHER $19,650 FUNDED COMPLETION OF AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE PERMIT LOAN PROGRAM THAT WAS BEGUN IN 2022.COMMUNITY LIAISON PROGRAMTHROUGH THE BBEDC COMMUNITY LIAISON PROGRAM GRANTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH CDQ COMMUNITY (CITY OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATION) TO FUND A POSITION THAT SERVES AS A LIAISON FOR BBEDC STAFF IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE POSITION IS CRITICAL FOR ASSURING THAT RESIDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH CURRENT INFORMATION AND EASY ACCESS TO BBEDC PROGRAM INFORMATION. THE INDIVIDUAL IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE GRANT RECIPIENT AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THAT ORGANIZATION WITH OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS. GRANTS OF $58,700 WERE AVAILABLE TO EACH OF THE 16 COMMUNITY APPLICANTS. EACH COMMUNITY WAS ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $1,000 ANNUALLY TO OFFSET THE COST OF INTERNET TO ATTEND MONTHLY COMMUNITY LIAISON MEETINGS THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCE. BBEDC INVESTED A TOTAL OF $945,700 IN 2023.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.4MVessel Upgrade and Support Program
REGIONAL FISHING DEVELOPMENT - SEE SCHEDULE OBBEDC OFFERS VESSEL UPGRADE GRANTS TO RESIDENT COMMERCIAL FISHERS TO HELP UPGRADE AND MODERNIZE THE FLEET WITH TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS, EFFICIENT ENGINES, OUTBOARDS, OR SIMPLY THE REPAIRS NECESSARY TO KEEP VESSELS OUT ON THE FISHING GROUNDS. A NEW CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE PROGRAM IN 2023; PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS IN THE VESSEL UPGRADE GRANT PROGRAM MAY QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM AGAIN, PROVIDED THEIR APPLICATION MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. DRIFT OPERATIONS CAN QUALIFY FOR UP TO $35,000 AND SET NET OPERATIONS FOR UP TO $17,500 TO HELP OPTIMIZE THEIR FISHING OPERATIONS. IN 2023, BBEDC SPENT $1,008,252 TO HELP FIFTY-SIX RESIDENT FISHERS FROM FIFTEEN BRISTOL BAY COMMUNITIES UPGRADE THEIR EQUIPMENT.IN-SEASON EMERGENCY PROVISIONTHE IN-SEASON EMERGENCY PROVISION PROVIDES EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR RESIDENT FISHERS NEEDING TO GET BACK ON THE WATER IF THEY EXPERIENCE A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE OR DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE DURING THE SEASON. QUALIFYING RESIDENT DRIFT OPERATIONS CAN ACCESS UP TO $35,000, AND QUALIFYING RESIDENT SET NET OPERATIONS CAN ACCESS UP TO $17,500. APPLICANTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED A VESSEL UPGRADE GRANT IN THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE AS THESE PROGRAMS SHARE THE SAME POOL OF FUNDING. IN 2023, BBEDC SPENT $64,284 THROUGH THIS PROVISION TO HELP FIVE RESIDENT FISHERS CONTINUE THEIR SEASON AFTER BREAKING DOWN.RSW PURCHASE PROGRAMMANY PROCESSORS OFFER A SUBSTANTIAL BONUS FOR CHILLING, AND DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY CHILLED FISH HAS BECOME THE INDUSTRY STANDARD IN BRISTOL BAY. REFRIGERATED SEA WATER (RSW) SYSTEMS CAN PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE TO ICING WHILE ALSO SAVING ON FUEL EXPENSES AND REDUCED FISHING TIME FROM TRAVELLING TO GET ICE. RSW SYSTEMS COOL SEA WATER IN THE VESSEL'S FISH HOLDS TO CHILL THE CATCH, KEEPING HARVESTED SALMON FRESH. BBEDC'S RSW PURCHASE PROGRAM OFFERS GRANTS OF UP TO $22,000 TO ASSIST QUALIFIED BRISTOL BAY WATERSHED RESIDENT FISHERS WITH THE COST OF PURCHASING AN RSW SYSTEM. TO ENSURE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF AN RSW UNIT, VESSELS MUST BE PREPARED WITH INSULATED FISH HOLDS, ADEQUATE HYDRAULICS, AND PROPER PLUMBING BEFORE BEING APPROVED FOR AN RSW GRANT. APPLICATIONS FOR THE RSW PURCHASE PROGRAM ARE ACCEPTED YEAR-ROUND, AND GRANT FUNDS CAN BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BBEDC'S VESSEL UPGRADE GRANT TO FURTHER REDUCE THE FISHER'S COST OF PREPARING THEIR VESSEL FOR AN RSW SYSTEM. IN 2023, BBEDC DISTRIBUTED $44,000 ACROSS TWO RSW PURCHASE PROGRAM GRANTS.RSW SUPPORT PROGRAMMANY PROCESSORS IN BRISTOL BAY REQUIRE THEIR FLEET TO CHILL THEIR HARVEST TO ENSURE A CONSISTENTLY HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCT. REFRIGERATED SEA WATER (RSW) SYSTEMS ARE INVALUABLE TO MANY FISHERS AS THEY ALLOW OPERATORS TO FOCUS ON FISHING WITHOUT THE NEED FOR PAUSING TO CHASE ICE, HOWEVER THESE SYSTEMS OFTEN REQUIRE CERTIFIED RSW TECHNICIANS TO ASSIST WITH START-UP AND REPAIRS. BBEDC OFFERS QUALIFYING RESIDENT FISHERS AN ANNUAL GRANT OF UP TO $1,000 TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE COST FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON PRE-SEASON START-UPS, MAINTENANCE, AND WINTERIZATION OF THEIR RSW UNITS. IN 2023, NINETEEN RESIDENT FISHERS ACROSS SEVEN COMMUNITIES RECEIVED $14,223 IN GRANT AWARDS. BRISTOL BAY ICE, LLC (BBICE)BBEDC'S ICE BARGE THE BRISTOL MAID SERVICED THE NUSHAGAK FLEET NEAR CLARKS POINT AND SOLD 408,302 LBS. OF ICE TO FISHERS, A 37% DECREASE IN SALES FROM 2022. THIS DECREASE COULD BE BECAUSE THERE WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS BOATS REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICT IN 2023, AND MANY CAPTAINS ENDED THEIR SEASON EARLY AFTER PROCESSORS ANNOUNCED A REDUCED PRICE PAID TO FISHERS FOR THEIR SALMON. WITH THE BRISTOL LADY OUT OF COMMISSION THIS SEASON, BBEDC CONTRACTED WITH NORTHLINE SEAFOODS TO ENSURE THE FLEET HAD ACCESS TO ICE ON THE EASTSIDE OF BRISTOL BAY VIA THE SM-3. NORTHLINE'S SM-3 PROVIDED SLURRY ICE IN THE NAKNEK DISTRICT, RATHER THAN THE TRADITIONAL FLAKE ICE. OVERALL, ICE DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS IN THE BAY WENT SMOOTHLY IN 2023, AND BBEDC LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING ITS CHILLING OPERATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE YEARS TO COME.FISHERIES HABITAT PROTECTION GRANTDESPITE THE SUCCESS AND EXCITEMENT OF THE EPA'S JANUARY 30, 2023, DETERMINATION UNDER SECTION 404(C) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT TO PROHIBIT AND RESTRICT THE USE OF CERTAIN WATERS NEAR THE PEBBLE DEPOSIT, A GREAT DEAL OF WORK REMAINS TO ENSURE OUR WATERS ARE PROTECTED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS. UNITED TRIBES OF BRISTOL BAY (UTBB) AND COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN FOR BRISTOL BAY (CFBB) CONTINUED THEIR MISSIONS TO PROTECT BRISTOL BAY'S FISHERIES HABITAT. BBEDC GRANTED THEM EACH $150,000 TO ASSIST THEIR ONGOING EFFORTS TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE FROM THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE FEDERAL LEVEL.VESSEL ACQUISITION PROGRAMRESIDENT'S SUCCESS IN THE FISHERY IS DEPENDENT UPON ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES A VESSEL. ENHANCING THE ABILITY OF RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN A COMPETITIVE AND EFFICIENT VESSEL IS THE FOCUS OF THE VESSEL ACQUISITION PROGRAM. VESSEL MAY ALSO MEAN A LICENSABLE TRUCK PROVIDED THAT THE APPLICANT CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT A VEHICLE IS THE PRIMARY VESSEL FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL FISHING OPERATION AT THE POINT OF HARVEST AND DELIVERY. THE PROGRAM CAN PROVIDE A DOWN PAYMENT GRANT, INTEREST SUBSIDY, EQUITY ASSISTANCE, RSW INCENTIVE, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL BUSINESS COUNSELING. APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A LOAN THROUGH AN ESTABLISHED LENDING INSTITUTE. IN 2023, FIVE RESIDENT DRIFT FISHERS AND ONE RESIDENT SET FISHER ENTERED THE PROGRAM, BRINGING THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO 38. THIRTY-FIVE OF THE PARTICIPANTS REMAIN ACTIVE WHILE THREE HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. THE CUMULATIVE INVESTMENT BY BBEDC IN 2023 WAS $440,706 FOR DOWN PAYMENT GRANTS, RSW INCENTIVE AND COMMITTED ANNUAL "SWEAT" EQUITY, AND INTEREST SUBSIDIES. PERMIT LOAN PROGRAMLIMITED ENTRY SALMON PERMITS HELD BY BRISTOL BAY WATERSHED RESIDENTS HAVE DECLINED SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCEPTION IN 1975. THAT DECLINE HAS SEVERELY DIMINISHED THE OVERALL COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHING INCOME GENERATED BY RESIDENTS MAKING OUT-MIGRATION OF PERMITS ONE OF THE MOST DETRIMENTAL ECONOMIC EVENTS IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. RETAINING AND RETURNING LIMITED ENTRY PERMITS TO THE REGION CONTINUES TO BE A BBEDC PRIORITY. THE PERMIT LOAN PROGRAM ENHANCES RESIDENTS' ABILITY TO PURCHASE AND SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE A LIMITED ENTRY SALMON PERMIT THROUGH A MENU OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES INCLUDING LOAN GUARANTEE, DOWN PAYMENT GRANT, INTEREST ASSISTANCE, PRINCIPAL REDUCTION ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND/OR TRAINING TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. PARTICIPANTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH AN EVALUATIVE PROCESS AND THE PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS OF ALL THE 25 BRISTOL BAY WATERSHED COMMUNITIES. FOUR NEW PARTICIPANTS WERE ADDED IN 2023 WHICH BROUGHT THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO 76. AS OF 2023, SIXTY-ONE CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. BBEDC INVESTED A TOTAL OF $340,011 FOR NEW ENTRIES, COMMITTED EQUITY ASSISTANCE (SWEAT EQUITY) AND INTEREST SUBSIDY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3M
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