Employment & Training
Sun’aq Tribe’s services are meant to provide Alaska Natives and American Indians an opportunity to increase self-sufficiency by culturally supporting an individual in obtaining employment and training related goals for the purpose of reducing joblessness.
Liitukut Scholarship
Liitukut Scholarships are available to Members of the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak for the purpose of obtaining an Associates or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
Due Dates are June 30th for the fall Semester, and November 30 for the spring semester.
Johnson O’Malley Youth Program
Alaska Natives and American Indians from age 3 to those completing high school, who live within the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak’s service area may utilize Johnson O’Malley funding for a variety of education, cultural, or life skills enhancement.
Community Service Block Grant
The Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) is an emergency cash assistance program available to Alaska Native and American Indian individuals or families who are at or below 100-150% of the federal poverty guidelines living in the Sun’aq Tribe’s service area. Individuals or families applying for CSBG must be able to document inability to financially meet their essential living needs due to an emergent situation. Persons applying CSBG funds are required to develop goals with their case manager that will lead to their self-sufficiency.
Those that are affected by Covid-19 can be up to 200% of the poverty line and be eligible for services.
General Assistance
General Assistance (GA) is a monthly cash assistance program available to Alaska Native and American Indian individuals or families who live in the Sun’aq Tribe’s service area, and can document financial need. GA provides individuals & families with monthly financial support for essential living needs, such as food, utilities, and rent or mortgage payments. Individuals and families participating in the GA program are required to develop goals with their case manager that will lead to their self-sufficiency, and continue to make satisfactory progress on their goals. Financial relief is determined by a variety of cost-of-living factors and income information.
Child Care
Child care assistance is offered to Sun’aq Tribal Members that are currently engaged in employment, training, education, or job training, and substance abuse treatment. Gross income before taxes is used to determine a parent’s eligibility and parent co-pay. The program is limited to children under the age of 13, or up to the age of 19 for children with developmental disabilities.
Job Placement & Training
Job placement and training services are available based on financial need to any Alaska Native or American Indian living within the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak’s service area. These services are to be used to increase earning capacity and employability through obtaining certification or credentials in a vocational program of instruction.
The application for Job placement and training services is not online yet, please contact Cherise, the Education Coordinator, for an application. her email can be found on the contact us page.
Burial Assistance
Burial Assistance can be offered to native people living in Kodiak for a minimum of six months prior to their death. Assistance is based on the decedent’s financial assets. The maximum grant per person, for burial expenses is $2,500.00, though any financial assets the belonged to the decedent will be subtracted from that amount. The grant cannot be used for food at the funeral or memorial.
A person who was receiving Adult Public Assistance or TANF will have their burial Assistance provided through the State of Alaska, per section 2103.7 of the General Relief Assistance Manual, and are not eligible for Sun’aq Tribe’s Burial Assistance program.
This is a general overview of eligibility for burial assistance, though not all program guidelines are included here.