Economic Adjustment Assistance; Availability of Funds for Norton Sound, Alaska

Resumen

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announces the availability of $10.0 million for economic adjustment assistance in response to the August 8, 2000, Disaster Declaration by the Secretary of Commerce under the Section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and under Section 308(b) of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act for communities in the Norton Sound region of Alaska. Eligible activities include planning, technical assistance, revolving loan funds, and infrastructure grants to address the economic adjustment problems of communities adversely affected by the Norton Sound fisheries disaster. Eligible areas and organizations representing areas include, but are not limited to: Unalakleet, Shaktoolik, Koyuk, Elim, Golovin, Nome, White Mountain, Stebbins, St. Michael, other nearby member communities of the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, the local Community Development Quota Organization, Teller, Diomede, Savoonga, Gambell, Brevig Mission, Wales, and the Village of Kotlik.