The Kawerak Transportation Program is funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Tribal Transportation Program (TTP).

The Tribal Transportation Program is a FHWA funded national program that seeks to address transportation needs of tribes by providing funds for planning, designing, construction and maintenance activities.

Our principal goal is to assist our communities in building a safe and healthy surface transportation infrastructure. Secondary goals include providing employment and training, and advocacy for the transportation, erosion, and flooding concerns of the Region.

Communities served by KTP:

Brevig Mission, Diomede, Elim, Gambell, Golovin, Koyuk, Mary's Igloo, Shaktoolik, Shishmaref, Solomon, St. Michael, Stebbins, Teller, Unalakleet Wales and White Mountain

Our principal goal is to assist our communities in building a safe and healthy surface transportation infrastructure. Secondary goals include providing employment and training, and advocacy for the transportation, erosion, and flooding concerns of the Region.

To be considered as a project for KTP:

1. The respective project must be in the villages Long Range Transportation Plan or within Kawerak’s administrative planning component.
2. The route must be included on the tribal inventory.
3. The project must be included in the Tribal Transportation Program, which is approved by the Kawerak Board of Directors.
4. Each project is scored by KTP utilizing a Scoring Matrix which is in the Kawerak Project Prioritization Policy.