Here's how the federal funding freeze is impacting Kodiak organizations

03/04/25 at 03:00 AM

Here's how the federal funding freeze is impacting Kodiak organizations 
KMXT, Kodiak, AL; by Davis Hovey; 2/28/25 
Billions of dollars in federal funding going to Alaska nonprofits and other entities are in jeopardy after a funding freeze implemented by the Trump administration. The fallout in Kodiak is impacting domestic violence shelters, agriculture programs and many other organizations. ... And then there are indirect impacts. For example, Hospice & Palliative Care of Kodiak relies partially on money from entities who have had their funding frozen. Hospice is a non-medical entity and the only one providing end-of-life services for those experiencing serious illness, death and bereavement in Kodiak. Executive director Diane Ibarra explained the organization’s funding structure during a local public affairs show, ... "So although we’re not directly reliant on federal funds, the people that often donate to us are. So if federal funding goes out the window, there goes our funding," Ibarra explained.

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