Planning & Development

Planning & Development

Our Planning and Development Division provides technical assistance and capacity building to TCC member villages in the areas of planning, grant writing and business development. We support village-based employment, increasing jobs in rural villages and providing one-on-one mentorship.

CONTACT US:

907-452-8251 ext. 3385
E-Mail Us

HOURS

8:00am-5:00pm
Monday-Friday

LOCATION

Chief Peter John Tribal Building
122 1st Ave
Fairbanks, AK 99701

Our Services

The Village Planning and Development Program “VP&D” awards up to 20 contracts per year, 10 in both the spring and fall cycles. A village council can submit an application to hire a temporary Community Planning Specialist or a Grant Development Specialist during the advertisement period. An application is required from both the village council and the temporary employee. If approved, the temporary CPS or GDS contract period is 16 weeks long and 400 hours long. TCC P&D provides training for both positions.

Spring cycle: February 1st – May 31st each year
Summer cycle: June 1st – August 31st each year
Fall cycle: October 1st – January 31st each year

Community Planning Specialist “CPS”

  • Work closely with tribal council, community, and TCC P&D to develop a community plan
  • Have written and verbal communication skills
  • Have basic computer skills, plus experience with MS Office Programs
  • Assist with organizing and facilitation public meeting
  • Administer, collect and compile community planning survey
  • Available for spring, summer and fall cycles
  • Tribe must have an expired or expiring community plan

Grant Development Specialist “GDS”

  • Work closely with tribal council and TCC P&D to develop grant applications
  • Identify appropriate funding sources for community priority projects
  • Monitor Notice of Funding Announcements (NOFA)
  • Write statement of needs and narratives
  • Create evaluation plan and project budget
  • Submit final grant applications
  • Available for spring and fall cycles
  • Tribe must have a current community plan in place

Please contact P&D Manager for applications!

Each fiscal year, the P&D Program contracts grant writing consultant(s) to write grants on behalf of TCC programs and tribes. Interested applicants may:

  • Identify the community projects with the most urgent funding needs as requested
  • Conduct research to identify grant resources for priority projects as needed or requested
  • Provide general and technical grant proposal writing services associated with the completion of grant applications

For more information, please contact P&D Manager for Request for Proposal