06 Jul 2024 Sponsor Spotlight: Seward Community Foundation Nothing we do would be possible without the community of donors and supporters who selflessly dedicate their resources to the…
26 May 2023 Congratulations to the 2023 KMTA Grantees! Congratulation to this year's KMTA Sub-Grant Award recipients! We committed $110,000 of our federal funding to community projects that will…
02 Feb 2023 Annual KMTA Grant Cycle is Open! The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm (KMTA) National Heritage Area is excited to announce that our annual grant cycle is now open.…
01 Jun 2022 KMTA Board Announces the 2022 Grant Recipients! The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (KMTA) Board of Directors recently awarded seven grants, a total of just over…
15 Apr 2022 Trailbound Alaska Debuted This Spring Trailbound Alaska Debuts at the Bear Tooth Trailbound Alaska– a KMTA grant-funded film– debuted at the end of March to two sold…
09 Mar 2022 Trailbound Alaska Premiering at the Bear Tooth Theater on March 28th We are so excited to be co-hosting a Max Romey film night with Alaska Trails on March 28th and 29th…
26 Jan 2022 Need Help With The Grant Application Process Informational Grant Video Slides and Presentation Questions: Contact Amanda Sassi at amandasassi@kmtacorridor.org To watch the video or to view…
Max Romey watches as the sun begins to set in Seward, sharing a glimpse of the watercolor scene he just created. 18 Jan 2022 Trailbound Alaska Documentary Showcases the Historic Iditarod Trail “Trailbound Alaska”, a KMTA grant funded film is finally ready to debut at the Bear Tooth this spring. The documentary…
13 Jan 2022 KMTA’s 2022 Annual Grant Cycle Is Now Open KMTA awards grants to community projects that recognize, preserve, and interpret the historic, scenic, and natural recreational resources and cultural…
05 Jan 2022 Girdwood Trail Signs Increase Accessibility to the Outdoors “Signs are probably the quickest and easiest way to leave the trail user with a positive impression. If signs are…
18 Oct 2021 Another Successful Summer of FVCS Adventure Camps Four Valleys Community School’s summer Adventure Camps have become a staple within the communities of Girdwood, Portage, Indian, and Bird…
16 Oct 2021 Children’s Museum Pop-Up Attracts Visitors in Seward The Happy Youth Programs & Educational Resources (HYPER) Children's Museum Pop-Up made its debut this past August. Sponsored by the…
13 May 2021 KMTA Annual Grant Recipients Announced For 2021 The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (KMTA) Board of Directors recently awarded 14 grants, a total of just over…
12 Apr 2021 Seward Cable House Restored By Tanguy Libbrecht The “Govt. Cable House” located on 6th Ave is in the original Seward tract where the Ballaine…
11 Feb 2021 KMTA Grant FAQs How can I make my application the most interesting and competitive? Making sure to meet the Grant Guidelines requirements and…
08 Jan 2021 Need Help With the Grant Application Process? The recording of 2021 Grant Webinar can be found here. The presentation slides can be found here. Questions: Email Grants…
Eve Van Dommelen films Max Romey, Lars Arneson, and Denali Strabel just before they start the Southern Trek journey at Mile 0 of the Iditarod National Historic Trail (INHT) in Seward. 05 Jan 2021 KMTA’s 2021 Annual Grant Cycle Is Now Open KMTA awards grants to community projects that recognize, preserve, and interpret the historic, scenic, and natural recreational resources and cultural…
Max Romey watches as the sun begins to set in Seward, sharing a glimpse of the watercolor scene he just created. 03 Sep 2020 Trailbound Alaska Sets Off to Retrace the Iditarod National Historic Trail This summer, Trailbound Alaska, a grassroots film project, set off to retrace the Iditarod National Historic Trail with a pair…
01 Sep 2020 Beluga Whale Alliance Sends Thanks to KMTA! Thanks to KMTA funding for project materials, staff salaries, gas, and other essential costs in 2019, our organization’s very first…
09 Jul 2020 Check Out Alaska State Parks Video about the Bird to Gird Bike Trail! The Alaska State Parks was awarded a KMTA grant of $14,207 in the spring of 2019 to create a trail…
18 May 2020 KMTA Annual Grant Recipients Announced For 2020 Congratulations to the 2020 Grant Recipients! The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (KMTA) Board of Directors recently awarded 12…
06 Jan 2020 Annual Grant Informational Webinar Informational Grant Webinar Slides and Presentation Questions: Contact Katherine Schake at katherineschake@kmtacorridor.org To watch the webinar or to view…
06 Jan 2020 Annual Grant Cycle is Now Open! KMTA awards grants to community projects that recognize, preserve, and interpret the historic, scenic, and natural recreational resources and cultural…
By Wayne Todd 27 Nov 2019 What Happened This Year… The shovels and pulaskis have been cleaned and tucked away for winter, and now is the time to reflect on…
21 Oct 2019 KMTA Reporting Schedule for 2019 Grant Recipients Reporting Schedule for September 2019 Grant Recipients A quarterly, informal check-in via email or phone is required. For partial grant…
04 Oct 2019 KMTA Board Approves $43,821 in Funding for the Fall Grant Cycle! The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (KMTA) Board of Directors recently awarded five community grants, a total of $43,821…
29 Aug 2019 Youth Explore through Four Valley’s Community School’s Summer Camps This year KMTA helped sponsor a two day “Tides and Ecology” Camp for 4th -8th graders through the Four Valley’s…
15 Aug 2019 Youth Explore through Four Valley’s Community School’s Summer Camps This year KMTA helped sponsor a two day “Tides and Ecology” Camp for 4th -8th graders through the Four Valley’s…
15 Jun 2019 Cooper Landing Youth Discover the Past As a child Kristine Route used to climb on each of her grandmothers’ laps and ask them to tell her…
