The Bristol Bay region fisheries and seafood processing industry got a federal boost Tuesday when the USDA announced the area was one of 13 nationwide to win the Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge.
A grant of USD 405,023 from the USDA Rural Development and U.S. Economic Development will go to the Bristol Bay Native Association in Dillingham to fund the Bristol Bay Jobs Accelerator Project.
“These winners were selected from a highly competitive process with 62 applications from all across the country as part of this challenge,” said Matt Erskine, acting assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. “The application process itself is not easy and I want to congratulate all the winners.”
