The Tyonek Nutrition and Food Security Program will provide resources for the purchase of locally grown, fresh foods from disadvantaged fishers, farmers, and other producers in Alaska. The Native Village of Tyonek currently faces food security and sovereignty threats due to increasing food costs, shipping expenses, and supply chain struggles. The funds will allow for food to be bought directly from local producers that the Village develops partnerships with, focusing on small farms and disadvantaged and indigenous producers. Producers in the Tyonek community will also provide culturally important foods for the Village and see the economic benefits of the program. For example, salmon is a culturally important food and a healthy source of protein that many Tribes rely on, and the Tyonek Nutrition and Food Security Program would help ensure that all Village residents are able to have sustainable and culturally important food available to them during the length of the program. The program will allow Tyonek to not only provide healthy, fresh food to villagers, but also provide marketing opportunities for indigenous producers, commercial fishermen, and underserved producers during and after the end of the program.
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