Skagway likely to lose nearly $20M in FEMA rockslide mitigation funds

A recent rockslide in November 2024 briefly closed down Skagway’s Railroad Dock. (Melinda Munson/KHNS)
Skagway was slated to be Alaska’s first recipient of grant funding under a Federal Emergency Management Agency program. But recent changes at the agency have put nearly $20 million in funding in question.
It’s a lot of money to lose for a community that hoped to use the funding to fix its unstable mountainside.
The title of the press release wasn’t encouraging: FEMA Ends