Planning & Land Management

The Planning & Land Management Section provides assistance, training, and resources to help communities with local and regional land management and planning efforts.  Our goal is to develop local planning capacity, empower communities to chart their own futures, and help local residents address land management problems that may be obstacles to community and economic development.

Planning & Land Management Programs

• Alaska Climate Change Impact Mitigation Program - Hazard Impact Assessments and Community Planning Grants to mitigate climate change impacts.
• Alaska Risk MAP Program - Mapping, assessment, and planning for natural hazard risk reduction.
• Community Coastal Impact Assistance Program - CIAP awards to named municipalities and for projects selected under a public solicitation.
• Community Profile Maps - Maps for most of the state's small communities.
• Floodplain Management - Resources for communities on flood risk reduction and National Flood Insurance Program.
• Interactive Mapping - A viewing tool for ortho-rectified imagery from DCRA's mapping projects.
• Municipal Land Trustee Program - The MLT program carries out the State's trust responsibilities for unincorporated villages.
• Planning and Land Management Publications - Our current publications in pdf format.
• Community Plans Library - A database of community and regional plans.
• Resources for ANCSA 14(c)(3) - Resources for communities on ANCSA 14(c )(3) land settlements.
• Who's Planning Alaska - An overview of planning being done by state and federal agencies.

For more information about the Planning & Land Management section contact:

Jimmy C. Smith

Division of Community and Regional Affairs
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Location: Anchorage
Phone: 907-269-4132
Email: Jimmy.Smith@alaska.gov