Application under the 2010 Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program 

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HEALTH CORPORATION 

Augusts. 2010 

OfGce of Aviation Analysis 

SnuU Community Air Scivicc Dcvclopmcat Prognm 

Attention; Ms. Aloha Ley, Associate Diiectot 

To Whom It May Concenv 

Olfice o j the President-' 

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I am pleued to write to you about the giant proposal the City of Diomede is submitting to the Office of Actio n Analysis 

under the Small Community Air Service Dc\'elopmcnt Program (SCASDP). 

'LTic challenge Diomede has faced is chat they have been without safe, reliable, consistent air uansport since July 2009.'' 

Evergreen Helicopters, Inc. (Evergreen) provides contracted U^ . mail air service for Diomede once per week, wxathcr 

pcxmitting. In the past Evergreen flew mail on a two-engine Bukow-105 (BO-105) helicopter &om Nome to Diomede wiih 

scat tickeis available for purchase as mail weight aHou-cd; typically one scat to Diomede and four scats returning to Nonte. 

Evergreen has provided expensive charter Qights on demand. In June 2009 the BO-105 had mechanical problems and 

Evergreen began flying mail <»niy on a sin^e-engine A-Star helicopter, ^3v'hile FAA regulations allow passenger service on a 

sin^c-cnginc helicopter over open-ocean, as a policy Ev-ergtecn will aoi ftj' passengers over open-ocean, espcciaDy in the 

Arctic, on a single-engine hcBcopter. Now Diomede has no passenger helicopter service. Their only means for community 

access is by small boat. 

The need to re-establiahing air service will scxve to secure safe, reliable, year-round air uansportation for Diomede. This 

will provide basic community access to health services and for economic activity that most othci- Americans laVe for 

granted. SCASDP giant funding will accomplish two major goals: 1) establish scheduled weekly air service to Diomede to 

demonstrate demand level, and 2) provide interim air service that will provide the necessary time for various regional 

partners to negotiate financial parricipation in the Essential Air Service 50% match program, which will continue air service 

after the SCASDP grant funding expires. 

Diomede is seeking financial support to re-establish air service to their community, one of the most remote conununities in 

the United States of America. Diomede meets the Office of Aviadon Analysis's priority requirements to be considered as 

eligible for grant fiinding under the SASDP , Due lo Diomcdc's severe lack of air service or other forms of community 

access, the grant appHcadon is requesting $375,000 per year for a period of three years. Gram fiinding based upon a 

proposal estimate from Evergreen to Essential Air Services, inchiding passenger ticker revenue. This wiU provide only one 

round-tz^ Sight per week with only four seats available on the helicopter, which is the most basic air service. 

Thank you for your support and assistance to the City of Diomede and the community residents. VX'c look forward to your 

coiuideiation of the fiinding requesL Please do not hesitate to contact me at (9070 443-3206. 

Sincerely. 

Caro Carol l J. Plscoya ' 0 

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OfGcc o f Amiio n Analysis 

Small C^ommuiiity Air Scr\'icc* Dcrciopmcnt Program 

Anention: Ms. Aloha Lev, Associaii- Director 

August 4. 2010 

To VCOioni Ir Mav Concern; 

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I am pleased to utire to you nbont the grant prnposal the City of Diomede is submitting to the Office of 

Aviauon Analvsis under the Small Community Air Ser\'irt* 

Developmeni Program (SOXSDP). 

"Ilie challenge Diomede has faced is that they have been 

uithout safe, reliable, consisicni air transport suicc July 20tl9. 

Evergreen Helicopiers, Tnc. (Evergreen) pro\'id« contracted 

U.S. mail air service for Diomede once per week, weather 

permitting, fn the past Evergreen flew mail on a two-engine 

Wokow-105 (BO-10S)^helicopter from Nome to Diomede 

uiih seat tickets available for purchase as mail weight aUrtwed; 

tA'picallv one scat to Diomede and tour seals returning to 

Nome. Evergreen has provided expensive charter Rights on demand. In June 2lX>9 the BO-105 had 

mechat>icai problems and Evergreen began flying mail only on a single-enjoinc A-Star helicopter. VChilc FAA 

regulations allow passenger service on a single-engine helicopter over open-ocean, as a policy Evergreen will 

not fly passengers over open-ocean, especially in the Arctic, on a single-engine helicopter Now Diomede has 

no pa.iscnger helicopter scT\-ice. Their only means for community access is by small boat. . This 28 mile 

journey in a small open skiff through the Si-aS of the Bering Strait is extremelv dangerous and has proven 

deadly in the past. In 1998. members of several different families artempted the same trip via a small open 

skiff. All 6 aboard (including several small children) - never made it to Diomede and their remains were 

never found. Now, even small boats are not-an option because the fall storm.*: are upon us. Because of the 

lack of passenger ser\'icc this falL the school district had to resort to tratispordng teachers with a larger fishing 

vessel from Nrimc lo start the school year off. Thi.*: trip took 36 hours and the teachers had to wait 16 hours 

after arriving in Diomede until the seas calmed down enough s<> thc\' could 

be lightered <tff the fishing vessel b«rause of the combination of ihc rocla' 

j^horeline and rough seas. 

f lurrcndy. medical professionals, st^cial sen.'ice pnn-iders. 

telccommunicaaons ser^'ice providers, and <ither providers of basic services 

to the cf»nimunitv have no uay of flying to Diomede. The ALiska Air 

National Guard uill flv a helicopter to Diomede to pick up mcd-evac patients for life and death simarion.'i, 

but when the patients are discharged from Norton .Sound Health Corporation they are stranded in Nome 

uiih no place to stay and no way to return to Diomede. There, are pregnant women in Diomede who are not 

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able to seek prenatal care and who will have to resort to cvenmally being metl-evaced by the ALiska An 

National Guard unce thc\' are in labor. 

Tlic need to re-establishing air service UTU scr\'c to seciuc safe, reliable, year-round air transportation for 

Diomede. This will provide basic community access to health servicer and for economic aciivit)- that most 

other .Americans take for granted. SCASDP grant funding will accomplish two major goals: I) establish 

scheduled weekly air service to Diomede to demonstrate demand level, and 2) provide interim air service that 

will provide the necessary time for various r^ona l partners to n^otiate financial participation in the 

Essential Air Service SO^-'o match program, which will continue air service after the SCASDP grant funding 

expires. 

Diomede is seeking financial support to re-establish air serxncc to their communit)-. one of the most remote 

communities in the United States of America. Diomede meets the Office of Aviation Analysis's priorit}-

requircmetiLs to be considered as eligible for grant funding under the SASDP. Due to Diomede's scv'ere bck 

of air service or other forms of community access, the grajit application is requesting 5375,000 per year for a 

period of three years. Grant funding based upon a proposal estimate from Evergreen to Essential Air 

Services, including passenger ticket rc\'enuc. This will provide oidy one round-trip flight per week with only 

four scats available on the helicopter, which is the mnst basic air service. 

Thank vou fcjr your support and assistance to the City of Diomede and the community' residrnLs. We look 

forward to your consideration of the funding request Please do not hesitate to contact me at 907-443-4330. 

Sincerely. 

lOWVERAX, INCORPORATED 

Melanie Edwards, Executive Vl^ 

Community of Diomede 

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Nutre VUlaffc of Otomcdc 

P.O. B«x 7079 

Dlomeda, AE 99782 

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OfBce of Aviition AnalTtu 

Small ComimmitT' Ati Serntt Oevclopmeut Piogiun 

Attfindoo: Ms. AJoh* Ley, AwodsM Diieetoi 

Auguit16,20l0 

To Whom Ic May Concern: 

I im pleated to write to you about the giant ptopoisl the City of Diomede it submitaag to the 

Office of Aviation AnolTiii undu the Small Conuntmlty Air Scivtce Development Progtam 

(SCASDP). 

The chtllcnge Diomede h u fitoed is thai dbey have been without i«fe, tellable, condatent air 

aampott nnce July 2009. Eveigteen Hehcopten, Inc. (Evetg^eea) prove s eonaacted U.S. mail air 

secvice for Diomede once per veel^ weather pennirting. In die past Evetgteen £bv mail on a cwoesgine Bokow-105 ^O'lOS) helieoptEz &om Nome to Diotaede with seat tiekett tnilable for 

puichnae aa laail veigbt allowed; topically one teat to Diomede and foui aean tentmmg to Nome. 

£Tti;^teea haa provided expestzve ehareer ffi^itt on dnnand. Is June 2009 the BO-105 bad 

mechanical pic^iletns and Bveigteen b<^xn Bjiog matt only on a iln^-engiste A-Star hetieopter. 

While FAA regiiliuont allow pattenget eeivice on a tiagle-engau heUcoptar over opea-oeean, aa a 

policy Eveigteea will net fly patiengen ems open-ocean, etpeetally in the Aretie, oa a tiogle-cdjiiQe 

helicopter. Now Diomede lua no pattenger helicopter letviee. Thdi only meant for fnmmuniiy 

Bcceii ii by tmiU boat 

The iteed co re-ettal>liilmig oiz aerviee wiQ terve to lecure naff, reliable, year-round air tianaponadoi) 

for Diomede. This will piovide baiie eommnnity acoeis m heahh aeivicea and for teoaomic aocniiy 

that most other AmeticanB lake for gtantcd. SCASDP gnat fiisdiDg will aecompUih two coajot 

goala: \) eetabliiih aeheduled weekly tit terviee to Diomede to desioattcMe drmafid level, tod 2} 

provide intenm air letviee that wiU provide the oeceatary Qctte for various r^ooal parmeit to 

negotiate fimnrial partldpation in the Eitmntl Air Service SOVt match progtam, which will 

cononue air aecvice after the SCASOP grant {unding expires. 

Diomede is scelcing finandal topport to te-eatablith oir tetvice to their eommotuiy, one of the moit 

remote communities in the United States of Amnricft Diomede meets the Office o/ AviatiOD 

Analysia'e ptioiity rsqioremcna co be cooiidered aa eligible for gjmnt funding under the SASDP, 

Due to Diomede't tevere laelc of aii tervice or other forma oi oomaaiDicj aceett, the grant 

appliodon 1> cetjaenag • gnuu in the amouat of $1,250,000, or $417,000 per year for three year* to 

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establish air service gem Nome to Diomede. Grant haiiog bated upon a piopotat enintate finm 

Evergreen to Eiiential Air Serviceg, including patienger dclcet revenue, "niii will provide only one 

rouad-tdp flight per weelc with only four teau available on the helicoptet, which is the ffioit basic ait 

setvice.. 

Thaali you for your support tad ti«staace to the City of Diomede and tiie communis residena. 

We look fotward to your conaideratioa of the funding requeiL Pleaae do not hesitate to contact me 

St 907-686-217S. 

Sincaely, 

Pamclt F. Omialc, Sr. 

President 

Community of Diomede 

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