UPDATED 4/19 Extension and Eligibility Revision to the program- LINK to criteria changes which include an extension of the deadline from 4/15 to 4/30 and expansion of eligibility from having experienced a 50% decrease in net revenue to now being eligible with a 30% decrease in net revenue.

This program is the State of Alaskaâ€™s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Covid State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) toward a tourism and business relief grant program to be administered by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED).

The current application period is open through 5:00pm April 30, 2022.

Eligibility:

The business must have an AK business license OR it must operate under a permanently held Limited Entry or Interim Entry fishing permit.
Business must have experienced a decrease of at least 30% in gross revenue between 2019 and 2020 due to COVID-19 public health emergency.
There are more eligibility criteria: Complete a preliminary AK-ARPA Screening Questionnaire to quickly determine whether your business is eligible for an AK-ARPA Business Relief grant.

Residency:

A sole proprietorship businesses must be owned by Alaskan residents.
For a nonresident fisherman operating as an LLC, the LLC does not have to be registered in Alaska. They must have permanently held a Limited Entry or Interim Entry permit in both 2019 and 2020 and did the majority of their business in Alaska.

LINK TO MORE INFORMATION

LINK TO AK ARPA WEBSITE

For questions about this program email ARPAgrant@jedc.org for the quickest response, or call (907) 917-3720