Covid-19 Update: Alaska CARES Grant Applications

Alaska CARES Grant Eligibility for Fishermen

AK CARES GRANT – AK COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN CAN APPLY AUGUST 6, 2020

AK CARES GRANT WEBSITE

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) – Starting Thursday, Aug. 6, the AK CARES grant program will be expanded to include Alaska’s commercial fishermen.

It will also include 501(c)6 nonprofit organizations, and small businesses that received $5,000 or less in Paycheck Protection Program or Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds.
“Setting up a completely new grant program to assist businesses through this unprecedented pandemic and its economic impacts, with constantly evolving federal guidance, has been challenging to say the least,” said DCCED Commissioner, Julie Anderson. “However, we continue to adapt the program to assist as many businesses as we can, as quickly as we can. I expect to see significant improvements in processing times and the number of businesses we can reach as a result of the program changes that will go into effect next week.”