Category: Covid-19 Updates

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UFA Covid-19 Update: CARES Money- Action Alert

House Labor & Commerce Committee to Meet The House Labor and Commerce Committee will be meeting July 1 at 1:00 pm AST to discuss the Alaska CARES Grant program.  Commercial fishermen are eligible for this program, however, eligibility currently requires applicants to have an Alaska Business License, which the majority of fishermen do not have....

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UFA Covid-19 Update: PPP Fix

Delegation Announces Paycheck Protection Program Fix for Commercial Fishing Businesses For Immediate Release: June 25, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young (all R-Alaska) today applauded a rule released by the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration that will allow commercial fishing businesses to account for...