Tag: CARES Act funding

Distribution of Covid funds to Alaska businesses rife with irregularities, errors

COVIDSeptember 7, 2022

A recently released audit of the $282 million in CARES Act funds that Alaska issued to small businesses as part of the massive Covid relief spending shows massive irregularities, errors and the awarding of numerous unallowable grants. The state’s

Hospitals, Native corporations and other AK entities get hundreds of millions in federal COVID funds

FeaturedSeptember 28, 2021

More than 1,100 Alaska entities have benefited from over $200 million in federal COVID relief funds with the general aim of supporting the fight against COVID. While the vast majority of this funding has gone directly to Native corporations and hospitals,

Fans of interstellar travel, badminton, roller derby and LGBT activists enjoy Anchorage CARES Act funds

CultureJanuary 25, 2021

Groups advocating for interstellar space travel, extreme badminton, banning guns and advancing LGBTQ activism are among the hundreds of organizations to benefit from federal CARES Act funds distributed by Anchorage. According to the municipal website, it has

Juneau unveils LGBTQ Native art funded by federal CARES Act

CultureJanuary 8, 2021

Thanks to the Juneau Borough Assembly’s actions, the City Museum in Juneau has acquired new “artwork” by local artists who received federal funds through Juneau’s $330,000 CARES ArtWorks grant. Thirty-five projects were funded by the grant and the

Juneau using $300,000 in CARES Act funds to pay for COVID inspired art

CultureOctober 12, 2020

The Juneau Assembly has set aside $300,000 in CARES Act funding to commission COVID-19 inspired artwork. The CARES Act is intended to provide relieve to communities suffering from the economic impact of the virus. Juneau is one of several communities across

Inspector General halts Anchorage mayor’s plan to spend COVID funds on homeless shelters

PoliticsAugust 12, 2020

Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz might not be able to use federal CARES Act funds to purchase homeless shelters after all. On Aug. 12, just one day after the Anchorage Assembly voted to grant the mayor authority to buy four properties in Anchorage, the

CARES Act funding

Distribution of Covid funds to Alaska businesses rife with irregularities, errors

Hospitals, Native corporations and other AK entities get hundreds of millions in federal COVID funds

Fans of interstellar travel, badminton, roller derby and LGBT activists enjoy Anchorage CARES Act funds

Juneau unveils LGBTQ Native art funded by federal CARES Act

Juneau using $300,000 in CARES Act funds to pay for COVID inspired art

Inspector General halts Anchorage mayor’s plan to spend COVID funds on homeless shelters

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