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Assembly hears uncertainty over SAFER grant and SEMT reimbursements; mobile crisis funding possible but not yet secured
Summary
Officials told the assembly the federal SAFER grant that has funded firefighters will leave a $2.6 million gap in 2026 absent backfill, and that projected reductions or timing shifts in SEMT reimbursement could limit funding options for the fire department and the Mobile Crisis Team.
Administration officials told the Anchorage Assembly that the federal SAFER grant that has assisted fire staffing will create a budget gap if not renewed and that state and federal reimbursement lines used for emergency medical transports (identified in the session as SEMT) are projected to decline in 2026, complicating potential funding for the Mobile Crisis Team and other services.
The numbers: OMB staff said that if SAFER funding ends in its current form in 2026, the municipality would face roughly a $2.6 million deficit that would require general-government backfill to…
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