Administration Recommends MASH for 100‑bed Noncongregate Contract; State Grant to Fund Six‑and‑a‑Half Months

The administration will ask the Assembly on June 10 to approve AM475-2025, recommending award of a contract to MASH Property Management LLC to operate 100 noncongregate shelter beds at the Alex Hotel from July 1 to Dec. 31 for $2,309,000, Anchorage Health Department staff said during the June 6 work session. A linked item, AM477-2025, would accept a categorical state grant from the Alaska Department of Commerce for $2,422,000 that must be used only for noncongregate shelter services.