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State division outlines local-government services, $1B grants portfolio and data tools
Summary
Sandra Moeller, director of the Division of Community and Regional Affairs, gave the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee an overview of the division’s programs, data resources, grant portfolio and technical assistance services, including plans to modernize grant management and expand broadband funding distribution.
Sandra Moeller, director of the Division of Community and Regional Affairs in the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, told the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee on Jan. 28 that her office focuses on helping local governments with governance, data and grant administration.
Moore said the division’s work rests on the Alaska Constitution’s statement on local self-government (Art. X, Sec. 14) and that the agency aims to “provide help if they ask us” rather than dictate local solutions. The presentation outlined the division’s three program groups: mapping/analytics and data resources; local government assistance; and grants and funding administration.
Moeller said the division employs about 57 people. She described a six-person “Mapping, Analytics and Data Resources” team that maintains an online community database (population, elected officials and other…
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