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Assembly recommends full funding for FY26 nonprofit grant applicants; some members urged more scrutiny

2793079 · March 27, 2025
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Summary

The Denali Borough Assembly voted to recommend full funding for the administration’s nonprofit grant package for FY26 and forwarded the recommendation to the mayor for budget inclusion.

The Denali Borough Assembly recommended that the FY26 budget include full funding for the administration’s proposed nonprofit grants, a package that the assembly also discussed in detail during a special meeting.

Why it matters: The borough’s nonprofit grant program supports libraries, food banks, community clubs and other organizations that run services in the borough’s small, widely dispersed communities. Assembly members said the grants help sustain programs ranging from food assistance to community libraries and child care.

What happened: More than a dozen organizations presented brief overviews to the assembly, including Alaskan Bounty for Children (ABC), Anderson Community Library, Cantwell Community Library, Neighbor to Neighbor food bank, Tri Valley Community Library, the McKinley Park…

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