5 Things Alaska: ARPA funding proposal, Q&A w/Verné Boerner, Budget conversations DJ Wilson | Apr 21, 2021 Share this: We are now covering health policy in 15 states and active coverage of federal policy coming out of Washington DC! So, if you’d like to register for our morning briefing, with a run down of all of our reporting across our entire site, you can get signed up here. We’d love to have you on the list!
1. Proposal for $1.02 billion in ARPA funding Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday released his allocation proposal for $1.02 billion in federal funds coming into Alaska through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The proposal includes $80 million for emergency response costs including $6 million toward addressing the domestic violence impacts of the pandemic, $150 million for tourism revitalization, and $325 million in infrastructure investments.