Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on HIV grant, flat at $114,470

Offsite HIV education, counseling and testing for high-risk individuals who lack regular clinic access would continue through June 30, 2027, under a $114,470 state grant on the Anchorage Assembly's consent agenda Tuesday, Sept. 15. Mayor Suzanne LaFrance submitted it to the Assembly. No public hearing is set.

The money comes from the Alaska Department of Health as a quarterly reimbursable award, meaning the municipality spends first and bills the state each quarter, covering the fiscal year that began July 1, 2026. In the Anchorage Health Department's Community Health Nursing fund center, it covers $65,358.31 for straight-time labor, or regular hours, $48,814.27 for operating supplies and $297.42 for communications, plus coordination with community partners on HIV prevention.

The same grant was $114,470 last year too, $124,009 in 2024 and $106,470 in 2022.

The state's Linkage to Care program counts as high risk anyone HIV-negative who injects drugs or shares needles with someone known to have HIV, has repeated sexual contact with someone who has it, or does transactional sex work.