DCCED COVID-19 Relief Information & Programs DCCED's COVID-19 Business Relief Programs website is intended to provide information on COVID-19 economic relief programs available to businesses at the State and Federal levels. The AK-ARPA Business Relief Program application period is closed. The Alaska Seafood Processors Pandemic Response Relief Program application period is closed and awards have been made. Highlights Governor's Food Security & Independence Task Force Approximately 95% of the food Alaskans purchase is imported. Governor Dunleavy has put together this task force to address Alaska’s food security and independence. Visit our Food Security & Independence Task Force page for more information. Alaska SBIR/STTR Grant Program State grant funds are available for businesses with a currently active Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award. For more information, visit our Alaska SBIR/STTR Grant Program page. Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program The CDQ Program is administered through NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service. For more information on the State of Alaska’s 2022 CDQ Decennial Review, visit our Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program page. 2022-2027 Statewide CEDS The Final 2022-2027 Statewide Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is now available. DCRA Community Development Block Grants Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (Alaska CDBG-DR) Community Development Block Grant - Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Top Links Licensing Questions Consumer Services & Complaints Find a Licensed Business or Corporation Doing Business in Alaska Division of Investments Community Information Start a Business Become a Licensed Professional Find a Licensed Professional Find Community Information File a Consumer Complaint Obtain/Renew a Liquor License How Do I? Start a Business Buy/Renew a Business License Find a Licensed Professional Buy/Renew a Professional License Register a Corporation File a Consumer Complaint Obtain/Renew a Liquor License? Find a Job with the Department of Commerce I'm Looking For... Search Business Licenses Search Professional Licenses Search Corporations Search Insurance Producer Licenses Data Resources Boards & Commissions Community Information Products Made in Alaska Property Tax Information Volunteer Opportunities A Job with the Department of Commerce Press Releases DCCED Office of International Trade Awarded $100,000 from SBA to Assist Small Business Exporters (9/20/2023) Serve Alaska joins AmeriCorps and 9/11Day.org to Commemorate September 11th Terrorist Attacks (9/8/2023) Student Conservation Association CEO Visits AmeriCorps Trail Crews Across Alaska (7/28/2023) Made In Alaska Announces 2022 Manufacturer of the Year Award Winner: AlaSkins (7/14/2023) Serve Alaska: AmeriCorps Portfolio Manager, West Region, Visits Alaska (7/12/2023) Alaska's Broadband Deployment Allocation Announced (6/26/2023) AMCO Investigation Leads to Arrest (5/25/2023) Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Moves Forward with Health Care Reimbursement Reform Package (5/12/2023) Alaska Broadband Office Begins Weekly Listening Session Series (3/10/2023) AMCO Consumer Advisory- Recall of Marijuana Concentrate and other Marijuana Products (3/3/2023) State Completes Decennial Review of Western Alaska Community Development Quota Groups (2/23/2023) Alaska SBIR/STTR Grant Program Announced (2/16/2023) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service (1/13/2023) Statewide CEDS Final Report Now Available (11/23/2022) Alaska Division of Banking and Securities Issues Interim Temporary Cease and Desist Order to Tycoon Trading LLC (10/14/2022) Food Security and Independence Task Force Releases Report for Public Comment (10/11/2022) Summer 2022 Fuel Price Report and Delivery Update (10/4/2022) Serve Alaska Joins AmeriCorps and 9/11Day.Org to Commemorate September 11th Terrorist Attacks (9/8/2022) Serve Alaska Awarded AmeriCorps Funding to Organizations Across Alaska (8/17/2022) Statewide CEDS Public Comment Period Opens (7/27/2022) Developments to Improve Broadband in Alaska (7/20/2022) Alaska's 1332 Waiver and Reinsurance Program Extended Five Years (7/14/2022) 2021 Made in Alaska Manufacturer of the Year (7/5/2022) Subscribe to DCCED Press Releases Public Notices View More Public Notices