Alaska residents need to apply at the state’s website, by 11:59 p.m. Mailed applications also need to be postmarked by today to be processed. Applications can also be delivered in person to PFD offices in Fairbanks, Anchorage or Juneau before 4 p.m.
To qualify for a dividend, a person must have been a resident of the state for the entire previous calendar year, not be convicted or incarcerated for a felony and not have travelled outside the state for more than 180 days.
More than 590,000 Alaskans have already applied for a dividend, according to the state.
The amount of this year’s dividend is still up in the air as legislators craft a budget. Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed a statutory PFD of more than $3,600, which legislators across the political spectrum said was unrealistic. Earlier this year, House and Senate budgeters said a PFD of $1,000 was more likely. Typically the PFD is one of the last items to pass at the end of the legislative session in May.
Last year’s dividend was $1,000.
