(a) The department may contract with or award grants to qualified entities in the state to administer an Alaska temporary assistance program or a distinct part of the Alaska temporary assistance program. The department may establish standards for the administration of services under the grant or contract, including fees to be charged to applicants for or recipients of those services.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.27.050

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) Contracts authorized under this section are to be administered in accordance with Alaska Stat. § 47.05.015. Grants authorized under this section are to be awarded using requirements, established in regulation, that are substantially similar to those set out in Alaska Stat. § 47.05.015 for contracts.
(c) This section may not be construed to expand the powers of a municipality.
(d) In this section, “qualified entities” include municipalities, other political subdivisions of the state, nonprofit corporations formed under Alaska Stat. Chapter 10.20, churches and religious organizations, and incorporated and unincorporated businesses operating within the state that meet the requirements established by the department in regulation.