The Facilities section works to administer school capital projects that include state funding in order to ensure cost-effective execution of projects and provides guidance to districts pertaining to school facility planning, design, construction, and operations. The section manages State of Alaska educational assets, including land and buildings. Each year the Facilities section produces a prioritized list of statewide needs for school capital projects.
The department annually evaluates capital improvement project (CIP) grant applications that are submitted by school districts on or before September 1.
Learn MoreDepartment Capital Improvement Project (CIP) grant priority lists are used by the governor and the legislature to determine school construction and major maintenance projects for capital budget funding.
Learn MoreIn 1993, the Legislature enacted AS 14.11.014, which established the nine member Bond Reimbursement and Grant Review (BR&GR) Committee.
Learn MoreAll capital projects seeking state aid through the CIP program must ensure that specific statutory and regulatory requirements are met.
Learn MoreThe department operates two programs of state aid for school district capital projects under AS 14.11 – grant and debt reimbursement.
Learn MoreThe department has produced a number of publications and templates to provide guidelines to districts for project planning, CIP (AS 14.11) application submittals, and project administration.
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