The window for eligible residents in Alaska to apply for the 2024 Permanent Fund Dividend program will close in five days.
Eligible residents in the “Last Frontier” can get a direct payment annually based on Alaska’s mineral revenues for that year via this program. Applications can be filled out online or via a paper form through March 31.
Applicants must intend to remain a resident of Alaska indefinitely and not be a convicted felon, among other requirements, to qualify for a payment from the program.
An Alaska resident must apply during the application period to get a check this year, even if he or she has received a payment from the Permanent Fund Dividend in the past.
Applications for the state program have been open sinc …