2021 Norton Sound and Kuskokwim River Salmon

 

Updated
on 7/13/2026

2021 Norton Sound and Kuskokwim River Crew Members

 

Application period:

  • Opened: 12:00 pm AKST on Monday, February 2, 2026
  • Closed: 12:00 pm AKDT on Tuesday, June 9, 2026
  • Late applications will not be accepted.

 

Relief checks are being mailed Tuesday, July 14th, 2026. 

If not immediately received, please wait until at least Monday, August 10th, 2026 to allow sufficient time for the USPS to deliver or for it to be returned to our office as undeliverable. 

 

S04Z and S04W Permit Holders

Application period:

  • Opened: 9:00 am AKST on Monday, November 17, 2025
  • Closed: 5:00 pm AKST on Monday, February 16, 2026
  • Late applications will not be accepted.

Initial relief checks for permit holders were mailed on 3/17/2026.

A second round of relief checks for qualifying permit holders are being mailed on 7/14/2026. Due to 1) not all qualifying permit holders applying and 2) low return rates of applications for Norton Sound and Kuskokwim crew members, payments were capped at $1,500 per crew member. The remainder of funds are being redistributed using the same methodology as originally prescribed for permit holders. 

 

 

Please do not contact us about the status of your check until after Monday, August 10, 2026. This allows sufficient time for the USPS to deliver your check or for it to be returned to our office as undeliverable. If you have not received your check by then, please email AKFishDisaster@psmfc.org to inquire about its status.

 

Subsistence Households – Limited to the Kuskokwim River

 

Application period:

  • Opened: 12:00 pm AKST on Monday, February 2, 2026
  • Closed: 12:00 pm AKDT on Tuesday, June 9, 2026
  • Late applications will not be accepted.

Applications are currently being reviewed and processed. At this time, we are uncertain when relief funds will be disbursed as there are a large number of applications requiring amendments.  

 

Per the terms of this relief program, applicants contacted for errors, omissions, or where concerns have been identified will have three weeks to respond. As originally instructed, please ensure you are monitoring the email address provided at the time of application as this will be the method in which PSMFC contacts you should your application require an amendment.