2021 Norton Sound and Kuskokwim River Salmon

 

Updated
on 08/27/2026

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.

Relief payments for the 2021 Kuskokwim River Salmon Disaster – Subsistence Households were mailed on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

If you have not received your check, please wait until after Monday, September 21, 2026 before reaching out. This allows adequate time for postal delivery or return processing if your check is undeliverable. If a check is returned, PSMFC staff will attempt to contact recipients to confirm or update mailing information. PSMFC will not entertain questions related to check statuses until after Monday, September 21, 2026. For questions after Monday, September 21, 2026, please contact us at AKFishDisaster@PSMFC.org

$568,322 was made available for total disbursements under the subsistence category for the 2021 Kuskokwim and Norton Sound salmon disaster.

565 complete applications were processed totaling 1,991 individual household members. 

$568,322 ÷ 1,991 = $285.44 per individual share. 

Example: A household of (4) qualifying members would receive a relief payment of $1,141.76 as $285.44 multiplied by 4 = $1,141.76. Similarly, a household of (2) qualifying members would only receive a relief payment of $570.88.