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Permanent Fund Dividend Division - State of Alaska The official page for the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) Division. Maintained by the State of Alaska's Department of Revenue. Click "About" for more info.

In 1976, voters of the State of Alaska established the Permanent Fund as an amendment to the Alaska Constitution. The Permanent Fund Dividend Division was established in 1982 following legislation in 1980 that enacted dividend payouts from the Permanent Fund to residents of the State of Alaska. A Supreme Court ruling in 1982 cleared the way for annual, equal payments to be made to all Alaskans who

qualified for the dividend. The first payment in 1982 was $1000.00 for the first three years the program existed, and it has varied in amount each year since ranging from $331.29 (1984) to $2069.00 (2008). The Permanent Fund Dividend Division is responsible for determining applicant eligibility for the distribution of the annual dividend that is paid to Alaska residents from investment earnings of mineral royalties. The annual payment allows for Alaskans to share in a portion of the State minerals revenue to benefit current and future generations. Eligibility to receive a Permanent Fund Dividend is defined by the Alaska Legislature through Statute and Regulation. The dividend calculation is based on the number of eligible Alaskan applicants in a dividend year and half of the statutory net income averaged over the five most recent fiscal years. The available funds are also reduced by prior-year dividend obligations, PFD operational expenses, and other legislative appropriations. The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation is responsible for investment of the funds principal balance, which ultimately yields the annual pool of funds available for distribution and program operations.

31/03/2026

Okay procrastinators today, March 31, 2026, is the deadline to file your and/or sponsored child(ren)’s 2026 PFD application.

*PFD office lobbies will be open until 4:00 PM.

*If you mail an application today, get the enveloped postmarked or get a mail return receipt since the U.S. Post Office may not postmark it the day they receive it.

*The online application is available until 11:59 PM tonight. If you are in the process of completing an application at 11:59 PM, it will kick you out.

Applications must be received today or postmarked no later than March 31, 2026, to be considered timely. Late applications will be denied.

Signature pages or any other supplemental documents can be submitted after today.

29/03/2026

Monday, March 30, 2026, is a state holiday. The PFD office lobbies (Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau) will be open on Monday to collect paper PFD applications from Alaskans during regular business hours of 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. The PFD Phone Queue will be CLOSED on Monday. The Juneau PFD staff will be available on the 8th floor of the SOB, near the security station.

The PFD division will be open for regular business on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, which is also the 2026 filing deadline.

16/03/2026

The 2026 PFD filing deadline is approaching fast. Don’t delay, file today.

*The online application is available through 11:59 PM on March 31st.
*Paper applications can be mailed, please ensure the envelope is postmarked by the Post Office OR get a Certified Mail Receipt no later than March 31, 2026.
*Paper applications can be delivered to our PFD office locations in Anchorage, Fairbanks or Juneau by March 31st during office hours of 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Applications that are received or postmarked after March 31st will be denied as a late application.

NOTE: The division is experiencing a staff shortage. Documentation mailed or emailed to PFD will be worked as quickly as is possible. We appreciate your patience as we get through the filing season.

The most important thing right now is to get your application submitted to the division before the filing deadline ends. Supplemental documents/information can be submitted later.

24/02/2026

Due to inclement weather again today, the Fairbanks PFD office is closed today.

23/02/2026

On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, a State of Alaska maintenance outage may affect the myPFD and RPFI Application systems between 4:00 AM - 6:00 AM. Additionally on the same day, myPFD may be affected by a planned maintenance update from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM. The division plans to keep the outage as short as possible. The online application system should be unaffected by the outages.

17/02/2026

We are halfway through the 2026 PFD application filing season. Don't delay, apply today! The online application will be available through 11:59 PM on March 31, 2026.

12/02/2026

The PFD offices will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026, in observance of the President's Day holiday.

28/01/2026

Due to inclement weather, the Anchorage PFD office lobby closed at 2:30 PM today. The PFD phone queue is available until 4:00 PM. Be safe out there.

09/01/2026

Due to inclement weather, the Juneau PFD office lobby will be closed at 1:00 PM for the day. The PFD phone queue is available until 4:00 PM.

05/01/2026

Due to incoming inclement weather, the Juneau PFD office will be closed on Monday, January 5th, 2026. The phone queue will be available from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

File online for your 2026 PFD!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year! The 2026 PFD application filing season has officially begun. The online application is available from 9:00 AM January 1, 2026 through 11:59 PM March 31, 2026.

31/12/2025

UPDATE: The JUNEAU PFD lobby will be closed for the day.

For December 31, 2025: The JUNEAU PFD lobby will be open from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM today. We have a delayed start due to inclement weather.

The PFD Phone Queue will be open from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

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Monday 10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 16:00
Friday 10:00 - 16:00

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