About the ACCEE Fund

Proposition 14 – the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education (ACCEE) Fund – passed with strong support from Anchorage voters in 2023. Proposition 14 dedicated the Municipality of Anchorage’s marijuana tax revenue to support child care and early childhood education. The funds started accumulating in January of 2024 and being dispersed beginning in 2025, with approximately $5 million available annually.

The Municipality, under the guidance of the ACCEE Fund Board, just completed implementation of its first budget (calendar year 2025). More information about the 2025 budget and programs is available on the Funded Programs page. This budget was largely based on the ACCEE Fund Implementation Team’s final report and recommended budget. The Implementation Team was formed as a temporary entity to lay a foundation for the important work the ACCEE Fund will accomplish in the years to come. The submission of the Implementation Team’s final report and budget recommendations marked the end of this near-year-long, community-directed effort. The ACCEE Fund is now guided and supported by the ACCEE Fund Board.

After months of work and listening sessions, along with a survey to solicit feedback and identify public priorities, the Board put forward its 2026 proposed budget at its August 7, 2025 meeting. It shared this final proposed budget and an accompanying cover letter with the Mayor and Assembly for consideration on August 29, 2025. The Assembly voted on the final budget on November 18, 2025, and ACCEE Fund staff are now working to implement this final 2026 budget (page 8) and corresponding programs. Please visit the Funded Programs page for more information.

TIMELINE

Request for Grant Proposals (RFGP)
for 2026 pilot and capital projects closed

ACCEE Fund Board submitted the proposed
2026 budget
to the Mayor and Assembly.

The ACCEE Fund Board convened for its
first official meeting, kicking off regular
sessions occurring monthly

Assembly Information Memorandum
AIM 133‑2024
was accepted, presenting
the Implementation Team’s final report and
2025 budget recommendation.

Assembly accepted AIM 45‑2024,
updating on the Implementation
Team’s public engagement

Assembly passed AR 2023‑404 (as
amended), establishing the ACCEE
Fund Implementation Team.

April 27

2026

April 10

2026

August 29

2025

October 31

2024

July 16

2024

September 10

2024

April 9

2024

November 21

2023

November 18

2025

March

2025

October

2024

January 9

2024

January

2024

Mayor appointed and Assembly
confirmed eight ACCEE Fund Board members

Assembly passed AO 2024‑61(S‑1),
integrating ACCEE Fund Board and
Executive Officer roles into municipal code.

Assembly approved AM 2024‑77, authorizing a
sole-source grant to Alaska Children’s
Trust for Implementation Team support.

Collection of marijuana tax revenue began
under the newly established ACCEE Fund,
marking the official start of consistent annual
funding estimated at around $5 million

April

2023

thread Alaska announced the first
round distributed of Steady Child
Care operational assistance.

Anchorage Assembly approved the
final 2026 ACCEE Fund budget, including a
$125,000 reduction to pilot/capital funding.

Assembly Memorandum AM 520‑2025 approved
$2 million in contracts for pilot and capital
projects awarded via RFGP 2025GP002

June 24

2025

The ACCEE Fund Board filled its final
board seat, completing the nine-
member panel overseeing fund allocations

Voters approved Proposition 14, creating
the ACCEE Fund and dedicating marijuana
sales tax revenue to it.