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.