Apply for Heating Assistance, Crisis Assistance, or SRHUD (same form for all three)
Applications, permits, sign-ups & requests around Kotzebue — and where to get each one
118 forms · the link opens the office's own page or PDF. If you're not sure which one you need, ask Olen.
Apply for Heating Assistance, Crisis Assistance, or SRHUD (same form for all three)
Apply for or manage State public-assistance benefits online
Apply for ATAP cash assistance
Apply for SNAP food benefits
Paper Medicaid application
Apply for or renew Alaska Medicaid
Apply for NVOK burial/funeral assistance
Apply for Borough burial assistance
Apply for burial/funeral expense assistance
Apply for emergency household assistance after disaster
Apply for General Assistance
Apply for NVOK General Assistance
Apply for Borough medical assistance
Apply for either scholarship
Apply for a Borough small business grant
Get help applying for Social Security disability benefits
Apply for monthly TANF assistance
Apply for a Borough VIF grant for a village/community project
Send verification paperwork to DPA without an office visit
Verify housing costs as part of a GA application
Find the nearest active VITA tax-help site
Update address, direct deposit, stock will forms
Set up and pay your City of Kotzebue utility bill online
Request emergency winter home repair
Apply for housing rehabilitation, renovation, or new construction assistance
Apply for NIHA rental housing, single-family units, or rental assistance
Start counseling or substance-use treatment intake
Apply for a discount on Maniilaq medical bills
Apply for vocational rehabilitation services
Register for a family-strengthening or parenting class
Refill a prescription, including village mail-out refills
Authorize BHS to share/receive your records
Ask the City water system to test your home's tap water for lead
Running for a seat on the Kotzebue Advisory School Council
Enroll in the full-time high-school college-credit program
Apply for the fall Middle School Academy on the UAA campus
Scholarship funding for NANA shareholder/descendant students
Download the New Student Admissions Application or Short Course Application packet
Apply for vocational training funding
Apply for college scholarship funding
Apply for Wells Scholarship funding
Apply for job placement/training or vocational education funding
Enroll a child in the Iñupiaq immersion preschool
Apply for Paaraq Scholarship funding
Apply for a KIC scholarship
Apply to UAF / Chukchi Campus
Clearing a 9th-12th grader to play sports/activities; sports participants must also upload a valid physical
Enrolling a new student at JNES for the school year
Pre-K enrollment
Enrolling a new or Pre-K student for 2026-2027
Enroll/register a student for the school year
Voting absentee in the Kotzebue municipal election
Apply for public assistance programs online
Apply for NVOK tribal membership
Document lineage for enrollment
Serving as a Village Improvement Commissioner for your village
Requesting VIF funding for a village/community improvement project
Prepare a last will and testament with Probate & Estate Services
Applying to serve as the City Council's non-voting Youth Representative
Run for NWAB Assembly
Getting a text reminder the afternoon before any scheduled court hearing
Run for NWABSD School Board
Register to vote or update voter registration
Apply for a City of Kotzebue building permit
Buy a hunting, trapping, or fishing license or permit
Report disaster damage to the borough
Address change, stock will, direct deposit and other Shareholder Relations forms - the forms are inside the portal after you log in (shareholders 18+)
Request public borough records
Manage a restricted allotment or townsite lot
Obtain a Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB), required for several tribal programs
Get a tribal ID card
Find protective order, small claims, and other self-help court forms
Renew a license/ID or register a vehicle online where eligible
File a financial disclosure exemption as a candidate
Check eligibility requirements before applying
Attending/commenting at a City Council meeting by phone
Sending an 11-15 year old to Camp Sisualik
Apply for Hardship Mitigation Project assistance
Apply for developmental disability services eligibility, referrals, Medicaid forms, Mini-Grants
Apply for State of Alaska Senior & Disabilities Services / Senior In-Home case management, chore, respite
Start a TABI assessment/care plan or apply for supplemental mini-grant funds
Request emergency food or cold weather gear
Apply for the one-time employment-transition grant
Apply for job placement/training or vocational training funding
Enrolling in the USCG Masters/Six-Pack passenger-vessel operator course
Apply for job-training/education funding
Find jobs, training, and education opportunities
Apply for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program monthly food box
Apply for elder food assistance
Apply to become a supported hunter for elders
Getting free summer breakfasts/lunches shipped to a child's home
Start electric service - the Become a Member page explains the $5 membership fee and $95 deposit and how to apply
Volunteer to report local river/ice conditions to NWS
Start heating fuel delivery or auto-fill service
Place a prepaid heating fuel order for delivery
Report or check a power outage
Book or manage a Kotzebue-Anchorage flight
Search Bering Air flight schedules and book travel
Pay OTZ bill online
Manage phone/internet account, view usage and bill
Pay your KEA electric bill
Register for a CPR/First Aid or EMS certification class
Report disaster/storm damage to the Borough
Entering the run/walk/bike event
Enrolling a K-6 child in VBS, or a 7th grade+ youth as a Teachers' Assistant
License a dog as required by city code
Rent a city recreational facility
Rent a kayak
Rent a paddle boat
Buying a ticket to the annual DU banquet fundraiser
Get a minor cleared to use City of Kotzebue Open Gym
Entering the federal subsistence muskox hunt permit drawing
Enter the Kobuk 440, Taaqpak 120, or Junior Race
Reserve a spot in a Selawik Refuge community program
Letting a 6-12 year old ride/mush a two-dog sled team
Volunteer for the race
Legally subsistence-hunting moose in GMU 23
Get a community event or announcement read on air