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Chapter 62. Office of the Long Term Care Ombudsman. [Repealed.] Chapter 65. Service Programs for Older Alaskans and Other Adults. Article 1. Service Programs for Older Alaskans. Sec. 47.65.010. Appropriations for service programs. An amount to carry out the provisions of AS 47.65.010 — 47.65.050 may be appropriated annually by the legislature. The amount appropriated shall be fully distributed by the department to sponsors of older Alaskans service programs in accordance with the provisions of AS 47.65.010 — 47.65.050. Sec. 47.65.020. Grants for community service programs. Not less than 60 percent of the amount appropriated by the legislature for older Alaskans service programs under AS 47.65.010 — 47.65.050 shall be allocated annually by the department as community program grants to sponsors of older Alaskans service programs. Payments shall be made on the basis of applications submitted to the department by sponsors of community programs. Sec. 47.65.030. Pilot project grants. (a) The balance of the amount appropriated for older Alaskans service programs under AS 47.65.010 — 47.65.050 not allocated under AS 47.65.020 shall be allocated annually by the department as grants to support pilot projects for the benefit of older Alaskans under this section. (b) The department shall adopt standards for pilot project grants and, after adoption of the standards as regulations, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), shall apply the standards to determine eligibility of applicants for pilot project grants. In awarding pilot project grants, the department shall (1) enter into agreements with the project sponsor to operate one or more of the selected pilot projects consistent with the standards adopted; (2) monitor and evaluate, in a written report, each pilot project; the report must include (A) a description of the project and of the persons served by it; (B) the problems presented by the persons served by the project; (C) a description of the problems most effectively handled by the project; and (D) an estimate of projected cost of operation of the project for the next three succeeding years. Sec. 47.65.040. Required contribution by sponsor. (a) Except as provided in (f) of this section, a sponsor receiving a grant under AS 47.65.010 — 47.65.050 shall contribute to the total cost of the program or project. The contribution may be in cash or in-kind services. The amount of the sponsor's required contribution is determined by the