The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
Welcome to this List Serv sponsored by the Alaska Mental
Health Trust Authoritys Rural Funding Coordination Project. These messages provide information about
current government and private grants, conference and training opportunities,
publications, and potential funding sources, with an emphasis on rural Alaska.
The State Division of Juvenile Justice is seeking proposals for its Formula Native American Pass Through
Program. Subject to the
availability of funding, the services for delinquent youth offenders include
alternatives to detention, sentencing circles, intensive supervision, family
conference, mentoring, life skills development, and vocational training. The deadline is April 28. For more information, contact Kami Frenette
at 907-465-5424 or visit www.hss.state.ak.us.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration is soliciting applications for its Support
for Analyses in Substance Abuse program. The purpose of the program is to expand the
number of researchers who conduct high-quality substance abuse services
research. The goal is to study how
various factors (social, financial, organizational, and personal) affect the
need for and access to substance abuse treatment, as well as the quality and
cost of substance abuse treatment.
Approximately $150,000 will be available to fund up to five awards. Awards are expected to be $20,000 to $30,000
per year in total costs. The deadline is
June 1. For more information, contact
Sarah Duffy at 301-443-8565 or visit www.samhsa.gov.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications for its Local Initiative Funding
Partners Program for 2005.
This partnership program is between RWJ and local grantmakers that
supports innovative, community-based projects to improve the health and health
care for societys most vulnerable people.
Up to 20 matching grants of $100,000 to $500,000 per project will be
awarded. The deadline for brief
proposals and Stage 1 materials is July 14.
For more information, contact Sandra Lopacki at 609-275-4128 or visit www.lifp.org.
The F.B. Heron Foundation supports
organizations that help low-income people take control of their lives,
including advancing home ownership and reducing the barriers to full
participation in the workforce by providing quality child care. The Foundation gives priority to
organizations that focus on people with disabilities. There is no deadline. For more information, contact Mary Jo Mullan
at 212-404-1800 or visit www.heronfdn.org.
The Armstrong McDonald Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that focus on children and
youth, with a special emphasis on kids with disabilities. They also fund health-related programs,
shelters for the homeless and abused women and children, services to seniors,
and various transportation needs. The
deadline is September 30. For more
information, contact Laurie Bouchard at 520-878-9627 or visit www.armstrongmcdonaldfoundation.org.
Secrets of Successful Retreats: The Best from the Nonprofit
Pros, discusses the components of a successful retreat for
nonprofit board members. Each chapter is
written by a different expert and talks about the planning process, including
selecting the right location and facilitator.
The cost is $25.00. For more
information, call 888-500-1777 or visit www.boardbuilders.com
The Foraker Group is dedicated to assisting nonprofits
strengthen their organizations in a variety of ways, including board and staff
trainings. Foraker is offering the
following workshops:
April 20 3:30-5:30 Board Roles and Responsibilities
Wasilla
April 20 6:00-8:00 High Performing Boards Wasilla
April 20 11:00-1:00 Planning for Endowments, Wills and
Estates Petersburg
April 20 7:00-9:00 Board Roles and Responsibilities -
Petersburg
April 22 2:30-4:30 Planning for Endowments, Wills and
Estates Anchorage
April 26 12:00-2:00 Board Roles and Responsibilities
Soldotna
April 26 2:30-4:30 High Performing Boards Soldotna
April 29 6:30-8:30 Building Relationships Fairbanks
May 4 8:30-5:30 Proposal Writing Wasilla
May 5 9:00-11:00 Nonprofit Financial Reporting
Anchorage
May 6 9:00-11:00 Nonprofit Financial Health Anchorage
May 11 9:00-1:00 Developing and Managing a Volunteer
Program Fairbanks
May 14 12:30-2:30 Board Roles and Responsibilities
Homer
May 14 3:00-5:00 High Performing Boards - Homer
For more information or to register, contact Karma Tomlinson
at 907-743-1205 or visit www.forakergroup.org.
The beneficiaries of the Alaska Mental Health Trust
Authority include those Alaskans experiencing mental illness; developmental
disabilities; chronic alcoholism; or Alzheimers disease or related dementia. You can learn more about the Trust at www.mhtrust.org.
The Alaska Mental
Health Trust Authority's Small Projects Funding program is designed to create new services of
direct benefit to Trust beneficiaries.
These services are not normally funded by another part of government.
They can be
innovative, new program
ideas, or substantially improve and supplement existing activities. They can also significantly increase the
quality of ongoing projects. Each small
project is limited to a maximum of $10,000. The intent is to spend
half of the Small
Projects Fund ($250,000 yearly) on high quality rural projects.
The deadlines are
February 1, June 1 and October 1. For
more information,
call 907-269-7960 or
visit www.mhtrust.org.
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority funds The
Foraker Group to offer free technical assistance to those organizations
that provide services for Trust beneficiaries in rural areas. For more information, contact Thea Agnew at
907-222-5424 or thea@agnewbeck.com.
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