The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

December 1, 2003

 

 

Welcome to this List Serv sponsored by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s 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 of Alaska has several vacancies for Boards and Commissions.  The Aging Commission has a public vacancy; the Community Services Commission has a youth development vacancy; the Employment of People with Disabilities has a parent training representative vacancy; and the Independent Living Council has an advocate and a community rehabilitation program representative vacancy.  For more information, call 907-465-3500 or visit www.gov.state.ak.us.

 

The Denali Commission and USDA Rural Development is subsidizing memberships to GrantStation, a resource database and newsletter that provide organizations with funding ideas and opportunities.  The cost of a regular membership is $599.  Subsidized memberships are only $100.  For more information, or to see if you qualify for this reduced rate, call Angel Pallante Knapp at 877-784-7268 or visit www.grantstation.com.

 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services, provides family violence prevention and services formula grants that support the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of programs and projects to prevent incidents of family violence.  They also provide immediate shelter and related assistance for victims of family violence and their dependents.  For more information, call 202-401-5529 or visit www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs/index.html.

 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting proposals for its Medicaid Managed Care Program.  This national initiative, through the Center for Health Care Strategies, provides training and technical assistance to states, health plans, and consumer organizations to help strengthen publicly financed managed care.  Up to $100,000 is available for each project.  There is no deadline.  For more information, contact Donna Regler at 609-895-8101 or visit www.chcs.org.

 

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation provide grants in a number of different focus areas including human and community development.  This area focuses on low-cost housing, mental health policy, juvenile justice, and community development projects.  For more information, contact Susan Lloyd at 312-726-8000 or visit www.macfound.org.

 

Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Company provides support to nonprofit organizations in the areas of health, education and research, arts and culture, the environment, community development and youth programs.  There is no deadline.  For more information, contact Susan Lee at 907-561-5521 or visit http://www.tesoropetroleum.com/community.html.

 

Make a Difference: America’s Guide to Volunteering and Community Service, provides information about volunteer opportunities at more than 185 nonprofit organizations throughout the United States.  The book offers brief descriptions of the missions of numerous nonprofit groups, including those working to help children and homeless people, and those promoting community development.  For each organization, the guide lists contact information and common activities that volunteers engage in.  The cost is $12.95.  For more information, call 317-572-3986 or visit www.josseybass.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:

 

December 3 – 1:00-3:00 – The Basics of Raising Money – Anchorage

December 8 – 9:00-11:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities – Kodiak

December 8 – 12:00-2:00 – Basics of Raising Money – Kodiak

December 9 – 9:00-11:00 – Nonprofit Financial Reporting – Anchorage

December 10 – 9:00-11:00 – The Financial Health of Nonprofits – Anchorage

December 10 – 8:30-5:30 – Technology for Nonprofits – Anchorage

December 16 – 8:30-5:30- Proposal Writing – Juneau

 

For more information or to register, contact Karma Tomlinson at 907-743-1205 or visit www.forakergroup.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. If you are a rural program and

would like technical assistance, please contact Thea Agnew at 907-222-5424.

 

The beneficiaries of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority include those Alaskans experiencing mental illness; developmental disabilities; chronic alcoholism; or Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia.  You can learn more about the Trust at 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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