The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

February 1, 2001

Welcome to this List Serv sponsored by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s Rural Funding Coordination Project. These messages will provide information about current government and private grants and contracts, conference and training opportunities, and potential funding sources.

The State of Alaska Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse is soliciting proposals to provide community alcohol and substance abuse services throughout Alaska for the following grant programs:

Community-Based Suicide Prevention Program – Proposals are due by March 9.

Rural Human Services Systems Program – Proposals are due by March 16.

Community Prevention Program Services – Proposals are due by March 30.

Contact Adeline Souza at 907-465-3373 or 800-478-2072 for further information about the programs listed above.

Alcohol Safety Action Program – Proposals are due by March 30.

Rural Women with Children – Proposals are due by March 30

Youth, Women with Children and Adult Residential and Outpatient; Methadone Treatment and Emergency Care Programs – Proposals are due by March 23.

Contact Susie Walker at 907-465-2071 or 800-478-2072 for further information on programs listed above.

RFP’s for the all of the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse programs are available on the State’s On Line Public Notice Site http://notes.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf

The State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has released two capital grant RFPs: Proposals for Trust-beneficiary Facility Deferred Maintenance are due March 9. Proposal for Trust-beneficiary-related Equipment are due Feb 26. The contact is DHSS, Facilities and Planning Office, Arnold Liebelt, 907-465-3037. The RFPs are available on the state website at http://notes.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf

The U.S. Department of Labor’s demonstration projects for youth offenders program is accepting proposals to provide services aimed at youth who are or have been under criminal justice supervision. The deadline is February 28. Contact Denise Roach at 202-693-2879 for further information (reference SGA/DFA 01-101).

The U.S. Department of Education is accepting proposals to support programs that expand and improve rehabilitation and other services for individuals with disabilities, including technical assistance that meets the needs of underserved populations. The deadline is February 20. Contact Thomas Finch at 202-205-8292.

The Municipality of Anchorage is accepting proposals for its Community Development Block Grant Program Capital Projects for 2001 and 2002. The deadline is February 26. Contact Barton Mauldin at 907-343-4590.

The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s draft Public Housing Agency Plan is now available. You can access the Agency Plan by calling 907-330-8277 or http://www.ahfc.state.ak.us There will be two public hearings on the draft Agency Plan on February 13 and March 8 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at 4300 Boniface Parkway, Suite 150, Anchorage. Persons outside Anchorage can participate in the public hearings by going to their local AHFC public housing office. Persons located in communities without AHFC public housing offices may participate by telephone. Written comments may also be submitted. Contact Leslie Benson at 907-330-8277 or 800-478-2432 for further information.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. The Program on Human and Community Development supports work in mental health research nationwide. For application information, contact Richard Kaplan at 312-726-8000 or http://www.macfdn.org

The beneficiaries of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority include those Alaskans who experience mental illness; mental retardation or similar disabilities; chronic alcoholism with psychosis; or Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. You can learn more about the Trust at www.mhtrust.org

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