The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

July 1, 2005

Welcome to this List Serv sponsored by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, 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 Alaska Youth Court and Community Panel Program.  The goal is to provide training and technical services to eligible organizations throughout the state.  The deadline is July 11.  For more information, contact Kami Frenette at 907-465-5424 or visit

http://notes5.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/cc52605f7c156e7a8925672a0060a91b/5a72bd30f795d0d48925702700008a8e?OpenDocument.

The Denali Commission is accepting proposals for its Multi-Use Facilities Program.  The program is designed to encourage the consolidation of essential community services (current or planned), eliminate the duplication of services and increase the efficiency of service delivery.  The deadline is September 16.  For more information, contact Athena Logan at 907-269-4540 or visit

http://www.denali.gov/Program_Documents.cfm?Section=Multiuse%20Facilities.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is soliciting proposals for its Public and Indian Housing Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Delivery Models Grant Program.  The purpose of the program is to provide funding for the delivery and coordination of supportive services and other activities designed to help public and Indian housing residents attain economic self-sufficiency.  It also seeks to provide elderly residents and residents with disabilities the chance to continue to live independently.  The deadline is July 25.  For more information, contact Dorthera Yorkshire at 202-708-0067 or visit http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HUD/ODGMO/AT/FR-4950-N-22/Grant.html.

The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression is accepting applications for its 2006 NARSAD Young Investigator Award.  The awards, which provides $30,000 a year for up to two years, supports promising young scientists conducting neurobiological research.  The deadline is July 25.  For more information, call 800-829-8289 or visit http://www.narsad.org/research/apply/young/guidelines.html.

The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation supports nonprofit organizations and state and local government entities that improve and strengthen the quality of life in communities served by the cruise industry.  The Foundation focuses in the areas of civic and community development, educational assistance and training programs, public health programs, and environmental programs.  There is no deadline.  For more information, contact Cynthia Colenda at 703-522-3160 or visit http://www.iccl.org/foundation/history.cfm.

First National Bank Alaska provides grants to nonprofit organizations that provide services in the areas of community and public service, health, education, arts and humanities, youth, and senior citizen issues.  There is no deadline.  For more information, contact Lyn Whitley at 907-777-3423 or visit http://www.fnbalaska.com/235.cfm.

 Nonprofit Internet Strategies: Best Practices for Marketing, Communication and Fundraising is a collection of essays that provides advice for using the Internet in fundraising, including planned and annual giving.  It also provides tips on creating volunteer opportunities and building relationships with donors.  The cost is $39.95.  For more information, call 877-762-2974 or visit www.wiley.com.

The Foraker Group is dedicated to assisting nonprofits strengthen their organizations in a variety of ways, including board and staff trainings.  Foraker is not offering any community-wide classes in July or August.  Foraker will continue to offer specialized trainings to organizations throughout the summer.

For more information, 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; Alzheimer's disease or related disorders.  You can learn more about the Trust at www.mhtrust.org.

The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is accepting proposals for its Small Projects Funding program.  The 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 one-half of the Small Projects Fund ($250,000 yearly) on projects that serve beneficiaries in rural areas.  The deadlines are June 1, October 1, and February 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.