The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
July 15, 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 Behavioral Health is
seeking proposals for its Bridge Home-Housing and
Housing Retention Support Services program in
the
Anchorage
area. The program is intended to provide temporary
housing subsidies, intensive on-site residential
support services, living skills development, and
supportive employment services. The program also
provides 24-hour assertive community outreach
services for adults with a serious, chronic mental
illness exiting institutions. The deadline is
August 8. For more information, contact Janine Place at
907-465-1620.
The State Division of Public Assistance is
requesting grant proposals for its Healthy
Marriages Initiative program. The goal of the
program is to promote and support the formation and
maintenance of healthy, married two-parent families
throughout the State. Proposals should demonstrate
effective collaboration with other community or
regional organizations through cooperative
agreements or operational coalitions, and clearly
define and describe programmatic measures and
outcomes. The deadline is August 5. For more
information, contact Sharol Roys at 907-465-5842.
For both of the grant opportunities above, visit
http://notes5.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/PNByDeptActive?OpenView&Start=1&Count=30&Expand=7.3#7.3.
The State Division of Community Advocacy
is requesting proposals for its Multi-Use
Facilities program. The State manages the
program for the Denali Commission. The funds
can be used for conceptual planning, design,
construction, or repair and renovation of a
multi-use facility. The goal is to encourage the
consolidation of essential community services
(current or planned), eliminate the duplication of
services and increase the efficiency with which
services are delivered. The deadline is September
16. For more information, contact Athena Logan at
907-269-4540 or visit
http://notes4.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/cc52605f7c156e7a8925672a0060a91b/7a3bfb7dca869c64892570310072a4f7?OpenDocument.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services is accepting applications for its
Healthy Start Initiative. The goal of the
program is to enhance a community�s service system
to address significant disparities in infant
mortality and other perinatal health indicators
including disparities among racial/ethnic groups and
those living in rural or isolated communities.
Approximately, $9 million will be available. The
average award will be $750,000. The deadline is
August 30. For more information, contact Beverly
Wright at 301-443-8427 or visit
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/HHS/HRSA/GAC/HRSA-05-013/Modification2.html.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
is accepting applications for its Tobacco Policy
Change program. Grants of up to $150,000 each
will be awarded to nonprofit organizations that work
on the local, regional, or national level to
incorporate and sustain policies proven to decrease
tobacco use. The deadline is August 1. For more
information, contact Beverly Alston at 888-795-3636
or visit
http://www.rwjf.org/tobaccopolicychange.
The Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships is
accepting nominations for its 2006 Charles E.
Culpepper Scholarships in Medical Science
program. Three awards of $324,000 over three years
will be awarded to individuals conducting scientific
research relevant to human health. The deadline is
August 17. For more information, contact Amanda
Morton at 847-948-5512 or visit
http://www.goldmanpartnerships.org.
RadioShack is accepting applications for
its StreetSentz Community Grant program. The
goal of the program is to strengthen the American
way of life by helping families protect their
children from abduction, violence and abuse. The
deadline is September 15. For more information,
call 817-415-3699 or visit
http://www.radioshackcorporation.com/cc/partnerships.html.
The Rasmuson Foundation is accepting
applications for its 2006 Sabbatical Program.
The program is designed to provide time away from
the office for professional growth and personal
renewal for Executive Directors and Chief Executive
Officers of health and human service agencies in
Alaska.
Grants of up to $30,000 each will be awarded. The
sabbatical may run from two to six continuous
months. The deadline is October 1. For more
information, call 877-366-2700 or visit
http://www.rasmuson.org/index.php?switch=viewpage&pageid=112.
Strategic Planning for Nonprofit
Organizations: A Practical Guide and Workbook
helps nonprofit organizations narrow their
priorities to ensure that everyone in the
organization is working toward a common objective.
The book provides guidance on how to gather accurate
information that will help determine an
organization's strengths and weaknesses, as well as
the needs of its clients, employees, and trustees.
It offers tips on using that analysis to craft
mission statements, strategic plans, and objectives
for each year. It also has a series of worksheets
to help nonprofits focus their thinking at each step
of the planning process. 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 Laurie Wolf at 907-743-1206 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.
