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 Department of Education and Early Development is accepting applications for the Governors Safe and Drug Free Schools
and Communities grant program. The purpose of the program is to provide
competitive grants to organizations that are working in partnership within
their community and schools to provide drug and violence prevention programs. Approximately 8 to 10 grants of between
$40,000 and $50,000 each for three years will be provided to organizations,
school districts, or other public or private agencies. The deadline is April 16. For more information, contact Conchita
McKnight at 907-465-8717 ort visit www.eed.state.ak.us.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting letters of intent to apply for its Changes in
Health Care Financing and Organization Program. The program focuses on research,
demonstration, and evaluation projects that examine major changes in
health-care financing and their effects on public policy. There is no deadline. For more information, call 202-292-6700 or
visit http://www.rwjf.org/applying/cfpOpen.jsp.
Seventh Generation Fund is dedicated to
promoting and maintaining the uniqueness of Native Peoples and nations. The Fund facilitates the self-help efforts of
grassroots Indigenous peoples to organize and rebuild healthy communities
through an integrated program of advocacy, management support, small grants,
training, and technical assistance. The
deadline is June 1. For more
information, contact Christopher Peters at 707-825-7640 or visit www.7genfund.org.
The Altria Group provides domestic
violence grants to nonprofit organizations that strengthen the safety net that
helps victims become survivors. They
also fund programs that raise the awareness about available services and the
issue of domestic violence through local and regional public awareness
campaigns. There is no deadline. For more information, view http://www.altria.com/responsibility/04_05_01_02_00_domviol.asp.
AT&T Wireless Corporation provides
grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of safety, education, and the
arts. In-kind contributions are also
available. There is no deadline. For more information, contact Mike Broom at
206-389-5002 or visit www.att.com/giving.
The Alaska Rural Health and Primary Care Conference will bring together
leaders from primary care clinics, hospitals, and a myriad of health care
agencies to discuss critical rural health issues on March 2- 3.
You can review further details of the conference and register to participate
at www.ruralhealthconference.com
The Traumatic Brain Injury The New Frontier Conference will be held March 7-9 at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel. The goal of the conference is to assist
survivors of traumatic brain injuries and their families and to provide
baseline training for service providers.
For more information, contact Sharon Walluk at 907-269-3619 or email her
at Sharon_walluk@health.state.ak.us.
Funding Sources for Children and Youth Programs lists more than 1,400 grant programs run by foundations, government
agencies, and companies. Each program
description includes requirements, restrictions, application deadlines, typical
grant amounts, sample awards, and contact information. The grants are indexed by location, subject,
and type of award, such as capital projects or scholarships. The book also includes a brief guide to
writing proposals. The cost is
$39.95. For more information, call
203-226-3571 or visit www.greenwood.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:
March 2 8:30-5:30 Business Planning Fairbanks
March 3 12:30-2:30 Volunteer Management Anchorage
March 4 6:00-8:00 Cultivating Donors Anchorage
March 10 2:30-4:30 Basics of Raising Money Anchorage
March 10 8:30-5:30 Business Planning Juneau
March 12 2:30-4:30 Nonprofit Financial Reporting
Anchorage
March 25 6:00-8:00 Harassment in the Workplace
Anchorage
March 25 8:30-5:30 Business Planning Anchorage
March 26 8:30-12:30 Advocacy Training Anchorage
March 26 8:30-5:30 Proposal Writing Unalaska
April 2 1:00-5:00 Advocacy Training Fairbanks
April 2 8:30-5:30 Proposal Writing Kodiak
April 5 9:00-11:00 Board Roles and Responsibilities
Juneau
April 5 1:30-3:30 High Performing Boards Juneau
April 7 9:00-11:00 Board Roles and Responsibilities -
Anchorage
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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