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 Alaska Department
of Labor and Workforce Development is accepting applications for its Workforce Investment Strategy initiative. The intent of the program is to promote high
quality training to prepare Alaskans for high demand and good wage jobs. The program targets specific jobs in the
health care sector. The deadline is
March 31. For more information, contact
Karen Backlund at 907-269-3745 or visit www.labor.state.ak.us.
The
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting applications for
its Access to Recovery Grants. The goal is to implement voucher programs for
substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services. This new program expands access to a
comprehensive array of clinical treatment and recovery support options
(including faith-based), and increases substance abuse treatment capacity. The deadline is June 4. For more information, call 800-729-6686 or
visit www.samhsa.gov.
The Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation
is accepting letters of intent to apply for its Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research. The program supports studies of challenging
health, health-care, and health-policy issues in the United States. Grants of up to $275,000 will be awarded to
investigators from various disciplines, including medicine and public
health. Successful proposals should
pursue innovative solutions to critical health problems and policy issues. The deadline is April 1. For more information, contact Lynn Rogut at
732-932-3817 or visit www.rwjf.org.
The Altria Group is accepting proposals for
its Community Coalitions. The goal of the program is to build
coalitions among anti-hunger organizations in an effort to develop innovative
approaches to creating long-term, collaborative solutions to alleviate hunger
among the homebound elderly and/or people living with critical illnesses. The
deadline is April 30. For more
information, call 202-289-5650 or visit http://www.altria.com/responsibility/04_05_02_03_00_ComCoal_Main.asp.
The Ambrose Monell
Foundation
supports nonprofit organizations that focus in the areas of physical and mental
health, social service programs, and programs that support people with
disabilities. The deadline is April 30. For more information, contact George Rowe at
212-586-0700 or visit www.monellvetlesen.org/monell.
The Alaska Railroad Corporation devotes a majority of its
charitable giving to nonprofit social service and community service
agencies. Requests for contributions are
reviewed by a Citizens Advisory Board.
In addition to cash grants, the Advisory Board also makes in-kind donations,
such as trip passes and surplus equipment and materials. The deadline is March 31. Application forms and guidelines can be found
on the website. For more information,
contact Patrick Flynn at 907-265-2695 or visit www.alaskarailroad.com.
The Art of
Trusteeship: The Nonprofit Board Members Guide to Effective Governance by Candace Widmer and Susan
Houchin emphasizes the importance of distinguishing the role of trustee from
that of an organizations executive leader and professional staff. It also discusses strategic planning and how
to analyze effective board meetings. The
cost is $32.00. For more information,
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:
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
April 8 9:00-11:00
High Performing Boards - Anchorage
April 8 9:00-11:00
Nonprofit Financial Reporting Kodiak
April 8 12:00-2:00
Planning for Wills and Estates Kodiak
April 9 9:30-11:30
Board Roles and Responsibilities Ketchikan
April 9 12:00-2:00 -
High Performing Boards Ketchikan
April 12 12:30-2:30
Board Roles and Responsibilities Sitka
April 12 3:00-5:00
High Performing Boards Sitka
April 20 3:30-5:30
Board Roles and Responsibilities Palmer
April 20 6:00-8:00
High Performing Boards Palmer
April 21 2:30-4:30
Planning for Wills and Estates Anchorage
April 26 12:00-2:00
Board Roles and Responsibilities Soldotna
April 26 2:30-4:30
High Performing Boards - Soldotna
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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