The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
Welcome to this List
Serv sponsored by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority’s 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 Transportation and Public Facilities is soliciting applications for the Capital Grant Programs for Transportation Services. Approximately $900,000 is available ($300,000
from each entity) from the Alaska
Mental Health Trust Authority’s Coordinated Transportation Program, the Alaska
Mobility Coalition’s FTA Section 5309 Capital Program, and the Section 3037
Jobs Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program. Each
program has specific eligibility requirements.
The deadline is May 30. For more
information, contact Bruce Wells at 888-752-6368 or email him at bruce_wells@dot.state.ak.us or
visit www.dot.state.ak.us.
The State Department
of Health and Social Services is requesting applications for its Consumer Designed and Managed Projects Capital
Grant Program. The goal is to fund capital projects that are
operated and managed by individuals experiencing mental illness, and that
provide services to consumers.
Approximately $358,000 is available.
The deadline is June 25. For more
information, contact Jennifer Klein at 907-465-1871 or visit www.hss.state.ak.us.
The State Division of
Behavioral Health
is soliciting letters of interest for its Mental
Health Trust Beneficiary Mini-Grants Program. The
program is designed for mental health beneficiaries who are seriously mentally
ill and SED youth or chronic alcoholics with psychosis. Approximately $703,400 is available. The maximum amount that can be applied for by
each individual is $3,500. The deadline
is May 21. For more information,
contact Elizabeth Clement at
907-465-5424 or visit www.hss.state.ak.us.
The Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration has several grant opportunities:
Recovery Community
Services Program
– To implement voucher programs for substance abuse clinical treatment and
recovery support services. The deadline
is May 18. For more information, contact
Catherine Nugent at 301-443-2662.
Targeted Capacity
Expansion Grants
– To expand and strengthen effective, culturally appropriate substance abuse
and/or mental health services at the State and local levels. The deadline is May 25. For more information, contact Ken Robertson
at 301-443-7612.
Treatment for the
Homeless – To
enable communities to expand and strengthen their treatment services for
homeless individuals with substance abuse disorders, mental illness, or with
co-occurring substance abuse disorders and mental illness. The deadline is May 28. For more information, contact Kathleen Sample
at 301-443-9667.
To
view these grant opportunities, go to www.samhsa.gov.
The Paul G. Allen
Charitable Foundation promotes the health development of vulnerable populations and
strengthens families and communities in the Pacific Northwest, including
Alaska. The Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research supports innovative programs
and research that promote health, prevent disease and improve practices and
health care delivery. The deadline is
September 30. For more information, call
206-342-2030 or visit www.pgafoundations.com.
Wells Fargo Charitable
Contributions Program supports nonprofit organizations that focus on economic opportunities
to displaced families, disadvantaged youth and low-income working adults. They fund programs that provide job
development and placement services, and financial skills education for adults
and youth. They also support
transitional housing services and programs.
For more information, call 907-265-2184 or visit www.wellsfargo.com/about/charitable.
Grant Seeker’s
Budget Toolkit
is a step-by-step guide that looks at the budgeting process, beginning with
basic definitions and then progressing to instructions on how to design a solid
structure. Chapters cover issues like
project development, budget concepts and terms, personnel costs, and
explanations of direct and indirect costs.
An accompanying CD-ROM contains supplemental forms, spreadsheets, and
checklists. The cost is $39.95. For more information, call 800-225-5945 or
visit www.wiley.com.
The Northwest Regional
Primary Care Association’s “Integrating Behavioral Health with Primary Care” series will take place on May
25 in Seattle, Washington. This series
will explore various models that health centers and the State of Washington are
piloting to integrate mental health services into primary care sites. For more information, contact Karen Stanfield
at 206-783-3004 or visit www.nwrpca.org.
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:
May 4 – 8:30-5:30 –
Proposal Writing – Wasilla
May 5 – 9:00-11:00 –
Nonprofit Financial Reporting – Anchorage
May 6 – 9:00-11:00 –
Nonprofit Financial Health – Anchorage
May 11 – 9:00-1:00 –
Developing and Managing a Volunteer Program – Fairbanks
May 14 – 12:30-2:30 –
Board Roles and Responsibilities – Homer
May 14 – 3:00-5:00 –
High Performing Boards – Homer
May 17 – 12:30-4:30 –
High Performing Teams – Fairbanks
May 20 – 1:00-3:00 –
Effective Board Leadership – Anchorage
May 25 – 1:00-5:00 –
Developing and Managing a Volunteer Program – Juneau
May 25 – 3:00-5:00 –
Harassment in the Workplace – Anchorage
June 3 – 8:30-5:30 –
Proposal Writing – Kodiak
June 8 – 8:30-5:30 –
Proposal Writing - 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 Alzheimer’s
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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