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 Denali Commission is subsidizing memberships to GrantStation,
a resource database and newsletter that provide organizations with funding
ideas and opportunities. The cost of a
regular membership is $599. The Denali
Commission membership is only $100. For
more information, or to see if you qualify for this reduced rate, call Angel
Pallante Knapp at 877-784-7268 or visit www.grantstation.com.
The Alaska Center for
Rural Health is committed to
improving the distribution, supply, quality, and efficiency of health care
personnel serving rural Alaskans. They
also strive to improve access to a comprehensive, culturally relevant health
care system for rural Alaska by providing information, coordination, technical
assistance, and professional development to rural health care providers and
systems. The also publish the rural
health newsletter, Alaska Rural Health Notes. For more information, contact Beth Landon at
907-786-6589 or visit www.ichs.uaa.alaska.edu/acrh/default.htm.
The U.S. Office of
Rural Health Policy strives to
promote better health care service in rural America. Their services include shaping rural health
policy, working with state rural health offices, promoting rural health
research, and funding innovative rural health programs. They have grant programs in the areas of
rural health outreach, network development, and rural access to emergency
devices. For more information, contact
Marcia Brand at 301-443-0835 or visit www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/funding/index.htm.
The Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation is seeking
letters of intent for its Community Partnerships for Older Adults Program. The goal of the program is to improve
long-term care and supportive services systems for older adults. Up to 17 communities will receive development
grants of up to $150,000 for 18 months.
Development grantees will have an opportunity to compete for grants to
implement the activities described in their plans. Twelve development grantees will be selected
for implementation grant awards averaging $750,000 over four years. The deadline is January 9. For more information, contact Laura Lowenthal
Bly at 207-228-8374 or visit www.partnershipsforolderadults.org.
The Gerber Foundation is accepting letters of inquiry for research
grants in pediatric health and nutrition focusing on children up to 3 years of
age and on prenatal care. Grants range
from $20,000 to $500,000. The deadline
is December 15. For more information,
contact Catherine Obitis at 231-924-3175 or visit www.gerberfoundation.org.
The American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention
is accepting applications from investigators conducting clinical, biological,
or psychosocial research on the issue of suicide. The deadline is December 15. For more information, call 212-363-3500 or
visit www.afsp.org.
McKinley Capital
Management supports nonprofit
organizations that focus on educational opportunities for youth. The deadline is November 30. For more information, contact Todd Bulot at
907-563-4488 or visit www.mckinleycapital.com.
A Golden
Opportunity: Managing the Risks of Services to Seniors reviews numerous court cases to illustrate the
circumstances under which charities can be held liable for failing to take
reasonable steps to care for the health and safety of their elderly
clients. Since staff members and
volunteers often visit older people regularly, they are the ones most likely to
see signs that their clients could be victims of fraud or abuse, or are
experiencing health problems. The book
provides an overview of the obligations of employees and volunteers when they
detect these signs, such as notifying experts or government agencies. It also describes how to maintain the
confidentiality of clients, establish safe-transportation policies, and provide
services for older people living in public housing. The cost is $20.00. For more information, call 202-785-3891 or
visit www.nonprofitrisk.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:
November 25 8:30-10:30
Building Relationships Anchorage
November 25 11:00-1:00
Cultivating Donors Anchorage
December 1 11:00-1:00
The Basics of Raising Money Fairbanks
December 1 2:00-4:00
Building Relationships Fairbanks
December 1 6:00-8:00
Cultivating Donors Fairbanks
December 2 8:30-12:30
Writing a Fund Development Plan Fairbanks
December 3 1:00-3:00
The Basics of Raising Money Anchorage
December 8 9:00-11:00
Board Roles and Responsibilities Kodiak
December 8 12:00-2:00
Basics of Raising Money Kodiak
December 9 9:00-11:00
Nonprofit Financial Reporting Anchorage
December 10 9:00-11:00
The Financial Health of Nonprofits Anchorage
December 10 8:30-5:30
Technology for Nonprofits Anchorage
December 16 8:30-5:30-
Proposal Writing Juneau
For more information or
to register, contact Karma Tomlinson at 907-743-1205 or visit www.forakergroup.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.
If you are a rural program and
would like technical assistance, please contact Thea Agnew at
907-222-5424.
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 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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