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The
State Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children’s Services has several funding opportunities available:
The
Family Support Grant Program supports the
development of community services that are prevention-oriented, child and
family centered, family focused, and neighborhood based. These services must address the needs of
families and their children who are identified as being at risk for child abuse
and neglect. The intent of these
services is to keep children and families out of the state child welfare
system.
Time
Limited Family Reunification Grant Program provides services to families whose children have been in foster care 15
out of 22 months. Services include
in-home services, supervised visitation, transportation, substance abuse
treatment, counseling, mental health services, and counseling and education for
victims of domestic violence.
The
Family Preservation Grant Program is designed to help children and families at risk of out-of-home
placement or in crisis. These services
include intensive pre-placement preventive service programs that help children
at risk of foster care placement remain safely with their families.
The deadline for all these
programs is November 23. For more
information, contact Judy Skagerberg at 907-465-8507 or visit www.hss.state.ak.us.
The
Division of General Services’ Federal Property Assistance Program distributes surplus federal property to
state and local government agencies and to nonprofit health and educational
organizations. Items include
construction and maintenance equipment, automobiles and trucks, office machines
and supplies, office furniture, medical equipment, data processing and computer
equipment, and many other items. There
is no deadline. For more information,
contact Ken Browing at 907-279-0596 or visit www.admin.state.ak.us.
The
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression and the Staglin
Family Music Festival for Mental Health is accepting applications for its Schizophrenia Research Award. One $250,000 grant will support a young
investigator in establishing or carrying out a program of mental health
research. The deadline is December
3. For more information, contact Audra
Moran at 800-829-8289 or visit www.narsad.org.
The
American Federation for Aging Research is accepting applications for its AFAR Research Grants Program. One-to-two year grants of up to $60,000 each
will support junior faculty scientists undertaking long-term research in
geriatric medicine. The deadline is
December 15. For more information, call
212-703-9977 or visit www.afar.org.
The
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of civil
society, the environment, and poverty-related programs. They support programs to strengthen the
nonprofit sector. They also support
programs that strengthen communities, provide for educational opportunities,
and further economic self-sufficiency.
There is no deadline. For more
information, call 810-238-5651 or visit www.mott.org.
The
Merrill Lynch Foundation provides
support to nonprofit organizations that enhance the quality of life in the
communities where their employees and clients live and work. They focus on programs that meet the
educational needs and interests of underserved children and youth. There is no deadline. For more information, contact John Peterson
at 907-564-6705 or visit http://www.ml.com/philanthropy/grants.
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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 16 – 9:00-11:00 –
The Basics of Raising Money –
November 16 – 11:30-1:30 – Raising
Sustainable Income –
November 16 – 2:00-4:00 –
Cultivating Donors – Fairbanks
November 19 – 9:00-11:00 –
Board Roles and Responsibilities –
November 23 – 6:00-8:00 –
Nonprofit Financial Health –
December 1 – 8:30-5:00 –
Npower—Technology Planning for Nonprofits –
December 1 – 8:30-12:30 –
Developing a Volunteer Program –
December 1 – 1:00-3:00 – Effective
Recruitment Strategies for Volunteer Programs –
December 1 – 3:30-5:30 – Advanced
Volunteer Retention –
December 2 – 10:00-12:00 –
Nonprofit Financial Reporting – Kodiak
December 2 – 1:00-3:00 –
Nonprofit Financial Health – Kodiak
December 2 – 3:30-5:30 –
Planning for Endowments, Wills, and Estates – Kodiak
December 2 – 8:30-5:00 –
Proposal Writing –
December 2 – 8:30-5:00 –
Npower-Technology Planning for Nonprofits –
December 3 – 8:30-12:30 –
Development a Volunteer Program – Wasilla
December 3 – 1:00-3:00 – Effective
Recruitment Strategies for Volunteer Programs – Wasilla
December 3 – 3:30-5:30 – Advanced
Volunteer Retention – Wasilla
December 6 – 9:00-11:00 –
Planning for Endowments, Wills and Estates –
December 6 – 12:00-2:00 –
Nonprofit Financial Reporting –
December 6 – 2:30-4:30 –
Nonprofit Financial Health –
December 7 – 8:30-5:30 –
Proposal Writing –
December 7 – 9:00-11:00 –
High Performing Boards –
For more information or to
register, contact Karma Tomlinson at 907-743-1205 or visit www.forakergroup.org.
The beneficiaries of the
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 one-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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