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 and contracts,
conference and training opportunities, and potential funding sources.
The Alaska Commission
on Aging is soliciting proposals
for Family Caregiver Outreach and Support projects. Selected projects will identify, assess the
needs, and support family caregivers who care for disabled senior citizens, or
persons of any age with Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders. Nonprofit agencies, Native and tribal
organizations, and public agencies are eligible to apply. The deadline is August 15. For more information, call 907-465-3250 or
visit www.state.ak.us.
The Alaska Housing
Finance Corporation (AHFC) will
begin accepting applications on August 10 for the 2002 GOAL Program. This program combines three state and
federal funding sources into one annual funding round. The program has $2.5 million available in
low-income housing tax credits and $1.6 million in federal grants through the HOME
Program. Senior housing, housing
for persons with disabilities or special needs, low income families and limited
types of transitional housing and homeownership projects are eligible under the
GOAL Program. The deadline is
October 31. For more information,
contact Mark Romick or Carma Reed at 800-478-2432 or visit www.ahfc.state.ak.us. An application kit will be available on the
web site or by calling Leslie Cross at 800-478-2432 after August 10. AHFC will also be holding workshops
around the state in August and September.
The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
has $200,000 available for a cooperative agreement program. The purpose is to assist the American Indian
Tribal Colleges and Universities in developing the commitment and capacity to
promote education, development, research, and leadership. The program also focuses on community
partnerships that enhance the participation of American Indians in the health
professions, and the health status of American Indians across the United
States. The deadline is August 13. For more information, contact Karen Bouye at
404-639-4313.
The U.S. Department
of Justice has $500,000
available to conduct criminal victimization studies in up to five American
Indian and Alaska Native jurisdictions, reservations, tribal areas or tribal
lands. The deadline is August 13. For more information, contact Marika Litras
at 202-514-4272 or visit www.ojp.usdoj.gov.
The National Rural
Funders Collaborative (NRFC) is
a new initiative to help strengthen and sustain rural American communities
facing persistent poverty. Seven
private foundations are leading NRFC activities to build partnerships with
public and private funders and the communities they serve. The goal is to leverage $100 million over the
next 10 years to expand the human, technical and financial resources needed for
measurable improvements in the quality of life for rural communities and their
families. For more information, contact
James Richardson at 214-946-9250 or visit www.nrfc.org.
The Educational
Foundation of America funds
programs in the areas of human services and medicine, and Native
Americans. There is no deadline. For more information, contact Diane Allison
at 203-226-6498 or visit www.efaw.org.
The Seventh
Generation Fund is dedicated to
addressing a variety of Native issues.
The Native Sustainable Communities program emphasizes Native
concepts of ecological health, community organizing, support services, and
support for holistic community renewal through culturally-appropriate
strategies and initiatives. There is no
deadline. For more information, contact
Christopher Peters at 707-825-7640 or visit
www.7genfund.org.
VECO Corporation funds a broad range of nonprofit
organizations. Requests should be
submitted in writing and include a brief description of the organization and
project for which funding is being requested.
For more information, contact Rick Smith at 907-264-8125.
Working Together,
Moving Ahead: A Manual to Support Effective Community Health Coalitions, by Shoshanna Sofaer, uses the experiences of
tobacco-control coalitions to demonstrate ways to create and manage successful
cooperative organizations. The manual
covers the origins and purposes of community health coalitions, membership
recruitment, methods of organization, and the acquisition and allotment of
financial and human resources. For a
copy of this free publication, call 212-802-5900.
The beneficiaries of
the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority include those Alaskans who experience
mental illness; mental retardation or similar disabilities; chronic alcoholism
with psychosis; or Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. You can learn more about the Trust at www.mhtrust.org.
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