The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

September 1, 2004

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 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 deadline for this grant cycle is October 1. Future deadlines are February 1 and June 1, 2005. For more information, call 907-269-7960 or visit www.mhtrust.org.

The State Division of Juvenile Justice is accepting requests for Non-Secure Attendant Care Shelter Provider Agreements in the Valdez area. The deadline is September 7. For more information, contact Kami Frenette at 907-465-5424 or visit www.hss.state.ak.us.

The First Alaska Prevention and Treatment Symposium will be held from November 15-17 at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage. The Symposium will focus on developing integrated, comprehensive systems of care, developing healthy communities, utilizing evidence-based practices and removing systemic and discipline-specific barriers to quality services across the state. Registration brochures will be available after September 15. For more information, call 907-565-1200 or visit www.alaskaprevention.org.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is accepting applications for its Safe and Bright Futures for Children Initiative. The goal of this planning grant program is to diminish the damaging effects of domestic violence on children and adolescents, and to stop the cycles of abuse and intentional injury. The deadline is September 9. For more information, call Woodie Kessel at 202-401-6295 or visit http://www.osophs.dhhs.gov/ophs/safebrightfutures.htm.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is accepting applications for its Hunger in America Program. The deadline is October 1. For more information, contact Johnnie Thompson at 800-638-3522 or visit http://www.elca.org/dcs/GH2002/process.html.

The Boeing Company provides grants to nonprofit organizations that provides support in the areas of health and human services, education, arts and culture, and civic and environmental. There is no deadline. For more information, contact Dale Smith at 206-655-6775 or visit http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/community/charitable.htm.

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company provides grants and in-kind services to nonprofit organizations that enhance the lives of children. They are especially interested in helping children be responsible, caring, respectful, and productive citizens. The pre-application deadline is March 31. For more information, contact Janie Leask at 907-787-8565 or visit www.alyeska-pipeline.com.

Healthy Behaviors: Addressing Chronic Disease at its Roots provides background information on chronic disease in the United States and the connections between illnesses and smoking, diet, and physical activity. The report includes lessons learned from efforts designed to curb tobacco use. The report is free. For more information, contact 202-452-8331 or visit http://www.gih.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:

September 9 – 9:00-11:00 – The Basics of Raising Money – Valdez

September 9 – 11:30-1:30 – Building Relationships – Valdez

September 9 – 2:00-4:00 – Cultivating Donors – Valdez

September 13 – 8:30-5:00 – Proposal Writing – Anchorage

September 14 – 6:00-8:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities – Anchorage

September 15 – 9:00-11:00 – Financial Reporting – Fairbanks

September 15 – 1:00-3:00 – Nonprofit Financial Health – Fairbanks

September 15 – 6:00-8:00 – Planning for Endowments, Wills and Estates – Fairbanks

September 15 – 8:30-5:30 – Business Planning – Haines

September 16 – 8:30-5:30 – Business Planning – Juneau

September 17 – 9:00-11:00 – Effective Board Leadership – Anchorage

September 20 – 9:00-11:00 – Cultivating Donors – Anchorage

September 22 – 11:00-1:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities – Juneau

September 22 – 1:30-3:30 – High Performing Boards – Juneau

September 22 – 4:00-6:00 – Effective Board Leadership – Juneau

September 27 – 9:00-11:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities – Kodiak

September 27 – 12:00-2:00 – High Performing Boards – Kodiak

September 27 – 3:30-5:30 – Effective Board Leadership – Kodiak

September 30 – 8:30-12:30 – The Rules of Advocacy – Juneau

September 30 – 6:00-8:00 – Nonprofit Marketing - 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 disorders. 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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