The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
June 1, 2002


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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is offering grants to establish new Community Health Centers in rural Alaska or to enhance current Community Health Center activities. Applications will be due in mid-July. One of the options is to include mental health services as part of the primary care services available in either new or existing Centers. Rural mental health providers are encouraged to call to find out if any of the communities they serve are considering applying for these funds, and to approach them about possible partnerships to allow for the inclusion of mental health services. These funds are part of the base of the HRSA Community Health Center funds and will provide continuing operating monies. For more information, contact Delisa Culpepper at the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, 907-269-7965 or Carolyn Gove at Alaska Primary Care Association, 907-929-2730.

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is accepting applications for its Family, Juvenile, and Adult Treatment Drug Courts Grant Program. The goal of the program is to expand and/or enhance drug and alcohol treatment services in support of Treatment Drug Courts that have begun operating no later than September 30, 2002. There will be about 17 awards for Family Treatment Drug Courts and 8 awards for Juvenile or Adult Treatment Drug Courts. Approximately $10 million will be available and grants will be awarded for up to 3 years. Family treatment drug courts are civil courts designed to reunify families, improve child safety, reduce the cost and trauma to children of long-term foster care, and speed up decisions on child placement by providing substance abuse treatment and other services to parents. Juvenile and adult treatment drug courts are criminal courts that send offenders to alcohol and drug treatment to eliminate or reduce time in jail. The deadline is June 19. For more information, contact Bruce Fry at 301-443-0128 or visit www.samhsa.gov.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has funds available to develop, implement and evaluate training programs that will increase mental health workers' ability to provide culturally appropriate services to racial and ethnic minorities. Approximately $1.6 million will fund up to 4 grants. The deadline is June 19. For more information, contact Kano Enamoto at 301-443-9324 or visit www.samhsa.gov.

The American Dental Association's Health Foundation is accepting grant applications for its Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health Program. The program seeks to improve the dental health of economically disadvantaged children. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to eligible programs. Those programs include dental health education conducted at schools, health fairs and social agencies. The deadline is July 31. For more information, call 312-440-2547 or visit www.adahf.org.

The Aetna Foundation's Community Grants Program will focus on children's and women's health issues, and disparities in health care for 2002. The deadline is June 28. For more information, contact Chris Montross at 860-273-7580 or visit www.aetna.com/foundation.

The Surdna Foundation provides grants in the area of nonprofit sector support. One goal of the Foundation is to enhance the nonprofit sector in the areas of management, finance, leadership, and the use of technology. There is no deadline. For more information, contact Edward Skloot at 212-557-0010 or visit www.surdna.org <http://www.surdna.org>.

USX Foundation provides grants in the areas of education, health and human services and public, cultural or scientific affairs. The deadline is July 15. For more information, contact John Barnes at Marathon Oil, 907-564-6484.

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The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority's Small Projects Funding program is designed to create innovative new program ideas, substantially improve and supplement existing activities, or significantly increase the quality of ongoing projects. Each small project is limited to a maximum of $10,000. The deadlines are February 1, June 1 and October 1. For more information, call 907-269-7960 or 800-770-8973 or visit www.mhtrust.org <http://www.mhtrust.org/>.

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 <http://www.mhtrust.org/>.

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