The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

June 15, 2003

 

 

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 Denali Commission has allocated up to $8 million for its multi-use facility program.  Priority will be given to proposals submitted for the April 30, 2003 deadline.  However, not all funds will be expended on proposals already received.  Proposals submitted for the April 30 deadline and not funded, will be considered only by a written request from the applicant.  The deadline to apply for a multi-use facility grant is July 15.  For more information, contact Racheal Petro at 907-271-1425 or visit www.denali.gov.

 

The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is accepting applications for its Cooperative Agreements to Conduct Targeted Capacity  Expansion (TCE) of Ecstasy and Other Club Drugs Prevention Interventions and/or Infrastructure Development program.  Approximately $4 million will be available in 2003.  Fourteen awards, ranging from $300,000 to $350,00 in total costs will be distributed.  The deadline is July 22.  For more information, contact Pamela Roddy at 301-443-1001 or visit www.samhsa.gov.

 

The Lawrence Foundation is accepting letters of inquiry from nonprofit organizations that focus in the areas of health, education and the environment.  The deadline is August 1.  For more information, contact Lori Mitchell at 310-451-1567 or visit www.thelawrencefoundation.org.

 

The Allstate Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations that seek to improve the quality of life in their communities.  Specific areas of interest include promoting tolerance, inclusion and diversity, as well as safe and vital communities.  There are no deadlines.  For more information, contact Marianne Hoffman at 425-489-9000 or visit www.allstate.com/foundation.

 

First National Bank provides grants to nonprofit organizations that focus in the areas of health and education.  There are no deadlines.  For more information, contact Lyn Whitley at 907-777-3409 or visit www.fnbalaska.com/library/donation.pdf.

 

The CIRI Corporate Giving Program provides support to nonprofit organizations in the areas of youth and education; arts and culture; and homelessness, hunger and health.  There are no deadlines.  For more information, contact Dawn Dinwoodie at 907-263-5575 or visit www.ciri.com/about_ciri/commsupp.htm.

 

Building Your Endowment  offers tips on developing endowment committees, creating fundraising budgets and drafting endowment agreements.  Author Edward Schumacher describes some of the benefits that a charity can derive from having an endowment.  The cost is $28.  For more information, call 800-956-7739 or visit www.josseybass.com.

 

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:

 

June 17 from 9:00 to 11:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities – Anchorage

June 18 from 9:00 to 11:00 – High Performing Boards – Anchorage

June 30 from 4:00 to 6:00 – Nonprofit Public Relations - Anchorage

 

For more information or to register, contact Karma Tomlinson at 907-263-2092 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 good 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 Alzheimer’s 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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