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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 visit www.mhtrust.org.
The State Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse has funds
available for eligible expenses limited to dental, vision, hearing, educational
services, and specialized medical services or equipment that facilitate the
improvement of a Mental Health Trust beneficiary’s quality of life and/or
independent functioning. These fund are only to purchase services that are not otherwise
available for Mental Health Trust beneficiaries. Substance abuse programs who
are currently
The State Department of Health and Social Services is soliciting
letters of interest for its Micro Enterprise Capital Grant program. The goal of the program is to provide
applicants with the means to administer funds to eligible Mental Health Trust
beneficiaries interested in starting their own small business and achieving
self-employment. The funds can be used
for start-up equipment, working capital, machinery, furnishings, and other
fixed assets. Grants will be limited to
$10,000 per individual with a minimum award of $1,000. Applicants must match requested funds with a
dollar-to-dollar match. The deadline is
May 21. For more information, contact
Jennifer Klein at 907-465-1871 or visit www.hss.state.ak.us.
The Alaska Commission on Aging is soliciting proposals for its
Elders with Co-Occurring Disorders program.
The goal of the program is to provide services for elders with
co-occuring mental health and substance abuse disorders. The deadline is May 23. For more information, contact Paula Recchia
at 907-465-4793 or visit www.alaskaaging.org/mhtaar.html.
The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is accepting
applications for cooperative agreements to conduct targeted capacity expansion
of methamphetamine and inhalant prevention interventions and/or infrastructure
development. Approximately 14 awards
ranging from $300,000 to $350,000 in total costs will be available. The deadline is May 23. For more information, contact Pamela Roddy at
301-443-1001 or visit www.samhsa.gov.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting on-line applications
for its Resources for Recovery: State Practices that Expand Treatment
Opportunities program. The program
is designed to encourage states to identify, support and implement strategies
that expand treatment capacity and/or the populations eligible for alcohol and
other drug treatment services through more effective use of existing state
expenditures. For more information, call 614-855-7030 or visit http://grantmaking.rwjf.org/spa.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports organizations in the areas of youth
and education; health; food systems; rural development; and philanthropy and
volunteerism. There is no deadline. For more information, contact Deborah Rey at 269-968-1611 or
visit www.wkkf.org.
Costco Wholesale
Corporation provides grants in the areas of children’s issues, health care
and education. Support is given in the
form of cash donations, product donations and in-kind services. There is no deadline. For cash donations, contact Lori Gordon at
425-313-8244. For product or in-kind
donations, contact Dick Snyder at 907-267-7166 (Dimond Store-Anchorage), Mark
Sjoboen at 907-269-9501 (DeBarr Store-Anchorage) or Greg Schatz at 907-780-6740
(Juneau Store).
Fearless Fundraising for Nonprofit Boards helps nonprofit
directors and board chairs motivate board members to participate in fundraising
activities. The book describes
activities to help beginning fundraisers overcome their anxieties, and has a
list of tasks such as drafting a fundraising case statement, conducting
research on prospective donors, and contacting local businesses to donate
products and services. The book is
published by Board Source and the cost is $21 (members) and $28 (non-members). For more information, call 800-883-6262 or
visit www.boardsource.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:
May 12 from
May 12 from
May 13 from
May 14 from
May 19 from
May 19 from 3:30 to 5:30 – Cultivating Donor Relationships –
Fairbanks
May 24 from 8:30 to 12:00 – Board Roles and Responsibilities –
Unalaska
May 24 from 1:30 to 3:30 – The Basics of Raising Money – Unalaska
May 27 from 3:00 to 6:30 – High Performing Teams (Staff Forum) -
Anchorage
For more information or to register, contact Karma Tomlinson at
907-263-2092 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 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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