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The Alaska Center for
Rural Health is a
private, nonprofit corporation housed within the Institute for Circumpolar
Health Studies. Its mission is to help
strengthen systems to deliver comprehensive and culturally relevant health care
to rural Alaskans by providing information, coordination, technical assistance,
and professional development to rural health providers and systems. For more information, contact Beth Landon at
907-786-6589 or visit www.ichs.uaa.alaska.edu/acrh.
The Office of Applied
Studies of the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting
applications to support dissertation research involving data analysis on
substance abuse services issues. The
purpose is to expand the number of researchers conducting high-quality
substance abuse services research, and to study how various factors (social,
financial, organizational, and personal) affect the need for and access to
substance abuse treatment. Students
registered in an accredited academic doctoral degree program that requires a
dissertation based on original research are eligible to apply. Awards will range between $20,000 and $30,000
in total costs. The deadline is July
2. For more information, contact Sarah
Duffy at 301-443-8565 or visit www.samhsa.gov.
The Aetna Foundation is accepting proposals to support programs to
improve health-care access and services for racial and ethnic minorities. The grants focus on cultural-competency
training and educational programs to improve the delivery of appropriate health
care, and on diseases that disproportionately affect racial minorities. The grants range from $15,000 to
$50,000. The deadline is May 30. For more information, contact Chris Montross
at 860-273-7580 or visit www.aetna.com/foundation.
The Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the National Quality Forum are accepting applications
for the John M. Eisenberg 2003 Patient Safety Awards. The awards recognize the achievement of
individuals who have made lasting and significant contributions to improving
patient safety, particularly in the areas of advocacy, research or system
innovation. The deadline is May 27. For more information, call
630-792-5000 or email eisenbergaward@jcaho.org.
The Alaska Airlines
Foundation supports
organizations that enhance a community’s cultural and economic vitality, and
improve the quality of life for its citizens.
Their focus areas include healthcare, education, social and cultural
programs, and community activities.
Grants range from $5,000 to 15,000.
The deadline is June 30. For more
information, contact Donna Hartman at 206-433-3383.
The Alaska Housing
Finance Corporation offers a
variety of grant programs for Alaskan organizations and government entities
working in the housing field. Deadlines
vary according to programs. For more
information, contact Chris Duncan at 907-330-8276 or view www.ahfc.state.ak.us.
How to Write a
Grant Proposal helps
nonprofit organizations tailor their proposals to match the desires of the
foundation or government agency that they are soliciting. This guide breaks a proposal down into
distinct sections, including the executive summary, project description, budget
summary and plans for a project’s management, timeline, documentation and
evaluation. Sample proposals are
included. The cost is $39.00. For more information, call 800-225-5945 or
visit www.wiley.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:
May 24 from
May 24 from
May 27 from
June 3 from
June 3 from
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
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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