The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority

November 15, 2001

 

 

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 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting proposals for Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants.  These grants are intended to expand substance abuse treatment capacity in targeted areas.  The program is designed to address the gaps in treatment capacity by supporting rapid and strategic responses to demands for substance abuse, including alcohol and drug treatment services in communities with emerging drug problems as well as communities with innovative solutions to unmet needs.  The deadline is January 10.  For more information, contact Ken Robertson at 301-443-7612 or visit www.samhsa.gov.

 

Applications are being accepted for the Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Program.  The grants are designed to support programs in community and public health that improve access to health-care services for medically underserved populations.  Preference will be given to programs that measurably improve care for women and children.  The deadline is January 11.  For more information, call 404-752-1924 or visit www.msm.edu.

 

The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is a nonprofit, policy resource center that promotes high quality health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities.  CHCS also directs national programs for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation.  For more information on the various programs, call 609-895-8101 or visit www.chcs.org.

 

The NewDeal Foundation donates computer hardware and software to promote computer literacy and provide Internet access to nonprofit organizations.  The foundation’s support entails the installation of its Discovery Media Labs, which are computer networks for organizations with limited access to technology.  For more information, call 800-310-9122.

 

 

The JM Foundation makes grants in two general program areas: health and rehabilitation, and education and public-policy research.  Its goals are to help disabled people lead fulfilling and independent lives, and to promote preventive and patient-centered health care.  There is no deadline.  For more information, contact Chris Olander at 212-687-7735.

 

 

 

 

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund provides grants in the area of health, including health-services research, improved medical education, the study of social and ethical issues in health, and biomedical research.  There is no deadline.  For more information, contact Benjamin Shute at 212-812-4200 or visit http://www.rbf.org.

 

The Enterprise Foundation and The J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation recognize nonprofit job training and placement organizations across the country that are using best practices to effectively help low-income individuals find and retain quality jobs as a means out of poverty.  The J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation Awards for Excellence in Workforce Development honors three organizations with $15,000 each and may be used to cover any of the program or operational needs supporting the missions of the selected organizations.  The deadline is December 28.  For more information, contact Samia Malak at 410-772-2436 or visit www.enterprisefoundation.org.

 

AT&T Alascom provides funding to a wide range of Alaska nonprofit organizations that provide a significant benefit to the social fabric of the community.  There is no deadline.  For more information, contact Cathy Opinsky at 907-264-7274 or 800-478-9000.

 

The Grantsmanship Center is offering a workshop in Anchorage from January 7 to 11.  The Center offers practical skills that will help in organizational planning and fundraising.  For more information, visit www.tgci.com.

 

The Rural Community Assistance Program publishes RCAP News that covers pending public policy issues.  For more information, visit www.rcap.org.

 

For information on new revenue sources and changing regulations, sign up for FREE Grants E-Mail News Alerts by visiting http://206.142.95.100/um/t.asp?a2.134.32.1.20764.

 

 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.

 

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