The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
> March 15, 2001
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> Welcome to this List Serv sponsored by the Alaska Mental Health Trust
> Authority’s Rural Funding Coordination Project. These messages will provide
> information about current government and private grants and contracts,
> conference and training opportunities, and potential funding sources.
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> The Alaska Children’s Trust provides grants between $1,000 and $30,000 to
> nonprofit organizations, traditional councils, city or borough governments,
> unified municipalities, school districts and regional Native health
> corporations. The Trust is designed to promote initiatives to strengthen
> families and protect children. Note: Through a new special initiative, the
> Children’s Trust and the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority are jointly
> funding projects relating to Trust beneficiaries this year. Proposals are
> due by April 27, 2001. Contact Shari Paul at 907-465-4870 or 800-643-5437 or
> visit
> <http://www.gov.state.ak.us/trust/act.htm>http://www.gov.state.ak.us/trust
> /act.htm.
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> The State of Alaska Division of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
> (DMHDD) is soliciting proposals for four programs. Proposals are due by
> April 6. Contact David Maltman at 907-465-4827 or 800-465-4828 or visit
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> Developmentally Disabled (DD) Base Grants – Provide services to individuals
> with DD who are currently in existing programs throughout the state.
> Protection and Advocacy Grants – Provide a wide-range of civil human rights
> advocacy efforts for persons experiencing DD in situations such as social
> security hearings. Family Resource Specialist Project Grants – Provide
> support to DD consumers and/or their families for advocacy and referral
> services, and education and training on the DD service delivery system.
> Available to applicants statewide in population centers of 3,000 or greater.
> Family Support Projects/STAR Program Grants – Provide assistance to DD
> consumers and/or their families on a short-term basis before a crisis
> occurs. Available to applicants statewide in population centers of 3,000 or
> greater. Each project is limited to $70,000 each, but proposals for lesser
> amounts are encouraged.
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> The State of Alaska Division of Public Health is soliciting proposals for the
> Assistance to Community Health Facilities Grant Program which provides funds
> to partially subsidize operational deficits of rural health clinics staffed
> by mid-level practitioners. Maximum funding per grant is $40,000. Proposals
> are due by April 5. Contact Patricia Carr at 907-465-3091 or visit
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> The Indian Health Service published a Notice of Availability of Funds for
> Health Professions Preparatory, Pregraduate, and Indian Health Professions
> Scholarship Programs for 2001. The deadline is April 1. Contact Rose Jerue
> at 301-443-6197.
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> The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Faith in Action Program plans to
spend up
> to $100 million over the next six years to better the lives of people with
> long-term health needs. Faith in Action volunteers help disabled and elderly
> individuals in their communities with transportation, home repairs and bill
> paying, grocery shopping and other services. For further information visit
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<http://interfaithcare.org>http://interfaithcare.<http://interfaithcare.org>
org.
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> The Christopher D. Smithers Foundation provides grants in the area of
> alcoholism and drug dependence, including prevention, treatment, research,
> and public education. The Foundation grants about $1 million each year.
> Contact Adele C. Smithers at 516-676-0067.
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> Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) makes charitable contributions to
nonprofit
> organization in areas including health, education, community service, youth
> activities, and special community projects. Community Advisory Boards in
> both Anchorage and Fairbanks review and approve request for contributions.
> Priority is given to organizations that meet critical needs and reach wide
> audiences. For further information contact Cindy Curtis at 2511 Tidewater
> Road, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907-265-7232.
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> To encourage home ownership for people with disabilities, President Bush’s
> “New Freedom Initiative” proposes legislation focused on employment and
> technology which promises swift implementation of recent legislation allowing
> people with disabilities to use Section 8 vouchers for down payments. The
> initiative can be found at
> <http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/r
> eleases/.
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> 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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> If you wish to be removed from the List Serv, please send a “REMOVE FROM
> LIST” message to dsknjm@pobox.alaska.net. Comments or contributions may also
> be submitted to the same address.
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