Deadline: 15-Jun-22
The Alaska Community Foundation, in partnership with GCI, is proud to offer the GCI Suicide Prevention Grant Program, which will fund projects and organizations whose goal is to reduce the rates of suicide in Alaska and promote mental wellness through strengthened community and personal connections.
The goal of the GCI Suicide Prevention Fund is to make a lasting positive impact on reducing rates of suicide in Alaska and promoting mental wellness through strengthened community connections.
Focus Areas
- Focus on at least one of the following areas as a way to decrease suicide in Alaska:
- High-risk populations
- Community mobilization
- Support of needs assessments
- Building on past successes
- Support for those already doing this work in communities
- Primary prevention
- Youth coalitions
- Increased connectivity to treatment services
- Means restriction / Gun safety
- Veteran connectedness
- Addressing generational trauma
Funding Information
- Grant Request Amount Range: Minimum of $1,000 up to $20,000 maximum
- Grant requests may be for up to $20,000; typical award will be funded in the $5,000 to $10,000 range with the average award being $7,000.
Eligible Projects
- Preference will be given to projects that:
- empower Alaskans to work together to promote community wellness
- demonstrate measurable results, accountability, cultural sensitivity, and unify communities
- will impact communities that might not have easy access to suicide prevention support programs
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits or equivalent organizations located in the state of Alaska, which may include tribes, schools, churches, local government agencies, and programs.
- Preference will be given to projects that are located in rural Alaska or programs that reach rural communities in Alaska (defined as outside of Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau), and which are focused on activities that will:
- Result in long term change by creating family, school, and community support systems
- Help grow or support programs that have already demonstrated success in Alaska or in small communities in the Lower 48
- Support programs that have been embraced and that will be sustained by the community
- Support work that is happening on multiple levels including prevention, intervention, and crisis response
- Conceived or managed by local entities or by an entity that demonstrates a willingness to work with the local community or be advised and/or guided by local planning
- Reflects Alaska cultural considerations
For more information, visit https://alaskacf.org/funds/gci-suicide-prevention-fund/