TRUST AWARDS $4.7M IN GRANTS

The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority awarded $4,670,694 in grants to beneficiary-serving organizations in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026.

These grants to partners are a part of the Trust’s $25+ million annual grant program supporting Alaskan organizations that serve and support Trust beneficiaries including nonprofits, service providers, Tribal entities, and state and local government agencies.

“Trust grants awarded in the last fiscal quarter will help expand access to behavioral health and prevention services for Trust beneficiaries, support beneficiary housing, strengthen opportunities for community engagement and more,” said Mary Wilson MD, CEO of the Trust. “From Kotzebue to Ketchikan, Trust grant funds are helping our beneficiary serving partners in communities across Alaska improve the lives of Trust beneficiaries.”

Below is a complete list of Trust grants awarded last quarter. You can learn more about the grants in the quarterly grant report posted online.

Grantee NameProject TitleGrant AmountPrimary Community
Alaska Addiction
Rehabilitation Services
AARS Expansion Project$750,000Wasilla
Alaska Association for Infant and Early Childhood Mental HealthInfant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project$113,620Anchorage
Alaska Association on
Developmental Disabilities
Complex Care – Providers United to Create Options$27,500Juneau
Alaska Brain Injury ConsortiumRoads to Recovery: Scaling Community Capacity with the Alaska Brain Bus$88,000Anchorage
Alaska Mental Health Consumer Web an Alaska Non-Profit CorporationAlaska Mental Health Consumer Web$333,600Anchorage
Alaska Safety AllianceRe-Envisioned: Alaska’s New Statewide Health Workforce Coalition$120,000Anchorage
Alaskan AIDS Assistance AssociationHousing Gap Funding for Trust Beneficiaries Living with HIV$134,400Anchorage
All Alaska Pediatric PartnershipInfant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Line Pilot Project$220,500Anchorage
Anchorage Neighborhood
Housing Services, Inc.
NWAK Housing Intervention Program$254,757Anchorage
Anchorage School DistrictPop Up Playgroups$50,000Anchorage
Arc of AnchorageWorkforce Sustainability Partnership with GoodLife University$10,000Anchorage
Association for The Education of Young Children4th Trimester Project – Parents as Teachers and Circles of Security for Classrooms$100,000Juneau
Battle DawgsOperation Arctic Renewal: Outdoor-Based Suicide Prevention for Veterans$50,000Willow
Community Connections, Inc.1st Street Triplex Upgrades: Supported Apartment Living for People Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities$75,000Ketchikan
Cook Inlet Counseling, Inc.Sage/Saltbox Implementation$32,575Kenai
Family Outreach Center for
Understanding Special Needs, Inc.
Phone System Replacement$14,763Eagle River
Frontier Community Services, Inc.Goodlife at FCS$10,000Soldotna
Interior AIDS AssociationIAA Building Improvements$10,000Fairbanks
Interior Community Health CenterInterior Community Health Center Dental Grant$50,000Fairbanks
Kin Support Program-Haa Yatx’u SaaniSoutheast Alaska Kin Support Pilot$50,000Juneau
Maniilaq AssociationManiilaq Association EMPATH Unit$900,000Kotzebue
Mat-Su Health FoundationCrisis Now Implementation Coordinator for Mat-Su$38,003Wasilla
Mat-Su Health Services, Inc.Mental health Trust Dental Grant$50,000Wasilla
NAMI Alaska IncorporatedA Lifeline for Alaskans$50,000Anchorage
NAMI AnchorageNAMI Anchorage Support$168,800Anchorage
NAMI JuneauPeer Support in Juneau & Southeast Alaska$175,000Juneau
Native Village of Dot LakeDomestic Violence Safe Housing and Counseling$60,000Fairbanks
North Star Community FoundationFY26-NSCF/Fairbanks Reentry Coalition Housing Assistance$80,000Fairbanks
Northern Hope CenterNorthern Hope Center Mental Health Drop-In Center$160,000Fairbanks
OpiAID, Inc.Compassionate Technology Pilot for Opioid Use Disorder$75,000Kenai
Polaris HouseClubhouse Support for Rehabilitation and Recovery$213,000Juneau
Presbyterian Hospitality House, Inc.“The Extra Mile” Strengthening Alaskan Families$75,000Fairbanks
United Way of AnchorageHome for Good – Qualitative Evaluation of Permanent Supportive Housing Project$51,176Anchorage
Valley Charities, Inc.Mat-Su Reentry Coalition Housing Project$80,000Wasilla

        Total:   $4,670,694

Many of the projects funded by the Trust also receive funding from the philanthropic community, private donations, earned revenue, and other community support. The total value of the projects funded by the Trust this quarter is an estimated $13.2 million.

Trust grants are awarded for capacity building, direct service, outreach, planning, capital, and workforce initiatives to organizations that serve Trust beneficiaries. Applications for Trust grants are accepted on a quarterly basis. Organizations interested in applying for a Trust grant can visit: https://alaskamentalhealthtrust.org/about/grants/.

Contact: Allison Biastock, Chief Communications Officer, 907.334.2531, allison.biastock@alaska.gov