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 Name | Project Title | Grant Amount | Primary Community |
| Alaska Addiction Rehabilitation Services | AARS Expansion Project | $750,000 | Wasilla |
| Alaska Association for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health | Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project | $113,620 | Anchorage |
| Alaska Association on Developmental Disabilities | Complex Care – Providers United to Create Options | $27,500 | Juneau |
| Alaska Brain Injury Consortium | Roads to Recovery: Scaling Community Capacity with the Alaska Brain Bus | $88,000 | Anchorage |
| Alaska Mental Health Consumer Web an Alaska Non-Profit Corporation | Alaska Mental Health Consumer Web | $333,600 | Anchorage |
| Alaska Safety Alliance | Re-Envisioned: Alaska’s New Statewide Health Workforce Coalition | $120,000 | Anchorage |
| Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association | Housing Gap Funding for Trust Beneficiaries Living with HIV | $134,400 | Anchorage |
| All Alaska Pediatric Partnership | Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Line Pilot Project | $220,500 | Anchorage |
| Anchorage Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. | NWAK Housing Intervention Program | $254,757 | Anchorage |
| Anchorage School District | Pop Up Playgroups | $50,000 | Anchorage |
| Arc of Anchorage | Workforce Sustainability Partnership with GoodLife University | $10,000 | Anchorage |
| Association for The Education of Young Children | 4th Trimester Project – Parents as Teachers and Circles of Security for Classrooms | $100,000 | Juneau |
| Battle Dawgs | Operation Arctic Renewal: Outdoor-Based Suicide Prevention for Veterans | $50,000 | Willow |
| Community Connections, Inc. | 1st Street Triplex Upgrades: Supported Apartment Living for People Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | $75,000 | Ketchikan |
| Cook Inlet Counseling, Inc. | Sage/Saltbox Implementation | $32,575 | Kenai |
| Family Outreach Center for Understanding Special Needs, Inc. | Phone System Replacement | $14,763 | Eagle River |
| Frontier Community Services, Inc. | Goodlife at FCS | $10,000 | Soldotna |
| Interior AIDS Association | IAA Building Improvements | $10,000 | Fairbanks |
| Interior Community Health Center | Interior Community Health Center Dental Grant | $50,000 | Fairbanks |
| Kin Support Program-Haa Yatx’u Saani | Southeast Alaska Kin Support Pilot | $50,000 | Juneau |
| Maniilaq Association | Maniilaq Association EMPATH Unit | $900,000 | Kotzebue |
| Mat-Su Health Foundation | Crisis Now Implementation Coordinator for Mat-Su | $38,003 | Wasilla |
| Mat-Su Health Services, Inc. | Mental health Trust Dental Grant | $50,000 | Wasilla |
| NAMI Alaska Incorporated | A Lifeline for Alaskans | $50,000 | Anchorage |
| NAMI Anchorage | NAMI Anchorage Support | $168,800 | Anchorage |
| NAMI Juneau | Peer Support in Juneau & Southeast Alaska | $175,000 | Juneau |
| Native Village of Dot Lake | Domestic Violence Safe Housing and Counseling | $60,000 | Fairbanks |
| North Star Community Foundation | FY26-NSCF/Fairbanks Reentry Coalition Housing Assistance | $80,000 | Fairbanks |
| Northern Hope Center | Northern Hope Center Mental Health Drop-In Center | $160,000 | Fairbanks |
| OpiAID, Inc. | Compassionate Technology Pilot for Opioid Use Disorder | $75,000 | Kenai |
| Polaris House | Clubhouse Support for Rehabilitation and Recovery | $213,000 | Juneau |
| Presbyterian Hospitality House, Inc. | “The Extra Mile” Strengthening Alaskan Families | $75,000 | Fairbanks |
| United Way of Anchorage | Home for Good – Qualitative Evaluation of Permanent Supportive Housing Project | $51,176 | Anchorage |
| Valley Charities, Inc. | Mat-Su Reentry Coalition Housing Project | $80,000 | Wasilla |
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