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More Than $28 Million in Relief Funds Distributed by DHSS and ACF with Second Round of Coronavirus Nonprofit Relief Fund Grant Awards

Oct 2, 2020 | COVID-19, Healthcare, News, Nonprofits

The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) and the Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) have announced another round of Coronavirus Nonprofit Relief Fund (CNRF) grantees. Eighty-three organizations across Alaska have been awarded $10.7 million in the second of three rounds of distributions. The funds are from Alaska’s share of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. These grants enable eligible nonprofit organizations to navigate the effects of COVID-19 and better respond to their communities’ needs.

“Funding from the Coronavirus Nonprofit Relief Fund will help us ensure the impacts of COVID-19 to our children are minimal,” says Trevor Storrs, President/CEO of second round grant recipient Alaska Children’s Trust. “The team at the Children’s Trust gives DHSS a special thank you for their continued dedication to developing and strengthening the nonprofit sector.”

The first round of CNRF grants, which closed July 29, distributed $17.6 million to eighty-nine organizations statewide.

“These funds are greatly appreciated and will allow our organization to continue to provide food and emergency assistance to families in our community who have been impacted by COVID-19 and its side effects, such as job loss,” says Michelle Chase of first round grant recipient Emergency Assistance and Food Bank of Valdez. “In these uncertain times, this will help keep our community safe and stable.”

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DHSS and ACF made it a priority to distribute the first two rounds in just two months and are committed to distributing the remaining funds promptly. The team worked closely with applicants to ensure their applications were eligible for CARES Act funding and took great care that funding was given to those who needed it most. With over $28 million successfully awarded to 172 Alaskan organizations in the first two rounds, DHSS has announced it will double the amount originally allocated for the third round.

“The partnership with The Alaska Community Foundation has worked very well,” says DHSS Commissioner Adam Crum. “The process has been thoughtful and comprehensive and has awarded grants across the state to address the needs of nonprofits who are working to mitigate the effects of COVID. DHSS is pleased with the distribution of funds and is providing another $5 million of CARES funds, above and beyond the original $35 million, for ACF to distribute to meet even more of the current nonprofit needs.”

The third round of applications will close on October 14, 2020.

A list of second round grant recipients is below.

Organization Name	Organization City
Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis (AWAIC)	Anchorage
Alaska Aviation Museum	Anchorage
Alaska Botanical Garden	Anchorage
Alaska Center for the Performing Arts	Anchorage
Alaska Children’s Trust	Anchorage
Alaska Jewish Campus	Anchorage
Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault	Juneau
Alaska SeaLife Center	Seward
Alaska State Fair, Inc.	Palmer
Alaska Trails	Anchorage
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center	Girdwood
Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska	Anchorage
American Cancer Society, Inc.	Anchorage
Anchorage Downtown Partnership Ltd.	Anchorage
Anchorage Montessori School	Anchorage
Anchorage re:MADE	Anchorage
Anchorage Youth Court	Anchorage
Athabascan Fiddlers Association	Fairbanks
AURORA Equine Therapy	Wasilla
AWARE, Inc.	Juneau
Best Beginnings	Anchorage
Bethel Broadcasting, Inc. (dba KYUK)	Bethel
Bethel Community Services Foundation, Inc.	Bethel
Bethel Family Clinic	Bethel
Betty Eliason Child Care Center	Sitka
Bunnell Street Arts Center	Homer
Camai CHC	Naknek
Chichagof Conservation Council	Tenakee Springs
Christian Health Associates	Anchorage
City of Bethel	Bethel
Cooper Landing Emergency Services	Cooper Landing
Cordova Community Medical Center	Cordova
Downtown Soup Kitchen Hope Center	Anchorage
Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc.	Aleutian Chain

Facing Foster Care in Alaska	Anchorage
Fairbanks Children’s Museum	Fairbanks
Fairbanks Resource Agency	Fairbanks
Family Promise of Juneau	Juneau
First City Homeless Services	Ketchikan
First United Methodist Church of Anchorage	Anchorage
Food Bank of Alaska	Anchorage
Friends of Eagle River Nature Center, Inc.	Eagle River
Gastineau Human Services	Juneau
Girls Rock Camp Alaska	Anchorage
Grace Christian School	Anchorage
Grow Ketchikan	Ketchikan
Haines Assisted Living, Inc.	Haines
Homer Council on the Arts	Homer
Homer Hockey Association	Homer
Iditarod Trail Committee	Wasilla
Ilisagvik College	Utqiagvik
Kenai River Sportfishing Association	Soldotna
Mat-Su Services for Children & Adults, Inc.	Wasilla
Momentum Dance Collective	Anchorage
Musk Ox Development Corporation	Palmer
MY House	Wasilla
Native Village of Port Heiden	Port Heiden
New Hope on the Last Frontier	Anchorage
Nurse-Family Partnership	Anchorage
Petersburg Mental Health Services	Petersburg
SAH Soccer, Inc.	Homer
See Stories	Anchorage
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church	Juneau
Shiloh Community Housing, Inc.	Anchorage
Southeast Alaska Food Bank	Juneau
Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL)	Juneau
Southwest Region School District	Dillingham
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church	Anchorage
Sterling Senior Citizens, Inc.	Sterling
Story Works Alaska	Anchorage
Tundra Women’s Coalition	Bethel
United Service Organizations, Inc.	JBER
United Way of Anchorage	Anchorage
United Way of Mat-Su	Palmer
University of Alaska Museum of the North	Fairbanks
Upper Susitna Food Pantry	Talkeetna
Valdez Native Tribe	Valdez

Village of Solomon	Nome
Wasilla Area Seniors, Inc.	Wasilla
WAVE	Petersburg
Youth Exploring Adventure, Inc. dba Hilltop Ski Area	Anchorage
Yukon Koyukuk Elder Assisted Living Consortium	Galena
YWCA Alaska	Anchorage