More Than $28 Million in Relief Funds Distributed by DHSS and ACF with Second Round of Coronavirus Nonprofit Relief Fund Grant Awards
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.
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Organization Name |
Organization City |
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Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis (AWAIC) |
Anchorage |
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Alaska Aviation Museum |
Anchorage |
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Alaska Botanical Garden |
Anchorage |
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Alaska Center for the Performing Arts |
Anchorage |
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Alaska Children’s Trust |
Anchorage |
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Alaska Jewish Campus |
Anchorage |
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Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault |
Juneau |
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Alaska SeaLife Center |
Seward |
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Alaska State Fair, Inc. |
Palmer |
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Alaska Trails |
Anchorage |
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Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center |
Girdwood |
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Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska |
Anchorage |
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American Cancer Society, Inc. |
Anchorage |
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Anchorage Downtown Partnership Ltd. |
Anchorage |
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Anchorage Montessori School |
Anchorage |
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Anchorage re:MADE |
Anchorage |
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Anchorage Youth Court |
Anchorage |
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Athabascan Fiddlers Association |
Fairbanks |
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AURORA Equine Therapy |
Wasilla |
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AWARE, Inc. |
Juneau |
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Best Beginnings |
Anchorage |
|
Bethel Broadcasting, Inc. (dba KYUK) |
Bethel |
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Bethel Community Services Foundation, Inc. |
Bethel |
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Bethel Family Clinic |
Bethel |
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Betty Eliason Child Care Center |
Sitka |
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Bunnell Street Arts Center |
Homer |
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Camai CHC |
Naknek |
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Chichagof Conservation Council |
Tenakee Springs |
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Christian Health Associates |
Anchorage |
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City of Bethel |
Bethel |
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Cooper Landing Emergency Services |
Cooper Landing |
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Cordova Community Medical Center |
Cordova |
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Downtown Soup Kitchen Hope Center |
Anchorage |
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Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc. |
Aleutian Chain |
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Facing Foster Care in Alaska |
Anchorage |
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Fairbanks Children’s Museum |
Fairbanks |
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Fairbanks Resource Agency |
Fairbanks |
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Family Promise of Juneau |
Juneau |
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First City Homeless Services |
Ketchikan |
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First United Methodist Church of Anchorage |
Anchorage |
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Food Bank of Alaska |
Anchorage |
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Friends of Eagle River Nature Center, Inc. |
Eagle River |
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Gastineau Human Services |
Juneau |
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Girls Rock Camp Alaska |
Anchorage |
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Grace Christian School |
Anchorage |
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Grow Ketchikan |
Ketchikan |
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Haines Assisted Living, Inc. |
Haines |
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Homer Council on the Arts |
Homer |
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Homer Hockey Association |
Homer |
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Iditarod Trail Committee |
Wasilla |
|
Ilisagvik College |
Utqiagvik |
|
Kenai River Sportfishing Association |
Soldotna |
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Mat-Su Services for Children & Adults, Inc. |
Wasilla |
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Momentum Dance Collective |
Anchorage |
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Musk Ox Development Corporation |
Palmer |
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MY House |
Wasilla |
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Native Village of Port Heiden |
Port Heiden |
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New Hope on the Last Frontier |
Anchorage |
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Nurse-Family Partnership |
Anchorage |
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Petersburg Mental Health Services |
Petersburg |
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SAH Soccer, Inc. |
Homer |
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See Stories |
Anchorage |
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Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church |
Juneau |
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Shiloh Community Housing, Inc. |
Anchorage |
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Southeast Alaska Food Bank |
Juneau |
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Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) |
Juneau |
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Southwest Region School District |
Dillingham |
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church |
Anchorage |
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Sterling Senior Citizens, Inc. |
Sterling |
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Story Works Alaska |
Anchorage |
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Tundra Women’s Coalition |
Bethel |
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United Service Organizations, Inc. |
JBER |
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United Way of Anchorage |
Anchorage |
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United Way of Mat-Su |
Palmer |
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University of Alaska Museum of the North |
Fairbanks |
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Upper Susitna Food Pantry |
Talkeetna |
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Valdez Native Tribe |
Valdez |
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Village of Solomon |
Nome |
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Wasilla Area Seniors, Inc. |
Wasilla |
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WAVE |
Petersburg |
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Youth Exploring Adventure, Inc. dba Hilltop Ski Area |
Anchorage |
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Yukon Koyukuk Elder Assisted Living Consortium |
Galena |
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YWCA Alaska |
Anchorage |
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