Teen Suicide Prevention Grant Program
Funding Amount
Varies (2015 awards totaled $54,699 across 12 grants)
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Teen Suicide Prevention Grant Program
Geographic Scope: Statewide Alaska
Focus: Community-based efforts to support youth suicide prevention
Background: Building upon the success of a pilot program originally championed by Representative Anna MacKinnon, The Alaska Community Foundation and Alaska Children's Trust partner with the State of Alaska to promote community-based suicide prevention efforts.
Funding: The Alaska Community Foundation matches dollar for dollar the state appropriation for this grant program.
Award Strategy: In 2015, 12 grants totaling $54,699 were awarded across the state to communities including White Mountain, Shaktoolik, Huslia, Elim, Juneau, Cordova, Fairbanks, Sitka, and projects with statewide reach in Mat-Su and Anchorage.
Alignment: Applicants are encouraged to align projects with strategies from the Alaska State Suicide Prevention Plan.
Additional Support: All grantees have the opportunity to participate in Suicide Prevention eLearning courses through the Department of Education.
Contact: Emily Bass, Program Officer, Alaska Community Foundation
Resources:
What The Alaska Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 343
- Total given
- $12.32M
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,019–$1.36M
- By dollars: Alaska 93%, Colorado 1%, Texas 1%. Top recipient cities: Anchorage, AK; Soldotna, AK; Kenai, AK.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 31% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Alaska Family Services · Palmer, AK
Operational Support
$1.36M
The Native Village of Unalakleet · Unalakleet, AK
Operational Support
$800K
Alaska Children's Trust · Anchorage, AK
Operational Support
$711K
Providence Alaska Foundation · Anchorage, AK
Operational Support
$527K
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula · Kenai, AK
Operational Support
$312K
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