The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (Trust) awarded a $50,000 grant to the Seldovia Village Tribe for the Phase 1 construction of the Seldovia Health Clinic.
Seldovia Village Tribe (SVT) is the primary healthcare provider in Seldovia through their federally qualified community health center model, SVT Health & Wellness. Trust funds will support phase 1 of the Seldovia Clinic Construction Project and assist with the completion of a 3,900 square-foot stand-alone health center in the community. The new facility will allow for additional space and services to better accommodate patients’ healthcare, wellness, and behavioral health needs locally. The Trust is a partner funder for this phase, with a U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration grant providing a majority of the funding.
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (Trust) awarded more than $1.98 million in grants to organizations across the state in the fourth and final quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2021.
Trust grants are awarded throughout the year to Alaska nonprofits, Tribal entities, state and local government agencies, and service providers that serve Trust beneficiaries. Beneficiaries include Alaskans who experience mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and traumatic brain injuries. This quarter’s grants, part of the Trust’s approximately $25 million annual grant program, fund beneficiary-supporting programs and initiatives that align with the Trust’s mission and values.
“With these grants, Trust funds are meeting their intended purpose of working to improve the lives and circumstances of Trust beneficiaries,” said Mike Abbott, CEO of the Trust. “With Trust funding, our grantees are helping beneficiaries better access addiction treatment and behavioral health services, attain housing, live self-directed lives in their home communities, and more. We are grateful that we can use Trust resources to meaningfully support organizations across Alaska that are providing essential services and improving the continuum of care.”
Many of the projects that are awarded Trust grants will 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 approximately $12.3 million.