907.334.6700
grants@alaskacf.org

ACF Strengthening Organizations Grant program provides operational support to nonprofit organizations in Alaska.

Grant awards will support:

• Strengthening board leadership - board trainings or consultation with experts in board engagement
• Human resources development - creation of a staff performance review process, creation and implementation of financial management procedures, and other similar items
• Financial management - establish partnership agreements, create an action plan for coordinating/collaborating, or create a map/inventory of community assets
• Program strategies and outcomes - collect information related to service recipient outcomes, develop programmatic success measures, or implement systems to keep information related to client needs, referral sources, and services provided
• Strategic or business planning - developing a strategic, communication, or business plan with a professional consultant, or other planning activities
• Community relationships - developing professional networks at events and conferences, collaborating with other nonprofits, or assessing needs in a community
• Technology - using technology to strengthen an organization's operations, such installing a donor tracking system or updating a website
• Executive director leadership - strengthening organizational leadership by hiring and executive coach or other activities
• Fund development - creating and implementing a fundraising or donor development plan
• Nonprofit consolidation - planning a merger of multiple nonprofit organizations into one

Applications will be accepted from entities in Alaska that are:

• 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
• Tribes
• Churches
• Local government agencies and programs

Award ceiling: $7,500
Typical award amount: $4,000 - $6,000

Links to the program guidance and online application process are available on the program website.