The Alaska Food Coalition Mini-Grants Application for Fiscal Year 2025 is Now Open!
Application deadline is Friday, October 25, 2024.
Prefer a paper application? Download here
Application Guidelines
The Alaska Food Coalition is funding mini-grants of up to $1,000 to member agencies involved in fighting hunger in Alaska. The funds are intended for small-scale, capacity-building projects that will have a long-term impact on addressing food insecurity in Alaska. The Alaska Food Coalition is primarily interested in funding projects which will lead to more hungry people getting fed and/or improves the quality of food being distributed to hungry people. Preference for funding will go to agencies with limited resources (budgets under $500,000) where funds will have a significant impact. Preference will also be given to agencies who demonstrate collaboration with other agencies and groups and engagement in Alaska’s anti-hunger network.
This fiscal year the Alaska Food Coalition is funding a minimum of 5 mini-grants.
Restrictions/Ineligible Use of Grant
- Organizations cannot receive funding two years in a row.
- Members who applied but did not receive a mini-grant last year are welcome and encouraged to apply again this year.
- Applications seeking to cover operating costs such as the payment of utilities, staff salaries/stipends, or the purchase of food will not be considered.
Helpful Hints
The Alaska Food Coalition is most interested in straightforward projects which will increase an agency’s capacity to feed hungry Alaskans. For example, projects such as purchasing a new refrigerator, which will allow a food pantry to distribute perishable goods/foods. Applicants are advised to focus their proposal on one significant item rather than several smaller items, unless these items are very closely related by a common theme. Applicants should make a case as to why their proposed project will help fight hunger in Alaska. Specifically, they should discuss how their proposal will help them offer more and/or better food to people in need.
Is the funding requested for a capacity building project that will have long-term impact on the agency’s ability to feed hungry people? If you can answer yes, then your project likely qualifies.
Applicants should keep in mind that the reviewers may not be familiar with their program. It is helpful to include information about the agency, its work, and its role in the community. Preference will be given to agencies which are financially stable, receive strong community support, contribute to anti-hunger advocacy, and meet a demonstrated need (related to anti-hunger work) in their community.
Application Procedures
To apply for a 2025 mini-grant, agencies are encouraged to reach out to Ron Meehan at rmeehan@foodbankofalaska.org or by phone at 907-222-3103. If they are confident that the proposal satisfies these criteria, an agency should proceed with its application. Agencies should fill out and return applications in hand to the Alaska Food Coalition by Friday, October 25, 2024. This application is available in hard copy by mail or via email from Ron Meehan. Applications may be handwritten, but we would prefer applicants to request an electronic application so they can type in their responses.
Completed applications can be returned in through the online application, by hand, mail or email.
Mailing address:
Ron Meehan
c/o Food Bank of Alaska
2192 Viking Dr., Anchorage, AK 99501
rmeehan@foodbankofalaska.org
Application deadline: Friday, October 25, 2024.
Prefer a paper application? Download here
FY2024 Awards Recipients
- Frontline Mission – Wasilla, AK: Commercial refrigerator and oven
- Four Winds Resource Center – Haines, AK: Rolling wire racks and collapsible storage bins
- Friends in Serving Humanity – Anchorage, AK: Additional shelving, worktables, and lighting
- Humanity in Progress – Petersburg, AK: New shelving unit and food storage capacity
- Juneau Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Food Pantry – Juneau, AK: Refrigerator/freezer
- Metlakatla Indian Community – Metlakatla, AK: Stand up freezer
- Native Village of Unalakleet – Unalakleet, AK: Chest freezer
- North Star Methodist Church Food Pantry – Nikiski, AK: Utility carts and hand truck
- OPT-In Kiana – Kiana, AK: Potting soil, gardening tools, gardening hose, and portable greenhouse
- WISH – Ketchikan, AK: Dolly cart and metal shelving
FY2023 Award Recipients
- Anchor Point Food Pantry – Anchor Point, AK: Shelving for children’s meals programs
- Anchor Point Senior Center – Anchor Point, AK: Stainless steel refrigerator
- Anchorage Northside SDA Church – Anchorage, AK: Upright freezer
- Bethel Community Services Foundation – Bethel, AK: Shelving, hand trucks, and bag dispenser
- Copper Basin Resource Council – Copper River, AK: Floor repairs and upgrades
- King’s Chapel – Wasilla, AK: Refrigerator and freezer
- Native Village of Koyuk – Koyuk, AK: Storage cabinets with adjustable shelves, storage rack
- Naukati Community Church Food Bank– Naukati Bay, AK: Refrigerator
- Nome Community Center – Nome, AK: Refrigerator
- Palmer Food Bank – Palmer, AK: Refrigerator
- Qutekcak Native Tribe – Seward, AK: Gardening supplies and heirloom seeds
- Seward Senior Center – Seward, AK: Replacing refrigerator and freezer parts
- Sonrise Community Church – Anchorage, AK: Upright freezer
- The Church of the Nations – Anchorage, AK: Replacement chest freezer
FY2022 Award Recipients
- AMY Consulting – Statewide: Portable and efficient technological updates
- Anchor Point Senior Citizens – Anchor Point, AK: Pantry supplies to store soups, mason jars to distribute soups
- Bread Line and Stone Soup Cafe – Fairbanks, AK: Volunteer recruitment: paid advertising and thank you shirts
- Helping Hands Food Bank – Tok, AK: Replace shelving
- Naukati Community Church Food Bank – Naukati Bay, AK: Freezer
- New Hope Compassionate Ministries – Anchorage, AK: Replace shelving
- Nondalton Tribal Council – Nondalton, AK: Upright freezer or refrigerator
- Revive Alaska Community Services– Anchorage, AK: Upright freezer
- Southeast Alaska Food Bank – Juneau, AK: Replace aging and inefficient freezer
FY2021 Award Recipients
- Church of the Nations – Anchorage, AK, Freezer
- Helping Hands Food Bank – Tok, AK: Freezer
- Ninilchik Senior Center – Ninilchik, AK: Food processor
- Salvation Army Angoon – Angoon, AK: Refrigerator/freezer
- Salvation Army Cordova – Cordova, AK: Freezer
- Salvation Army Hoonah – Hoonah, AK: New stove
- Salvation Army Kake – Kake, AK, Increased storage capacity
- Salvation Army Wrangell – Wrangell, AK: Food pantry materials
FY2020 Award Recipients
- Bristol Bay Regional Food Bank – Dillingham, AK: Refrigerator
- Love Inc Fairbanks – Fairbanks, AK: Oven
- Lutheran Social Services – Anchorage, AK: Chest freezer
- Palmer United Methodist Church – Palmer, AK: Refrigerator
- Salvation Army Klawock – Klawock, AK: Refrigerator/freezer
- Salvation Army Petersburg – Petersburg, AK: Chest freezer
- Southeast Alaska Food Bank – Juneau, AK: Freezer