Infrastructure for Alaska’s Food Bank Network Grant Opportunity
Deadline for applications: September 26, 2022, 5:00 PM – CLOSED
Grant Request Amount Range: $25,000 to $1,000,000
The State of Alaska awarded Food Bank of Alaska $6 million to bolster Alaska’s statewide anti-hunger network through infrastructure and capacity building projects. There was a competitive grant process to identify which projects will be awarded. This grant opportunity is now closed and awardees have been announced.
We received 81 applications totaling over $28 million in requests. We had a rigorous review process and utilized community partners and funders as our external review committee. Thank you to Rasmuson Foundation, Mat-Su Health Foundation, RurAL Cap, Alaska Food Policy Council, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and Alaska Commercial Company for their help in reviewing these grant recommendations.
Here are the organizations awarded grants:
We want to thank all the applicants for their time. Due to the high volume of requests, we were only able to fund a fraction of the worthy projects that were submitted. We encourage those not funded to reach out to us to explore other funding and partnership opportunities.
Questions can be addressed to: grants@foodbankofalaska.org
Eligibility:
- 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 charitable organizations, 501(c)19 public charitable organizations, faith based organizations providing social services to the broader community, tribal organizations, and local governments are eligible to apply.
- Projects must be to support capacity building or infrastructure needs including new facilities, renovations or expansions, vehicles, equipment such as pallet jacks or forklifts, etc. Operating requests including staff expenses, utilities, and food purchases are not eligible for funding.
Overview:
- There will only be one round of funding and grant applicants are encouraged to apply for as much funding as they need. If applying for multiple projects, applicants are encouraged to prioritize their funding requests.
- Additional consideration will be given to applicants in/serving rural areas outside of Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and the Mat-Su Borough, as well as to organizations that function as food banks in providing food to other agencies or communities.
- Projects must be cost reimbursable and covered by insurance. Awardees must meet all state assurances.
Funding Timeline:
August 29th: Grant application opens
September 20th: Requests for initial review due by 5:00PM
September 26th: Grant applications due by 5:00PM
November 1st: Grant awards announced
Questions can be addressed to: grants@foodbankofalaska.org