Alaska Project Database

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April 2008 Print E-mail

Youth Initiatives

The Denali Youth Initiative recently awarded nearly $900,000 in youth projects around the State. Please see attachment on the training program documents for a complete list of project.

Denali Training Fund (DTF)

The Denali Commission recently selected 12 DTF projects from our FY07 funding. A complete list of those projects will be made available on this page by April 11, 2008.

Through our administrative partner, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Denali Commission will be issuing another Request for Application (RGA) for our Denali Training Fund on April 14, 2008. Please see the following state link for the RGA:

http://notes4.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/cc52605f7c156e7a8925672a0060a91b/3007c144b8c29884892573c50074e9b9?OpenDocument

The deadline for proposals is May16, 2008.

The Denali Commission recently issued awards to the following agencies from our FY07 funding:

  • Alaska Works Partnership was awarded $591,723.00 to conduct construction, maintenance and operation training, pipeline training and apprenticeship support services for rural Alaskans. For more information please contact Mike Andrew at (907) 569-4711. http://www.alaskaworks.org/
  • University of Alaska was awarded $812,400.00 to develop the allied health workforce for rural Alaskans. The curricular development includes, CHAP, Medical Office/Health Care Reimbursement, Dental Assisting careers, Pharmacy careers, Radiologic careers, Medical Lab career, Personal Care Attendants and Certified Nursing Assistants. If you live in rural Alaska, look for these distant delivered careers. For more information please contact Mia Oxley at (907) 786-4853. http://www.uaf.edu/crcdhealth/
  • Associated General Contractors of Alaska was awarded $250,000.00 to implement construction pathways in High Schools across Alaska. If you would like construction pathways made available in your schools district, call Bob Cress at (907) 561-5354. http://www.agcak.org/akancasn/doc.nsf/
  • First Alaskans Institute was awarded $230,000.00 for a leadership development program. This is a paid internship for rural Alaskans to work at various professional settings through the summer months. They are currently recruiting for the summer 2008 season. For more information call Rick Mueller at (907) 677-1706. http://www.firstalaskans.org/