The Alaska Community Foundation and its Affiliates typically award grants through a competitive application process or a donor’s recommendation. The specific grant criteria, application requirements, and deadlines vary by the grant program. Please review the grant guidelines for each grant program to determine your eligibility before applying.
Please direct questions to ACF at grants@alaskacf.org or 907-334-6700. Please direct questions about Affiliate grant programs to ACF’s Affiliate Program Officers, at affiliate@alaskacf.org or 907-334-6700.
Seward Community Foundation Fund
Applications Open: January 1, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Grant awards support charitable organizations and programs in the Seward/Moose Pass area. Grants may support a broad range of community needs, such as health and wellness, education, the great outdoors,…
Vocational Fund for Alaska’s Future
Applications Open: October 1, 2024 - November 15, 2024
The Vocational Fund for Alaska’s Future (VFAF) supports projects that sharpen vocational skills, contribute to the competitiveness of Alaska’s natural resource and overall economy.
Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism
Applications Open: September 1, 2024 - October 15, 2024
Grant awards for up to $25,000 to fund stories that increase public understanding of complex, under-reported issues in Alaska. A separate grant opportunity for up to $20,000 for coverage of…
Sitka Legacy Foundation Fund
Applications Open: August 26, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Grant awards support charitable organizations and programs in Sitka and on Baranof Island.
Kodiak Community Foundation Fund
Applications Open: August 19, 2024 - September 16, 2024
Grant awards support charitable organizations and programs on the Kodiak Archipelago. Grants may support a broad range of community needs, such as: health and wellness, education, the great outdoors, arts…
Chilkat Valley Community Foundation Fund
Applications Open: July 17, 2024 - September 11, 2024
Grant awards support charitable organizations and programs in the Chilkat Valley area. Grants may support a broad range of community needs, such as health and wellness, education, the great outdoors,…
Golden Heart Community Foundation Fund
Applications Open: August 12, 2024 - September 9, 2024
Grant awards support charitable organizations and programs in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Grants may support a broad range of community needs, such as health and wellness, education, the great…
Jessica Stevens Community Foundation Fund
Applications Open: May 1, 2024 - June 15, 2024
Grant awards support charitable organizations and programs in Upper Susitna Valley communities. Grants may support a broad range of community needs, such as health and wellness, education, the great outdoors,…
GCI Suicide Prevention Fund
Applications Open: May 1, 2024 - June 14, 2024
The Alaska Community Foundation, in partnership with GCI, offers the Suicide Prevention Grant, which will fund organizations whose goal is to reduce the rates of suicide in Alaska and promote…