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GCI Suicide Prevention Fund

Alaska's suicide rate is more than twice the national average — and even higher in rural areas. GCI is committed to doing something about it.

 

As of 2022, all Americans can dial 988, the mental health version of 911. The other lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) is still available.


About the GCI Suicide Prevention Fund grant application

Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofit or equivalent organizations located in the state of Alaska. Equivalent organizations may include tribes, schools, churches, local government agencies, and programs.

Eligible projects:

Preference will be given to projects that:

  1. Empower Alaskans to work together to promote community wellness
  2. Demonstrate measurable results, accountability, cultural sensitivity, and unify communities
  3. Will impact communities that might not have easy access to suicide prevention support programs and
  4. Focus on at least one of the following areas as a way to decrease suicide in Alaska:
  • Addressing generational trauma
  • Veteran connectedness
  • Means restriction / Gun safety
  • Increased connectivity to treatment services
  • Youth coalitions
  • Primary prevention
  • Support for those already doing this work in communities
  • Building on past successes
  • Support of needs assessments
  • Community mobilization
  • High-risk populations

View the full grant application guidelines.

The 2023 grant application window is now closed.

Get involved

Do you want to contribute to suicide prevention in Alaska? Make a donation to the GCI Suicide Prevention Fund through the Alaska Community Foundation.

 

For more information or to add to the fund:
info@alaskacf.org | (907) 334-6700 | www.alaskacf.org.

GCI has awarded grants to the following organizations

1. Alaska Eating Disorders Alliance – Addressing the Blind Spot
2. Aleut Community of St Paul Island – Living Our Culture
3. Gold Star Peak, Inc. – A project connecting veterans and their families with nature through outdoor excursions, yoga, and self-care.
4. Kuspuk School District – Kuspuk Empowers
5. Maniilaq Association – Carry The Cure / Commited to Life, Village Outreach
6. NAMI Juneau Collaborating with Remote Southeast Communities to Create Sustainable Suicide Prevention Plans 
7. Native Village of Buckland – Celebration of Life
8. Native Village of Scammon Bay – Qungasvik: Toolbox, Reasons for Life
9. Norton Sound Health Corporation – NSHC Native Connections
10. Polynesian Association of Alaska, Inc. – Pacific Island Suicide Prevention Awareness 
11. Railbelt Mental Health & Addictions – Cultural Community Night 
12. The American Legion Jack Henry Post 1 – Esports veterans program
13. YoungLife – LyfePact Expansion
  • Alaska Council of School Administrators - Share your Story, Make your Mark 
  • Alaska Eating Disorders Alliance - Empowering families and health care providers to treat eating disorders and reduce suicide risk
  • Aleut Community of St. Paul Island - Re-imagining Hope Through Reunifying Community
  • Bethel Community Services Foundation, Inc. - Healing through Music and Dance (HMD)
  • Camp Fire Alaska - Camp Fire Rural Alaska Program
  • Choosing Our Roots - COR GCI Suicide Prevention Project Proposal
  • Community Connections - Sensory Room & Art Room Equipment
  • Kuspuk School District - Student Health Intervention Program (SHIP)
  • NAMI Juneau - "Why I Stay" Oral History Project
  • Native Village of Buckland - Native Village of Buckland Suicide Prevention Program
  • Native Village of Tanacross - Tanacross Wellness Team
  • Native Village of Unalakleet - Youth Cultural Education
  • OPT-In Kiana - Cultural and Leadership Development 
  • Team Red, White & Blue - Supporting Veterans in Rural Alaska Through Events and Virtual Engagement 
  • Women in Safe Homes - Ketchikan Peer Education Program 
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If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889.

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