Grants and Scholarships
Grant Opportunities
Juneau Hope Endowment Fund/City & Borough of Juneau Social Service Grants
The annual process for the Juneau Hope Endowment Fund/City & Borough of Juneau Social Service Grant program begins with a required Letter of Interest in January, applications are available by mid-January and due in early March. To learn more about the grant program and the application process, please review the following.
CURRENTLY CLOSED– For more information: Juneau Hope Endowment Fund/CBJ Social Service Grant Process
Arts Vibrancy Endowment’s- Individual Artist Award
The Individual Artist Award application period typically opens in June with applications due in August. Awards are announced in September.
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Douglas-Dornan Fund
The annual grant process opens on April 1 and applications must be postmarked by June 1.
CURRENTLY OPEN– click here for information about this grant.
2024 Douglas-Dornan Foundation Fund Application (PDF)
2024 Douglas-Dornan Foundation Fund Application (word)
Friends of Gustavus Fund
Applications are accepted beginning September 1 each year. Completed applications must be submitted no later than November 1. Grants are usually awarded by December 31 and typically range in amounts from $200 to $4,000 per award.
CURRENTLY CLOSED – click here for information about this grant.
2023 Friends of Gustavus Application
Margaret Frans Brady Fund
Depending on available funds, the MFB Fund will review possible funding for projects in the fall. Send a query letter to fund advisor Jeff Brady in August-September or email the fund advisor to check on availability and request an application at wjbradyak@me.com. – click here for information about this grant.
Book Hook Fund – In its first year, The Book Hook Fund awarded several $1000 grants, including one to Tri-Valley Library in Healy, Alaska where they were able to purchase 153 books for their Children’s and Junior Fiction collections. Grants can be used to purchase reading materials for the public- books, periodicals, or software. The grant is not for hardware – cabinets, computers, copiers, or concrete expansions. Neither is it to be used for salaries, utilities, or necessities. Grants are offered on a rolling basis.
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Scholarship Opportunities
Margaret Frans Brady Scholarship for Arts
Annual grant process with applications due in mid-April.
CURRENTLY CLOSED – click here for information about this scholarship.
2024 Margaret Frans Brady Scholarship for the Arts Application
Simon and Anna Kirk Memorial Scholarship
Annual grant process with applications due in mid-April.
CURRENTLY CLOSED– click here for information about this scholarship.
2024 Simon & Anna Kirk Memorial Scholarship Application
Alma Harris Scholarship
Annual grant process with applications due in mid-April.
CURRENTLY CLOSED– click here for information about this scholarship.
2024 Alma Harris Scholarship Application
Bob and Darlene (Phelps) Stutte Family Scholarship
Annual grant process with applications due in mid-April.
CURRENTLY CLOSED– click here for information about this scholarship.
2024 Bob and Darlene (Phelps) Stutte Family Scholarship Application
Hather Family Scholarship
Annual grant process with applications due in mid-April.
CURRENTLY CLOSED-click here for information about this scholarship.
2024 Hather Family Scholarship Application
Rocinante Scholarship
Annual grant process with applications due by September 30 of each year.
Grants, Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes funded through the Juneau Community Foundation
Zach Gordon Youth Scholarship Program
The Foundation’s Youth Equity Fund provides an annual grant to Zach Gordon Youth Center to support their Youth Scholarship Program. This program provides financial assistance to youth that may not otherwise be able to participate in youth activities. Scholarships may be used for registration or program fees for CBJ Parks & Recreation and other programs, but certain guidelines apply for all activities. Applications are accepted year-round.
Marie Darlin Prize and Juneau History Grant
Our Friends of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum Fund supports the Marie Darlin Prize and the Juneau History Grant. The Marie Darlin Prize is an annual prize that recognizes outstanding works of artistic, literary, performative, or scholarly merit that concern the cultures and people of Southeast Alaska, the Yukon, or northern British Columbia. Nominations are due annually by May 1. The Juneau History Grant supports and encourages research, learning, dissemination, recording, and archiving of all types of information pertaining to the human history of Juneau and Douglas, and it is open to organizations, groups, or individuals of all ages. Deadlines are May 1 and October 1.
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council’s Individual Artist Award
The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council’s Individual Artist Award receives funding from the Foundation’s Cameron Vance Memorial Scholarship Fund which provides an annual distribution enabling them to award a scholarship to one emerging visual artist of exceptional talent to produce original works of art, advance their careers, and/or provide inspiration to the local community. Applications are typically due in early Spring.
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council Student Scholarships
Through the Arts & Humanities Student Scholarship Fund, annual grants go to the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council to provide funding for student scholarships in music, visual arts, dance, and writing. The grant application period typically opens in the Spring and more details can be found at https://www.jahc.org/scholarships-and-grants/.
Grant Opportunities from Other Organizations
Alaska Community Foundation – Strengthening Organizations Program
Eligible nonprofit organizations apply for grants to build the capacity of their organizations. Eligibility is limited to 501(c)(3) nonprofit, or equivalent, organizations located in Alaska. Grant awards support professional staff and board of directors in their efforts to access tools, develop practical skills, and cultivate support systems needed to effectively achieve the organization’s mission in the following areas: leadership development, organizational development, program development, collaboration and community engagement, and evaluation of effectiveness.
To find out more about Strengthening Organizations Program click here.
Rasmuson Foundation
With a mission to provide a better life for Alaskans, the Rasmuson Foundation offers a number of grant programs for Alaska-based nonprofits, individual artists, and nonprofit leaders. For details, visit https://rasmuson.org/grants/.
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council
The Council invests in the community through financial support and assistance to students, individual artists, and arts organizations. For details, visit https://www.jahc.org/resources/for-public/scholarships-and-grants/.
Don’t see anything here that helps your organization?
The Juneau Community Foundation has a very limited amount of discretionary funds at any given time. But, sometimes we do have limited funds for grants. Also, we can discuss your project with donor advisors who have expressed an interest in the area you seek funding, to see if they are interested in funding your project.
To alert us to your organization’s needs, please let us know about a project or program that you would like funding for. Please send details to Amy Skilbred at amy@juneaucf.org. We will get back to you.
