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Wrangell High School Novel Fund
By Lisa Brooks September 2021Trans Youth Voice Lessons
By Audre Hickey August 2021Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi Restorative Practice Space
By Devin Tatro July 2021Translation of Iḷ̣isaqativut.org into Iñupiaq
By Myles Creed June 2021Yanshuká: Get ready!
By Roberta Littlefield May 2021Mountain View Mural Walk
By Kirsten Swann April 2021Central Yup'ik Educational Resources in Schools
By Raquel Schroeder March 2021The Nest Pantry at Effie Kokrine Charter School
By Cassie Jackson February 2021"Ancestors" Exhibit Redesign
By Tanya Reed January 2021After Mastectomy
By Rebecca Braun November 2020Homer Seed Library
By Saskia Esslinger October 2020Community indigenous food forest project
By Tia Atkinson September 2020Hiland Mountain Creative Writing Class
By Jamey Bradbury and Jaclyn Bergamino August 2020Student Atmosphere Committee
By Bob Davis July 2020Homeless Backpacks
By Katie Cowgill June 2020HYSOC Video Collage in the Time of Covid-19
By Daniel Perry May 2020Build a Deck for The Roaming Root!
By Erica Moeller April 2020Haines and Klukwan local produce SNAP access
By Sally Boisvert March 2020The Far North Quilt Trail Project
By Somer Hahm February 2020Bilingual Voter Information Calendar
By Lina Mariscal January 2020An Intimate Evening with Your Data
By Vanessa Raymond December 2019RISE Program
By Nicole Murphy November 2019Traditional dugout canoe enhancement
By Glenn "Stormy" Hamar October 2019Opening a bicycle collective in Sitka, Alaska
By Alyssa Russell September 2019Sila
By Sonia Luokkala August 2019Blossom House
By Jody Hassel July 2019Esther Shea Native Arts Institute for Youth
By Richard Jackson June 2019P.O.P.-Promote Our Pollinators
By Anna DeVolld May 2019Chess for Vets and Girl Scouts of America: Alaska
By Colleen Evanco April 2019Art Materials for Artists with Disabilities
By Phoebe Gonzales Rohrbacher March 2019Visit and Play at the Fairbanks Children's Museum
By Meredith Maple February 2019Phones for Homeless Youth
By Kelly King January 20194th Ave pop up
By Jimmy Riordan December 2018IAFN Community Pantries
By Michelle Ohnesorge November 2018Supporting Literary Events In Seward, Alaska
By Shauna Potocky October 2018KONR 106.1 LPFM - Transmitter
By Ryan Anderson September 2018Spruce Root Apprenticeship
By Kayla Williams and Trevan Kan August 2018of relation
By Enzina Marrari July 2018Keys to Life Eyes Closed Project
By Shirley Staten and Gabriela Olmos June 2018Housing and Homeless Coalition
By Eloy Ponce June 2018Yup’ik Masks – Unfolding the Past to Our Present G
By Benjamin Charles April 2018Books for BOB the Bookmobile!
By Mercedes Harness / Friends of the Homer Library March 2018Pottery Outreach
By Matthew Van Atta February 2018Reaching Addicts & the families that love them
By Keri-Ann Calderwood Baker January 2018Alaska Dinosaurs Color and Learn Book
By Deborah Klein November 2017Unmasking Brain Injury - Alaska 2017
By Annette Alfonsi October 2017Bicycle Mechanic School
By Scott Menzies September 2017Enhancing Playback Theatre for Underserved Youth
By Sarah Finnell, Breadcrumbs Theatre Company, Fairbanks August 2017Cedar Bark net making instruction
By Jacinthe TwoBulls July 2017FCM Outdoor Playground
By Abigail Van Patter, Fairbanks Children's Museum June 2017Hoonah Imagination Library
By Nicki Shelton May 2017Jim Bell Songbook
By Sarah E Mitchell April 2017Lakeside Learning Lab
By Jena Piacenti, 6th Grade Teacher, Sand Lake Elementary March 2017Read On the Fly - Books for traveling kids
By Erin Kirkland February 2017Stickers for Conservation!
By Luc Mehl January 2017Youth on Record Alaska
By Cody Davidson December 2016Mountain View Post Magazine
By Kirsten Swann October 2016Portable Front Porch Project
By Meg Zaletel - Anchorage Community House LLC September 2016Central Urban Farm
By Cindee Karns August 2016Guys and Gals Read, Inc.
By Greg Hill July 2016Establishing a Natural Sound Monitoring Program
By Scott McEwen June 2016The Velella Project
By L. Saunders McNeill May 2016South Peninsula Syringe Exchange
By Catriona Reynolds April 2016The Alaskan Invasive and Native Paper Project
By Desiree Hagen March 2016Haines Harvest
By Sally Boisvert March 201612% Happier Class
By Susie Amundson January 2016Books About Town
By Rotary Club of Homer Downtown December 2015Amtgard
By Rowyn Cunningham November 2015Tracing Roots: A Weaver's Journey Film Outreach
By Ellen Frankenstein October 2015more color for kids
By Sara Tabbert September 2015Forget Me Not Movement
By Forget Me Not, Inc. August 2015Mobile Mending Vardo
By Keren Lowell/Mobile Mending July 2015Get the Veggie Truck rolling!
By Kaiyuh Cornberg June 2015About Us
Awesome Foundation: Alaska Chapter will be going on hiatus after the September 2021 round of applications.
Awesome Alaska: Making Alaska an even more awesome place one $1000 grant at a time.
We’re here to help. Ten awesome individuals, artists, writers, entrepreneurs, business wizards, and all-around smart folks want to get behind your idea. We’re the names, brains, and money to catalyze your fabulous project.
Who we are:
- Ken Castner - Proximity theorist
- Anne Hanley - Playwright, Producer of The Winter Bear Project, first-time grandmother, fan of awesomeness in all forms
- Owen Hanley - Pulmonary physician (ret), skier, biker, runner and clean air advocate.
- John LeClair - Wildland Firefighter (ret), lover of nature and food, practicing tinkerer
- Claire Holland LeClair - ardent supporter of strong communities and public lands
- Nancy Lord - Environmental writer
- Paula Martin - entomologist, educator, consultant and writer
- Joe Martin - mariner, bicyclist, and fixer of things
- Dorli McWayne - flutist, teacher of flutists from 6 to 60+, conductor, four-season runner.
- Jo Michalski - Retired entrepreneur, community activist, parent, grandmother and 46 year Alaskan.
- Peter Michalski - lawyer, mediator, former judge, believer in community
- John Mouw - lover of food, reading, community and life.
- Rika Mouw - artist and passionate advocate for nature and wild places.
- Kesler Woodward - painter, art historian, curator, and token artist on boards, commissions, panels, and task forces in Alaska and the West.
- Kyra Wagner - an enthusiastic person of place
- Anne Wilkas - Lifelong learner, eater, conservationist and outdoor enthusiast
- Erin Hollowell – dean – poet first and foremost, planter/nurturer of seeds and ideas, champion for the written word
Who we fund:
- Do you qualify for a PFD? (And if you don’t know what a permanent fund dividend is, you’re not an Alaskan – in other words, we only fund current Alaskans who qualify for a dividend.)
- Folks with absolutely awesome ideas that have impact, surprise, and ingenuity.
- Note: we reserve the right to not award a grant during any period during which the Trustees do not receive a proposal that fits their standards.
Things to consider in your application:
- Proposals are due on the 15th of the month, decisions are rendered by the end of the month. All unsuccessful proposals are then deleted.
- How is $1000 going to make a difference to your project, you as an individual, and Alaska as a community?
- What makes your project unique?
- If your idea is time-sensitive, please apply at least 60 days in advance and make sure that you let us know your “deadline.”
Got a question? Contact us directly at alaska@awesomefoundation.org and ask away!