"An Act relating to the Alaska children's trust grant awards."

The Alaska Children's Trust Board awards grants to community-based programs and projects that aim to prevent child abuse and neglect. Recipients of these grants must certify financial feasibility and demonstrate a plan for effective intervention. The Board measures these grantees according to their goals. To modify the parameters of this grant program, the Alaska Children's Trustees have developed SB 383.

SB 383 removes the $50,000 cap on maximum annual grant awards. This provides more flexibility in determining grant amounts, and prepares the program for an anticipated increase in federal funding.

SB 383 also refines the funding formula in these awards, as depicted in the following table.

In addition to creating a 4-year limit on grant awards, SB 383 requires the grant recipient to include a plan for self-sustainability. The Trustees also seek the enforce grant reductions upon programs that do not accomplish their objectives.

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