Microenterprise Grants

Overview

Would you like to own your own business? Grants are available for people with disabilities and their families who qualify. These funds may be used to pay for the costs of starting a new business, making a current business larger, or buying an existing business.

People who qualify for a grant can request anywhere from $500 to $10,000, with a lifetime limit of $10,000.

Who qualifies?

• You must qualify as a Alaska Mental Health Trust Beneficiary.
• Your business must meet the definition of a "microenterprise." A microenterprise is a business that needs no more than $35,000 total to operate ("total capital needs"), and which has four employees or less.

How to Sign Up

To learn more about how to apply, email or call our Grant Fund Administrator using the information in Contacts below.

How to use

You can only use grant award funds on certain types of activities and purchases.

Allowable costs include, but are not limited to:

• Business license

• Insurance

• Permits

• Inventory

• Raw materials to make a product

• Equipment

• Supplies

• Rent or lease for space to offer a service or product

• Utilities

• Furnishings

• Marketing activities

• Transportation costs not related to vehicle purchases

• Accounting services

• Training and support services

Resources

For information on how others use microgrants, visit: 

• S'Cool Store, Department of Labor and Workforce Development Vocational Rehabilitation
• Employer Success Stories from Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) on Disability Inclusion

Contact

Larrisa Cummings

Grant Fund Administrator

• (907) 264-6279
• megrant@alaskachd.org

UAA Center for Human Development

2702 Gambell St. Suite 103

Anchorage, Alaska 99503

• (907) 272-82701
• (800) 243-2199
• Fax: (907) 274-4802
• info@alaskachd.org