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-					The Alaska State Legislature
+House Finance Committee
+February 10, 2026
+Board of Trustees
+• Brent Fisher, Chair
+• Corri Feige, Vice Chair, Resource Management Committee Chair
+• Anita Halterman, Secretary
+• Agnes Moran, Program & Planning Committee Chair
+• Kevin Fimon, Audit & Risk Committee Chair
+• John Morris, Finance Committee Chair
+• Josie Hickel, Trustee
+2
+Trust Beneficiaries
+Trust beneficiaries include Alaskans who experience:
+• Mental illnesses
+• Intellectual and/or developmental disabilities
+• Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia
+• Traumatic brain injuries
+• Substance use disorders
+3
+3
+About the Trust
+• Established in 1994 as a public corporation of the state within the
+Department of Revenue.
+• Governed by a Board of Trustees; which employs a CEO and staff.
+• Administers the Mental Health Trust, a perpetual trust.
+• Works to improve lives of current and future Trust beneficiaries through
+ensuring an integrated, comprehensive mental health program in Alaska;
+approves a budget allocating Trust funds each fiscal year.
+• Protects and enhances the value of Trust lands while generating revenues
+from them over time. The Trust Land Office is a special unit within DNR
+that is contracted to manage Trust lands and natural resources.
+• Entirely self-funded.
+4
+Trust Mission
+The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and the Trust Land
+Office work together to improve the lives of Trust beneficiaries
+by strengthening Alaska’s system of care, prudently managing
+Trust assets, and driving lasting, positive change across the state.
+Trust Vision
+A future where every Alaskan supported by the Trust has care,
+connection, and the opportunity to thrive.
+5
+Questions?
+Trust Finance Update
+6
+Financial Position
+7
+-$100,000,000.00
+$100,000,000.00
+$300,000,000.00
+$500,000,000.00
+$700,000,000.00
+$900,000,000.00
+1997
+1998
+1999
+2000
+2001
+2002
+2003
+2004
+2005
+2006
+2007
+2008
+2009
+2010
+2011
+2012
+2013
+2014
+2015
+2016
+2017
+2018
+2019
+2020
+2021
+2022
+2023
+2024
+2025
+Trust Invested Assets
+ Corpus  Trust Reserves  Unrealized Appreciation  Real Estate Equity
+Primary Trust Financial Assets
+(end of FY25)
+Mental Health Trust Fund $559,321,000
+Trust Reserves $143,655,000
+Unrealized Appreciation $125,053,000
+Real Estate Investment Equity* $37,425,000
+Total $865,454,000
+*2 of 6 CRE properties sold in FY25
+Annual Expenditure
+The annual expenditure amount for the Trust’s budget is
+created by combining the following:
+*In May 2025 Trustees approved an increase in the annual withdrawal from 4.25% to 4.5%.
+For FY27, that increase resulted in an additional $1.9M in available funds.
+Available Funding, FY27
+Annual Trust withdrawal from invested assets
+(4.5%* of the four-year average value) $34,290,600
+2-year average of spendable income generated from Trust
+Land Office activities $4,296,200
+2-year average of prior year unexpended funds $4,496,200
+Interest income earned on cash balance $2,440,000
+Total $45,523,000
+8
+Trustee Approved Spending
+$10M$5M $20M$15M $25M $35M$30M $45M$40M
+2014
+2015
+2016
+2017
+2018
+2019
+2020
+2021
+2022
+2023
+2024
+2025
+Trust Authority Agency Budget           TLO Agency Budget              Grantmaking & Beneficiary Initiatives
+*Effective FY25, the value of in-kind contributions through below market leases on Trust lands are reflected in Grantmaking and Beneficiary Initiatives.
+In FY25, those leases were valued at $1,015,171. 9
+Questions?
+Trust Land Office
+10
+Trust Land Office
+• Land management conducted solely
+in the best interest of Trust and its
+beneficiaries
+• Maximizes long-term revenue &
+productivity from Trust land
+• Encourages diverse revenue-
+producing uses of Trust land
+• Manages Trust land prudently,
+efficiently & with accountability to
+the Trust & its beneficiaries
+FY 26 Anticipated Trust Land
+Office Revenues
+Coal $312,400
+Oil and Gas $367,100
+Minerals $2,179,300
+Materials $90,000
+Timber $1,425,000
+Lands $7,213,000
+Real Estate $660,500
+Total $12,247,900
+Trust lands support Trust beneficiaries
+11
+Trust Land Office Highlights FY25
+• Generated more than $12M in revenue for the Trust, and the TLO’s sale of
+two Commercial Real Estate properties resulted in $21.2M in proceeds.
+• Entered Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with three key local
+governments: the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, the City and Borough of
+Wrangell, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
+• Financed land contracts and outright land purchases projected to deliver
+long-term revenue over the lifetime of the agreements.
+• Advanced Icy Cape Project Gold and Heavy Minerals Project with an
+independent technical report including resource estimates.  Additionally, the
+project has identified critical mineral potential.
+• 14 subdivision projects underway in 10 communities to expand lands
+available for purchase.
+1212
+Questions?
+Trust FY27 Budget
+13
+FY27 Spending
+Grantmaking
+Designated grants to community providers,
+nonprofits, local governments and Tribal
+organizations, as well as designated grants to
+state agencies
+0.00
+5,000.00
+10,000.00
+15,000.00
+20,000.00
+25,000.00
+30,000.00
+35,000.00
+TLO
+$5,399.0
+Trust Authority
+$5,771.8
+*Trust/TLO
+Building M&O
+$895.8
+Agency Budgets
+• Trust Authority
+• Trust Land Office (TLO)
+ *Trust and TLO Building
+M&O – newly reflected in the
+Trust budget, added in FY27
+at request of Legislature
+FY27 Trustee-Approved Budget: $43.4M
+Grantmaking &
+Beneficiary Initiatives
+$
+31,368.5
+14
+MHTAAR Grants, FY27
+15
+$0 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,000,000
+Department of Health ($5,170.6)
+UAA ($2,626.0)
+AHFC ($1,485.0)
+Department of Family & Community Services ($587.0)
+Department of Corrections ($501.7)
+Department of Administration ($411.9)
+Alaska Court System ($260.3)
+Department of Education & Early Development ($150.0)
+Department of Public Safety ($140.0)
+Department of Labor & Workforce Development ($125.0)
+Total: $11,475,500
+2 projects
+2 projects
+2 projects
+4 projects
+1 project
+3 projects
+3 projects
+4 projects
+16 projects
+26 projects
 
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-HB 265: "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date."
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-00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 265
-01 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and capital expenses of the state's
-02 integrated comprehensive mental health program; and providing for an effective date."
-03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
-04                (SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 2)
-
-01 * Section 1.  The following appropriation items are for operating expenditures from the
-02 general fund or other funds as set out in the fiscal year 2027 budget summary for the
-03 operating budget by funding source to the agencies named for the purposes expressed for the
-04 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, unless otherwise indicated.
-05                                   Appropriation General      Other
-06                          Allocations   Items      Funds     Funds
-07                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-08                 * * * * * Department of Administration * * * * *
-09                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-10 Legal and Advocacy Services         4,318,500  3,894,900   423,600
-11  Office of Public Advocacy 2,892,500
-12  Public Defender Agency   1,426,000
-13                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-14                  * * * * * Department of Corrections * * * * *
-15                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-16 Community Residential Centers       6,970,500  6,970,500
-17  Community Residential    6,970,500
-18   Centers
-19 Health and Rehabilitation Services  10,209,500 9,707,800   501,700
-20  Behavioral Health Care   8,565,600
-21  Substance Abuse          1,643,900
-22   Treatment Program
-23                      * * * * *                           * * * * *
-24           * * * * * Department of Education and Early Development * * * * *
-25                      * * * * *                           * * * * *
-26 Education Support and Admin Services  532,200   377,800    154,400
-27  Student and School         532,200
-28   Achievement
-29                       * * * * *                         * * * * *
-30           * * * * * Department of Family and Community Services * * * * *
-31                       * * * * *                         * * * * *
-
-01 At the discretion of the Commissioner of the Department of Family and Community Services,
-02 up to $7,500,000 may be transferred between all appropriations in the Department of Family
-03 and Community Services.
-04 Alaska Psychiatric Institute      22,237,600  22,237,600
-05  Alaska Psychiatric Institute 21,575,600
-06  Facility Rent, Operations,  662,000
-07   and Maintenance
-08 Children's Services                 2,226,900  2,226,900
-09  Children's Services  69,500
-10   Management
-11  Front Line Social Workers 148,500
-12  Family Preservation 726,000
-13  Foster Care Augmented  500,000
-14   Rate
-15  Foster Care Special Need 782,900
-16 Juvenile Justice                    1,770,900  1,670,900   100,000
-17  McLaughlin Youth Center 989,800
-18  Fairbanks Youth Facility 143,300
-19  Bethel Youth Facility 211,800
-20  Probation Services 326,000
-21  Juvenile Justice Health  100,000
-22   Care
-23 Departmental Support Services       8,288,300  7,799,000   489,300
-24  Coordinated Health and  8,281,400
-25   Complex Care
-26  Commissioner's Office 6,900
-27                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-28                    * * * * * Department of Health * * * * *
-29                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-30 At the discretion of the Commissioner of the Department of Health, up to $15,000,000 may be
-31 transferred between all appropriations in the Department of Health.
-
-01 Behavioral Health                 54,062,700  52,253,100  1,809,600
-02  Behavioral Health        32,904,100
-03   Treatment and Recovery
-04   Grants
-05  Alcohol Safety Action    1,311,100
-06   Program (ASAP)
-07  Behavioral Health        10,220,300
-08   Administration
-09  Behavioral Health  5,987,300
-10   Prevention and Early
-11   Intervention Grants
-12  Alaska Mental Health  1,036,300
-13   Board and Advisory Board
-14   on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
-15  Suicide Prevention Council 626,200
-16  Residential Child Care 1,614,400
-17  Behavioral Health Facility  363,000
-18   Operations and Maintenance
-19 Health Care Services                  283,000   283,000
-20  Health Facilities Licensing  128,700
-21   and Certification
-22 The amount allocated for Health Facilities Licensing and Certification includes the
-23 unexpended and unobligated balance on June 30, 2026, of general fund program receipts
-24 collected for biennial license fees issued under AS 47.32.050.
-25  Residential Licensing 154,300
-26 Public Health                       5,133,000  4,516,200   616,800
-27  Women, Children and  2,181,000
-28   Family Health
-29  Emergency Programs 700
-30  Chronic Disease Prevention  2,604,800
-31   and Health Promotion
-
-01  Bureau of Vital Statistics 74,500
-02  Public Health Facility     272,000
-03   Operations and Maintenance
-04 Senior and Disabilities Services  12,589,200  10,786,300  1,802,900
-05  Senior and Disabilities  1,180,600
-06   Community Based Grants
-07  Early Intervention/Infant  7,724,500
-08   Learning Programs
-09  Senior and Disabilities  2,155,900
-10   Services Administration
-11  General Relief/Temporary  740,300
-12   Assisted Living
-13  Commission on Aging 271,000
-14  Governor's Council on  474,400
-15   Disabilities and Special
-16   Education
-17  Senior and Disabilities  42,500
-18   Services Facility Operations
-19   and Maintenance
-20 Medicaid Services                 82,155,800  82,155,800
-21  Medicaid Services 82,155,800
-22                      * * * * *                           * * * * *
-23          * * * * * Department of Labor and Workforce Development * * * * *
-24                      * * * * *                           * * * * *
-25 Commissioner and Administrative       25,900                25,900
-26  Services
-27  Labor Market Information 25,900
-28 Vocational Rehabilitation             100,000              100,000
-29  Vocational Rehabilitation  100,000
-30   Administration
-31 The amount allocated for Vocational Rehabilitation Administration includes the unexpended
-
-01 and unobligated balance on June 30, 2026, of receipts from all prior fiscal years collected
-02 under the Department of Labor and Workforce Development's federal indirect cost plan for
-03 expenditures incurred by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
-04                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-05                     * * * * * Department of Law * * * * *
-06                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-07 Civil Division                        100,100   100,100
-08 The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated
-09 balance on June 30, 2026, of inter-agency receipts collected in the Department of Law's
-10 federally approved cost allocation plan.
-11  Health, Safety & Welfare   100,100
-12                         * * * * *             * * * * *
-13                * * * * * Department of Natural Resources * * * * *
-14                         * * * * *             * * * * *
-15 Administration & Support Services   6,438,200             6,438,200
-16  Mental Health Trust Lands  5,542,400
-17   Administration
-18  Mental Health Trust Lands  895,800
-19   Facility Operations and
-20   Maintenance
-21                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-22                  * * * * * Department of Public Safety * * * * *
-23                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-24 Alaska State Troopers                 60,000                60,000
-25  Alaska State Trooper       60,000
-26   Detachments
-27 Alaska Police Standards Council  80,000  80,000
-28 The amount appropriated by this appropriation includes the unexpended and unobligated
-29 balance on June 30, 2026, of the receipts collected under AS 12.25.195(c), AS 12.55.039,
-30 AS 28.05.151, and AS 29.25.074 and receipts collected under AS 18.65.220(7).
-31  Alaska Police Standards    80,000
-
-01   Council
-02 Integrated Victim Assistance        1,617,500  1,617,500
-03  Council on Domestic      1,617,500
-04   Violence and Sexual Assault
-05                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-06                   * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * *
-07                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-08 Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority  6,718,500 787,100   5,931,400
-09  Mental Health Trust  5,931,400
-10   Operations
-11  Long Term Care  787,100
-12   Ombudsman Office
-13 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation    200,000              200,000
-14  AHFC Operations 200,000
-15                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-16                    * * * * * University of Alaska * * * * *
-17                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-18 University of Alaska                3,431,800   805,800   2,626,000
-19  Anchorage Campus 3,381,800
-20  Troth Yeddha' Campus 50,000
-21 * * * * *            * * * * *
-22 * * * * * Judiciary * * * * *
-23 * * * * *            * * * * *
-24 Alaska Court System                   634,800   532,800    102,000
-25  Trial Courts 634,800
-26 Therapeutic Courts                  4,562,700  4,404,400   158,300
-27  Therapeutic Courts 4,562,700
-28            (SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)
-
-01 * Sec. 2.  The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1
-02 of this Act.
-03  Funding Source                                            Amount
-04 Department of Administration
-05  1037 General Fund / Mental Health                        3,894,900
-06  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized             423,600
-07   Receipts
-08      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *                    $4,318,500
-09 Department of Corrections
-10  1037 General Fund / Mental Health  9,707,800
-11  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized   501,700
-12   Receipts
-13  1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund  6,970,500
-14      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *  $17,180,000
-15 Department of Education and Early Development
-16  1037 General Fund / Mental Health  377,800
-17  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized   154,400
-18   Receipts
-19      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *  $532,200
-20 Department of Family and Community Services
-21  1037 General Fund / Mental Health  33,934,400
-22  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized   589,300
-23   Receipts
-24      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *  $34,523,700
-25 Department of Health
-26  1037 General Fund / Mental Health  118,963,000
-27  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized   4,229,300
-28   Receipts
-29  1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment &   20,100,000
-30   Prevention Fund
-31  1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund  4,412,000
-
-01  1254 Marijuana Education and Treatment Fund              6,519,400
-02      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *                  $154,223,700
-03 Department of Labor and Workforce Development
-04  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized             125,900
-05   Receipts
-06      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *                     $125,900
-07 Department of Law
-08  1037 General Fund / Mental Health                         100,100
-09      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *                     $100,100
-10 Department of Natural Resources
-11  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized   6,438,200
-12   Receipts
-13      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *  $6,438,200
-14 Department of Public Safety
-15  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized   140,000
-16   Receipts
-17  1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund  1,617,500
-18      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *  $1,757,500
-19 Department of Revenue
-20  1037 General Fund / Mental Health  787,100
-21  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized   200,000
-22   Receipts
-23  1094 Mental Health Trust Administration  5,931,400
-24      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *  $6,918,500
-25 University of Alaska
-26  1037 General Fund / Mental Health  805,800
-27  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized   2,626,000
-28   Receipts
-29      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *  $3,431,800
-30 Judiciary
-31  1037 General Fund / Mental Health  4,937,200
-
-01  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized             260,300
-02   Receipts
-03      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *                    $5,197,500
-04 * * * Total Budget * * *                               $234,747,600
-05            (SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)
-
-01 * Sec. 3.  The following appropriations are for capital projects and grants from the general
-02 fund or other funds as set out in sec. 4 of this Act by funding source to the agencies named for
-03 the purposes expressed. They lapse under AS 37.25.020, unless otherwise noted.
-04                                   Appropriation General      Other
-05                          Allocations   Items      Funds     Funds
-06                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-07                    * * * * * Department of Health * * * * *
-08                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-09 MH Trust: Deferred Maintenance and    500,000              500,000
-10  Accessibility Improvements (HD 1-40)
-11 MH Trust: Home Modification and   1,150,000 1,150,000
-12  Upgrades to Retain Housing (HD 1-40)
-13 MH Trust: Person Centered   250,000  250,000
-14  Transportation (HD 1-40)
-15 MH Trust: Universal Changing Spaces   250,000  250,000
-16  Assistance Fund (HD 1-40)
-17                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-18                   * * * * * Department of Revenue * * * * *
-19                         * * * * *            * * * * *
-20 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
-21 MH Trust: AHFC Homeless Assistance   5,000,000 4,050,000 950,000
-22  Program (HD 1-40)
-23 MH Trust: AHFC Beneficiary and Special   1,950,000 1,750,000 200,000
-24  Needs Housing (HD 1-40)
-25 MH Trust: AHFC Rural Housing   135,000  135,000
-26  Coordinator - Ketchikan (HD 1-40)
-27                     * * * * *                                * * * * *
-28          * * * * * Department of Transportation and Public Facilities * * * * *
-29                     * * * * *                                * * * * *
-30 MH Trust: Coordinated Transportation   700,000 700,000
-31  and Vehicles (HD 1-40)
-
-01            (SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)
-
-01 * Sec. 4.  The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 3
-02 of this Act.
-03  Funding Source                                            Amount
-04 Department of Health
-05  1037 General Fund / Mental Health                        1,150,000
-06  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized            1,000,000
-07   Receipts
-08      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *                    $2,150,000
-09 Department of Revenue
-10  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized            1,285,000
-11   Receipts
-12  1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend         5,800,000
-13      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *                    $7,085,000
-14 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
-15  1037 General Fund / Mental Health  700,000
-16      * * * Total Agency Funding * * *  $700,000
-17 * * * Total Budget * * *  $9,935,000
-18            (SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)
-
-01 * Sec. 5.  The following summarizes by fund source the funding for appropriations made in
-02 secs. 1 and 3 of this Act.
-03  Funding Source                                            Amount
-04 Unrestricted General Funds
-05  1037 General Fund / Mental Health 175,358,100
-06  1139 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Dividend 5,800,000
-07  * * * Total Unrestricted General Funds * * *  $181,158,100
-08 Designated General Funds
-09  1180 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment &           20,100,000
-10   Prevention Fund
-11  1246 Recidivism Reduction Fund 13,000,000
-12  1254 Marijuana Education and Treatment Fund 6,519,400
-13  * * * Total Designated General Funds * * *  $39,619,400
-14 Other Non-Duplicated Funds
-15  1092 Mental Health Trust Authority Authorized  17,973,700
-16   Receipts
-17  1094 Mental Health Trust Administration 5,931,400
-18  * * * Total Other Non-Duplicated Funds * * *  $23,905,100
-19 Other Duplicated Funds
-20  * * * Total Other Duplicated Funds * * *  $0
-21 Federal Receipts
-22  * * * Total Federal Receipts * * *  $0
-23 * * * Total Budget * * *  $244,682,600
-24            (SECTION 6 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE)
-
-01    * Sec. 6. PURPOSE. In accordance with AS 37.14.003 and 37.14.005, the appropriations
-02 made in this Act are for the state's integrated comprehensive mental health program.
-03    * Sec. 7. NONGENERAL FUND RECEIPTS. (a) Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
-04 authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) that exceed the
-05 amounts appropriated in this Act are appropriated conditioned upon compliance with the
-06 program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h).
-07       (b)  If Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority authorized receipts (AS 37.14.036) or
-08 administration receipts (AS 37.14.036) fall short of the estimates used as the basis of the
-09 appropriation, the affected appropriation is reduced by the amount of the shortfall in receipts.
-10    * Sec. 8. SALARY AND BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS. (a) The appropriations made in
-11 sec. 1 of this Act include amounts for salary and benefit adjustments for public officials,
-12 officers, and employees of the executive branch, Alaska Court System employees, employees
-13 of the legislature, and legislators and to implement the monetary terms for the fiscal year
-14 ending June 30, 2027, of the following ongoing collective bargaining agreements:
-15            (1)  Public Employees Local 71, for the labor, trades, and crafts unit;
-16            (2)  Alaska Public Employees Association, for the supervisory unit;
-17 (3)  Teachers' Education Association of Mt. Edgecumbe, representing the
-18 teachers of Mt. Edgecumbe High School;
-19 (4)  Alaska Vocational Technical Center Teachers' Association, National
-20 Education Association, representing the employees of the Alaska Vocational Technical
-21 Center;
-22 (5)  International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, representing the
-23 masters, mates, and pilots unit;
-24            (6)  Alaska State Employees Association, for the general government unit;
-25 (7)  Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, representing licensed engineers
-26 employed by the Alaska marine highway system;
-27            (8)  Confidential Employees Association, representing the confidential unit;
-28 (9)  Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, Alaska Region, representing the
-29 unlicensed marine unit.
-30 (b)  The appropriations made to the University of Alaska in sec. 1 of this Act include
-31 amounts for salary and benefit adjustments to implement the monetary terms for the fiscal
-
-01 year ending June 30, 2027, of the following collective bargaining agreements:
-02            (1)  Alaska Graduate Workers Association/UAW;
-03            (2)  United Academics - American Association of University Professors,
-04 American Federation of Teachers;
-05            (3)  United Academic - Adjuncts - American Association of University
-06 Professors, American Federation of Teachers.
-07 (c)  If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (a) of this section is not ratified by
-08 the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit, the appropriations made in this
-09 Act applicable to the collective bargaining unit's agreement are adjusted proportionately by
-10 the amount for that collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source
-11 amounts are adjusted accordingly.
-12 (d)  If a collective bargaining agreement listed in (b) of this section is not ratified by
-13 the membership of the respective collective bargaining unit and approved by the Board of
-14 Regents of the University of Alaska, the appropriations made in this Act applicable to the
-15 collective bargaining unit's agreement are adjusted proportionately by the amount for that
-16 collective bargaining agreement, and the corresponding funding source amounts are adjusted
-17 accordingly.
-18 (e)  Appropriations made in sec. 1 of this Act for salary and benefit adjustments as
-19 described in (a) and (b) of this section are for the benefit of the state's integrated
-20 comprehensive mental health program only and do not necessarily affect every group of
-21 noncovered employees or every collective bargaining unit listed in (a) and (b) of this section.
-22    * Sec. 9. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.
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+More on MHTAAR Grants
+• Approved by the board of trustees
+• Administered through the State budget process
+• Developed in partnership with state agency leadership
+• Enhance the capacity of SOA partners to advance system
+change initiatives
+• MHTAAR projects typically developed with anticipated
+timeline
+• Trust MHTAAR projects range in longevity,
+ranging from new in FY27 to 20+years
+$260M+
+in MHTAAR grants
+have been
+awarded to State
+agencies since
+inception. 16
+Trustee FY27 GF/MH Recommendations
+17
+Questions?
+Trust Authority Grants
+and Programs
+18
+The Trust Strategic Plan, 2025
+Trust Core Commitments
+The Trust’s three Core Commitments define how the Trust fulfills
+its mission.
+1. Make Data-Informed Investments
+2. Foster Transformative Partnerships
+3. Steward Natural Resources for Impact
+Trust Priorities
+The Trust’s four Priorities describe where the Trust directs its
+investments to strengthen Alaska’s system of care. Each Priority helps
+align the Trust’s grantmaking and partnerships to improve the lives of
+beneficiaries and the systems they rely on.
+• Prevention & Early Intervention
+• Crisis Response
+• Treatment & Recovery
+• Ongoing Support and Wellbeing
+19
+Types of Trust Grants Investments
+MHTAAR Grants: Grants to State Agencies
+(discussed on prior slides)
+Trust Grantmaking: Trust funds awarded
+directly to nonprofits, local governments,
+Tribal organizations, service providers and
+other beneficiary-serving partners.
+• Innovative Solutions/Pilots
+• Capacity Building
+• Equipment
+• Capital - Construction
+Mini Grants: awarded through a partner agency, mini grants up to $2,500 per
+award can be used for equipment, supplies, or services to improve beneficiary
+quality of life and increase independent functioning.
+20
+21
+Trust Grant Impacts, FY25
+(data represents both MHTAAR and Grants directly to partner agencies)
+21
+FY25 Trust Grant Highlights
+• Set Free Alaska, Capital support for a therapeutic campus expansion project in the
+Mat-Su Valley, $250,000
+• Southcentral Foundation, Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury (TABI) screening,
+assessment, and treatment project equipping staff at ANMC/SCF to develop and
+implement a comprehensive system of brain injury care, $500,000 in FY25 ($1.3M
+over 4 years)
+• Volunteers of America, Alaska, Organizational support for the first detox and
+withdrawal management facility for adolescents in Alaska, $325,000
+• A2P2 Help Me Grow, supported a centralized intake and referral system for pediatric
+behavioral treatment coordination, serves 20 boroughs, $150,000
+• Residential Youth Care, Inc. Capital support for the renovation of the SeaLevel
+Community Youth Center in Ketchikan, which will offer services including behavioral
+health, $400,000
+• The Tundra Women’s Coalition, support to provide transitional housing to at-risk youth
+ages 18-24 in Bethel, $50,000
+• Tanana Chiefs Conference, Below Market lease for TCC’s adult behavioral health
+treatment facility, FY25 in-kind grant value: $287,088 22
+Other Work of the Trust
+In addition to grantmaking, the Trust also engages in:
+• Leadership in implementing system change initiatives
+• Planning and evaluation
+• Technical assistance and grantwriting support for partners
+• Beneficiary advocacy/education
+• De-stigmatization of beneficiary conditions
+Trust investment
+in grantwriting
+resources for
+partners
+generated
+$45M
+in new grant
+funding for Alaska
+from FY23 to FY25
+23
+Crisis Now Community Implementation
+24
+24
+24
+Looking Ahead
+• Trust Strategic Plan operationalization
+• Trust Improving Lives Conference,
+September 17-18, 2026
+• Rural Health Transformation Program
+25
+Thank You
+Questions?
+alaskamentalhealthtrust.org
+26