Alaska Marine Safety

Education Association

2008 AMSEA Mini-Grant Program

On December 10, for the sixth consecutive year, AMSEA awarded mini-grants to help fund cold-water and boating safety training and education projects in Alaska.

These grants are intended to increase or enhance safety training and education for high-risk groups such as commercial fishermen or children. The funds are available to AMSEA-trained educators and instructors who are actively teaching or supporting boating or cold-water safety.

Although the 2008 mini-grant application period is now closed, you may visit the 2008 Request for Proposals to learn more about how these grants were awarded. Mini-grant proposals will next be solicited late in 2008 or early in 2009.

THE 2008 GRANTEES:

Coastal Villages Region Fund – $4,000.00

For safety training for fishermen in the villages of Toksook Bay, Mekoryak, Tuntituliak, Chefornak, and Nepaskiak.

Rebecca Wells, Correspondence Study School, Palmer - $2,340.00

To conduct cold water safety training for home-schooled children in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

David Wages and Angela Eastman-Aytes, Kodiak Island Burough School District, KACLAC program – $4,000.00

To incorporate boating and outdoor safety into an after-school program in the city of Kodiak.

David Wages, Kodiak Island Burough School District, Rural Schools – $4,000.00

For a water and outdoor safety education program at eight rural school sites on Kodiak Island.

Liz Mosenthin-Masi, Southeast Island School District, Thorne Bay – $3,439.00

To provide cold water safety and survival training for K - 12 students. Training will include 10-hour Onboard Emergency Drills courses for high school students and adults.

Michael Jones, Lake Otis Elementary School, Anchorage – $600.00

To conduct cold water safety training for children in grades 5 and 6.

Becky Charlton, Sitka School District– $2,000.00

For cold water and outdoor safety training for students in grades 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9.

See a list of past AMSEA mini-grant award winners.

AMSEA mini-grants are made available thanks to funding from
the State of Alaska
Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development
Division of Community Advocacy