Open Needs Across ASD
These are real items and programs that schools need right now. Your support makes a direct difference.
District & Department Needs (25)
SLP Training & Internships - Partner with UAA and out-of-state universities to place graduate students in ASD for clinical practicum or internships. Recruitment & Travel - Funding needed for travel, housing, and relocation support for SLP candidates, as well as ASD staff recruitment travel. Tuition Reimbursement - Support SLP tuition reimbursement to help attract and retain qualified professionals.
SPED
FY26Funding for Career Expo, college visits, and dual credit expansion
Academies of Anchorage
FY26UAA to submit grant by 12/3/2025
Support staff and funding for programming on evidence-based strategies to support youth and their trusted adults such as Signs of Suicide, Sources of Strength, etc.
MHSS
FY26Classroom supplies
Central Middle
FY26Possible support: Access to Walmart Spark
New power chairs needed for soccer and basketball. ASD currently has only 9 chairs, not enough to field a full competitive basketball team. Existing chairs are seven years past their recommended safe use.
Adapted Physical Education
FY26New fitness equipment
Hanshew Middle School
FY26Possible support: Good Sports.com
Mascot $240 + Shipping
North Star Elementary
FY26Possible support: Walmart Spark Grant / Anchorage School Foundation Project Grant
Help purchase new chairs for school to use during assemblies, concerts, and other events. Approximately $3k.
Homestead Elementary
FY26Directed to DonorsChoose
Replace locks for student lockers
Mears Middle School
FY26B.A.S.E. Camp - Believe. Achieve. Strengthen. Explore. Theme: Establish foundational values for becoming self-sufficient adults through curiosity, motivation, adventure, and exploration.
West HS BASE Camp
FY2625 Teacher Montessori training - $10,000 x 25 = $250,000
Denali Montessori
FY26Supplemental Curriculum Request - $40k initial investment
Northern Lights ABC
FY26Paused until January 2026
Shine Bright Bartlett Ocean Tech Day $1,800 (pool rental 3 days). Whale Fest $17,500 for 22 attendees. Tsunami Bowl $4,000 transportation. Kenai Fjords Marine Science Field Trip $9,640 for 100 students. Freshman Biology Trip to Exit Glacier bus costs TBD.
Bartlett High School
FY26Snow blower tractor; John Deere X738; $25,359.39
Mt. View
FY26AED replacements. 66 need replaced. Estimated cost is $200k.
Maintenance
FY26Possible support: https://firehousesubsfoundation.org/grant-applications/
MultiMedia Pathway Funding project (FY25 CDS Project)
Fine Arts
FY26Possible support: AEA Federal Grant
Project FRAME submitted on 8/22/25 - not funded
Alaska Outdoor School program in Portage; April 22-24, 2026; Grant Need: $5,900
Susitna Elementary
FY26ASD Principal Leadership Development Program
Principal Pipeline and Leadership
FY26Funding for accessible playground
Denali Montessori
FY26Water refill station
Denali Montessori
FY26Purchase the Newest Edition of the Textbook for AP World History students better aligned to the College Board curricular framework. Current edition is outdated. $1,628.00 for 10 textbooks.
Eagle River HS / AP World History
FY26Funding for HUGGS Event annually
DEI
FY26Aging Wheels Replacements For AJ Dimond HS Fine Arts Department
Dimond High School
FY26Connected to AoA academy coach for partial funding support
Scratch Cooking and Culinary Improvements including equipment for central kitchen and school sites, culinary training for staff, nutrition education, infrastructure upgrades, community engagement programs, sustainability initiatives, and capital funding for long-term kitchen infrastructure needs.
Student Nutrition
FY26Adaptive ceramics wheel
SPED
FY26
