PARKER GILL FOUNDATION GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION

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The Parker Gill Foundation, a 501(c) 3  non-profit organization, believes that a combination of prevention and recovery efforts is key to saving lives from overdose in Arkansas. The Parker Gill Foundation Grant Program gives housing, treatment, and recovery support grants to support individuals seeking recovery in Arkansas. 

Grant Requests

Grant requests will be accepted from treatment centers, recovery housing organizations, recovery community organizations, recovery support organizations and peer recovery specialists. Recovery grants and funding will be provided to individuals in early recovery. Funding options include, but are not limited to the following:

• Gap treatment grants: these grants are given to individuals entering treatment when the individual has insurance but does not have the funds to pay the insurance co-pay. Grants are paid directly to the treatment center.
• Recovery housing grants: these grants are given to individuals completing a residential treatment program and entering recovery or transitional housing who do not have the funds to pay the required deposit and first week rent. Grants will be paid directly to the recovery housing organization that has been vetted by the board of directors.
• ·Recovery Housing Support: these grants give funding to help meet the needs of a recovery house that has been vetted by the board of directors. Types of assistance would include the purchase of needed appliances, furniture or other items needed to meet the needs of the residents.
• ·Recovery food assistance: gift cards to a local grocery store are available when the individual is entering recovery housing but does not have the funds to purchase the necessary groceries for their first week in recovery housing.
• ·Health Assistance: these grants provided needed funding to meet the health needs of someone in early recovery that could affect the individual’s success in recovery. (e.g., dental or vision needs) Grants are paid directly to the healthcare provider.
• ·Transportation funding: bus passes may be provided to individuals entering recovery housing that do not have access to transportation to get to and from work. Bus passes may also be provided for individuals completing treatment that need to return home to a location outside of the area of the treatment center and no other transportation is available.
•  Prevention and Recovery Support Organization funding: funding for recovery literature and other support for recovery groups, recovery housing organizations and prevention organizations.

Due to the purpose and mission of the Parker Gill Foundation, funding will not be provided for the following: Funds to settle debts of the individual in recovery; legal fees or court fees; utilities; rent other than for a recovery housing organization; or purchase of medications. The board reserves the right to deny funding for other reasons or services not listed in these guidelines. 

Prevention and Recovery Efforts

When available, funding may be used to support prevention and recovery events held in Arkansas. This may include holiday parties for recovery housing organizations, recovery support groups and treatment centers. 

How to Apply

To start the process, a representative of the treatment center, recovery housing organization, recovery community organization or the peer recovery specialist must complete the online application.  Applications are accepted and approved on a weekly basis. Due to program funding, not all applications are approved. The Parker Gill Foundation makes every effort to use limited funds in the most responsible way. 

Please note, no contributions will be made directly to individuals. 

Candidates for Recovery Housing Support

Candidates for Recovery Housing Support must be in an addiction treatment program and be referred by a case manager, counselor, or discharge planner. Candidates must be motivated to live in a structured, vetted recovery housing organization and be willing to follow all treatment facility rules, have an after-care plan in place, attend recovery meetings and be motivated for a life in recovery. Applications for Recovery Housing Support must be made on behalf of the applicant by the case manager, counselor, or discharge coordinator at the treatment center.

These are guidelines and the board reserves the right to make exceptions based on a thorough review of the request and the circumstances. The list of funding options is not an exhaustive list. The board reserves the right to add additional support options as the need arises.

Please direct questions to pcunningham@parkergillfoundation.org