Grant requests are now being solicited for 2013. Grants are awarded for a wide range of projects, often at critical times in a program's development. Past grantees include Ethica LGBT Adoptions, Kore Press, Pan Left Productions, Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona, Wingspan and dozens of others. For information about the fund's grant-request process for 2013, visit
alliancefund.org. The deadline for submissions is Monday, Sept. 24.