As a trusted partner to the Otto Bremer Trust (OBT), Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) will award grants to organizations from the Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive fund.
Donor Name: Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
State: Minnesota
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/17/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This one-year capacity building program will support organizations that are directly responding to immediate challenges in their communities.
Funding Priorities
- Community Asset Building
- The funding priority for Community Asset Building includes a variety of investments, all with a central focus on strengthening community assets, including:
- Small business development
- Diversity initiatives
- Community planning
- The funding priority for Community Asset Building includes a variety of investments, all with a central focus on strengthening community assets, including:
- Health and Wellbeing
Funding Information
Grant amounts will be between $10,000- $50,000 per organization.
Eligibility Criteria
- Existing organizations and/or programs that address relevant community priorities and align with the following areas: Community Asset Building or Health and Wellbeing.
- Existing programs that provide direct service to address immediate needs within their communities.
- Capacity for direct services to support programs or activities that work directly with individuals, families, groups, or organizations. This work improves the lives of service recipients and, by extension, the health of communities or populations. Direct services include organizations that provide technical assistance and capacity building, but not those that provide research or advocacy.
- IRS determined 501(c)3 organizations, Unit of Government, Public Agency. No fiscal sponsorships.
- Beneficiaries of grantees must reside within SMIF’s 20-county region or Native nation (Prairie Island Indian Community)
For more information, visit SMIF.
