Through Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NMF) Building Better Lives grants empower he neighbors and local leaders to build a stronger, more resilient region.
Donor Name: Northwest Minnesota Foundation
State: Minnesota
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 2/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
By focusing on engagement, collaboration, equity, and sustainability, they invest in innovative community-led solutions that address complex problems and enhance regional wellbeing.
The funding aims to ensure that the region’s communities and people – especially those who have faced barriers to opportunity – have the support they need to succeed. Foundation invests in efforts that strengthen local economies, expand access to resources, create opportunities for meaningful civic engagement and pathways to stability and growth. By working alongside partners and honoring the diverse voices of the region, they aim to build an inclusive future where all can thrive.
Funding Priorities
- Strengthening families: Organizations and programs supporting the wellbeing of families by providing direct services and basic needs including housing assistance, food, transportation, elder care, and childcare.
- Mental and/or physical health and wellness: Organizations and programs that provide accessible and responsive mental or physical health services, especially for populations that face barriers to service.
- Cultivating welcoming communities: Organizations and programs that bring people together to bridge across differences, provide education, encourage meaningful participation, and strengthen social cohesion, especially for Indigenous and immigrant populations.
- Economic mobility and workforce development: Organizations and programs that help people move toward living wages, create pathways to build generational wealth, and provide entrepreneurship support.
- Nonprofit capacity building: Organizations and programs working to build their internal capacity to serve the community more effectively through staff and board training, leadership development, technology improvements, and other activities that strengthen long-term sustainability.
Funding Information
- Average grant amounts: $5,000 up to $15,000
- Current available funding: $65,000.
Grant Period
One-year.
Eligible Expenses
- Salaries and wages
- Fringe benefits
- Equipment
- Travel expenses
- Supplies (facility rental fees, stipends, printing, publication costs, etc.)
- Technical assistance and/or consultant fees
- Staff and board training
- Efforts that strengthen organizational capacity to engage and serve the community
- Community events (maximum award amount $5,000)
- Indirect costs (cannot exceed 10% of award amount).
Eligibility Criteria
- 501c3 nonprofits
- Tribal organizations
- Local government entities and public agencies
- Must be able to verify nonprofit status
- Must have a physical location in and/or serve NMF’s region which includes
- Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation
- Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau counties.
- Fiscal hosts may be considered (signed fiscal host agreement required)
For more information, visit NWMF.
