The Minnesota Historical Society is seeking applications for its Heritage Partnership Grant Program to fund capacity building and program development of history-based partnerships throughout the state.
Donor Name: Minnesota Historical Society
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $300,000 to $400,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
This is a competitive grant program that funds capacity building and program development of history-based partnerships throughout the state. This state-funded program is made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund using sales tax revenue resulting from the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy amendment created through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008.
Program Goal
The goal of this grant program is to build the capacity of eligible applicants to preserve and enhance access to Minnesota’s history and cultural resources by supporting the creation and development of sustainable, history-based partnerships throughout the state.
Funding Information
- The minimum grant is $10,000. There is currently no request cap. However, there is typically between $300,000 to $400,000 available each round to be awarded.
- Heritage Partnerships Program grants must be completed within 12 months from the date of the award. Extensions for this grant program are not allowed due to state funding expiration dates. Therefore, applicants and partners need to plan accordingly to ensure that the grant concludes within 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Two or more partners that are eligible applicants, such as educational institutions, units of Minnesota state or local government, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, and/or federal recognized tribes. Partners must have: 1) an active, vested interest in the program or partnership development, 2) contribute in some tangible way to accomplishing the goals, 3) have a common mission or purpose, and 4) all will benefit from the grant-funded work.
Eligible Categories
Partnership Development and Planning: This category facilitates stronger collaborations between partners. Constructing a new partnership or enabling a significant development for an existing partnership ensures public benefit through better-preserved resources and improved access to history. Programs within this category are intended to build the networking and organizational capacity of the individual partners and the partnership as a whole.
Shared Workforce: Partners may individually have similar needs that do not warrant hiring of full-time staff or contractors, but aggregating those functions for a temporary supplemental staff person or contractor might allow for a more intentional treatment of similar historic resources for greater public benefit. The funding for shared workforce is a onetime source of funding to enable a partnership to dramatically increase its capacity for a specified time period or to test the idea of a shared workforce among partners. The application must thoroughly demonstrate that the partnership has carefully planned how to evaluate success and sustain a shared workforce beyond the grant period.
Shared Services: Partners may individually provide similar services to the public or contract with service providers to accomplish common goals. Streamlining services for greater efficiency will allow for a more comprehensive public benefit. The application must thoroughly demonstrate the partners and their customers will benefit from the shared service and that the partners can sustain the results of the shared services beyond the grant period.
Shared Resources: Partners may individually manage similar resources on behalf of the public. Streamlining management of those resources for greater efficiency will allow for a more comprehensive public benefit. The application must thoroughly demonstrate the partners and their customers will benefit from the compilation and sharing of resources. The partners must be able to sustain the results of the shared resources beyond the grant period.
For more information, visit Minnesota Historical Society.
