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Minnesota Funding & Opportunities

Minnesota Good Food Access Program: Equipment and Physical Improvement Grant
Grants to assist grocery stores and small food retailers in making physical improvements and purchasing equipment in order to increase access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for underserved communities in low and moderate income areas of Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minnesota Good Food Access Program: Technical Assistance Grant
Grants to help technical assistance providers in Minnesota work with new and existing for-profit, nonprofit, and cooperative self-service retail food establishments with needs-based assistance. The program goal is to increase the availability of and access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for underserved communities in low- and moderate-income areas.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Medica Foundation Early Childhood Health Program
Grants for early intervention programs in the Medica Foundation service area that work toward developing healthy families with a focus on the optimal growth and development of young children.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Mar 29, 2024
Sponsor: Medica Foundation
Minnesota Live Well at Home Grants
Grants to develop and /or provide services to allow for older Minnesotans to live in the community. Funded projects will improve capacity to develop, strengthen, and integrate programs; maintain home and community-based services for individuals' age 65 and older and at risk of long-term nursing home use and/or spending down into medical assistance; and strengthen services for the caregiver support network. Models that serve older adults in rural areas are of particular interest.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Human Services
Suicide Prevention Skills for Rural Ministry
A 4-week virtual suicide prevention training for rural faith leaders in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2024
Sponsors: Farm Well Wisconsin, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Department of Health, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Minnesota Grain Storage Facility Safety Cost-Share Program
A program that helps farmers in Minnesota buy, ship, and install safety equipment for farm grain bins and silos.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
American Connection Corps
A 1-year fellowship program that trains and mobilizes leaders to work in rural and emerging communities to coordinate broadband development and digital inclusion.
Geographic coverage: Available in 30 states.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: AmeriCorps, Lead for America
Community Innovation Grants
Funding for nonprofits working to create effective, equitable, and sustainable changes in communities within the Bush Foundation service area. Priority is given to proposals that will lead to equitable opportunities and outcomes for Black people, Indigenous people, people of color, and people from rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Bush Foundation
Dakota Main Street Loan Program
Direct loans for businesses in North Dakota and Minnesota, including healthcare-related businesses, to be used for working capital, inventory, and small equipment.
Geographic coverage: North Dakota and Minnesota
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Dakota Business Lending
Grants and Technical Assistance for Coal Communities Applying for Federal Funding
Funding and technical assistance to help coal communities submit competitive federal applications for community-led transition projects. Priority will be given to projects that are led by and serve low-income and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities most impacted by the transition.
Geographic coverage: Available in 16 states
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Just Transition Fund

Last Updated: 3/27/2024