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2023 Rural MN Grants

Grantees Map & List

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Grantee Amount
4-Directions Development Inc
Capital support for expansion of a small business incubator to support Indigenous entrepreneurs in rural Minnesota
$150,000
2023
Ardenhurst Township
Capital support to add signage and make community center renovations in Itasca County
$10,000
2023
Boys and Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area
Organizational support for professional development and to increase service capacity for the Onigum unit in rural Minnesota
$100,000
2023
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School
Donation in support of Prom 2023 in rural Minnesota
$1,000
2023
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School
Organizational support to increase student success in rural Minnesota
$150,000
2023
City of Floodwood
Capital support to make campground improvements and increase child care availability as well as contract with CEDA to identify community needs in rural Minnesota
$150,000
2023
City of Hibbing
Project support for design and construction of a visitor's center at Hull Rust Mine View Park in rural Minnesota
$150,000
2023
CommunityGiving
Project support for a wealth transfer study and capacity building support for community foundations in rural Minnesota
$170,000
2023
Cook County Community Radio
Project support for cultural programming on WTIP rural Minnesota
$10,000
2023
Duluth-Superior Educational TV Corp.
Project support to continue producing Native Report and capacity building/planning support to launch a First Nations online hub in rural Minnesota
$30,000
2023
Girl Scouts of MN and WI Lakes and Pines
Organizational support for youth development in Itasca County
$15,000
2023
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
Project support for regional affordable housing capacity building in rural Minnesota
$665,000
2023
Independent School District 363
Donation in support of Prom 2023 in Itasca County
$500
2023
Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity
Project support to build capacity for affordable housing development in rural Minnesota.
$150,000
2023
Mesabi Fit Coalition
Project support for organizational capacity building in rural Minnesota
$150,000
2023
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Project support for cultural events in the Mille Lacs area in rural Minnesota
$300,000
2023
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Inc
Project support for 2023 membership assistance in rural Minnesota
$1,850
2023
Minnesota Council on Foundations
Project support for the 2023 annual conference in rural Minnesota
$5,000
2023
Minnesota Discovery Center
Donation in support of commemorative work in rural Minnesota
$20,000
2023
Northern Minnesota Public Televison Inc
Operating support for programming and services in the northern rural region of Minnesota.
$20,000
2023
Special Olympics Minnesota
Organizational support to continue core operations in 2024-25 for the Special Olympics program in Itasca County
$30,000
2023
Sugar Point Local Indian Council
Capital support to expand community center kitchen and add a sugar bush camp, commemorative history statue and interpretive nature trail along Battle Point in rural Minnesota.
$150,000
2023
Support Within Reach
Organizational support to assist victims of sexual violence in Itasca County
$50,000
2023
University of Minnesota Natural Resources Research Institute
Project support to establish a community energy transition and decarbonization assistance program in rural Minnesota.
$110,000
2023
Upper Midwest Film Office
Project support for organizational capacity building and workforce development in rural Minnesota
$150,000
2023
Voyageurs Area Council #286 Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
Organizational support for youth development in Itasca County
$15,000
2023
Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community
Project support to build capacity and participation in the new Minnesota Media Arts Program, which includes the Minnesota Media Arts School and the Minnesota Film Festival on the Iron Range in rural Minnesota
$90,000
2023
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