Deadline: 28-Oct-20
The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) is seeking applications for its Special Needs Grant that will serve those with complex intellectual and physical disabilities.
CMCF is looking to build partnerships with those who are able to provide individuals with services or equipment that directly impacts clients.
Focus Areas
- Services for people with complex intellectual and physical disabilities
- Equipment needs that directly affect the client
- Programs or projects that directly affect the client.
Funding Information
- Funding Amount Range: $5,000 – $20,000.
Program Strategies
- Capital purchases for individual client needs
- Program support for individual services.
Favorable Considerations
- Supports programs and services for client needs excluding support for general operations or capital for organizational needs or campaigns for the applying entity.
- Projects/Programs that support diversity, inclusion and equity.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organizations: 501(c) 3 nonprofit organizations, schools or government entities.
- Geographic Area: Grants must serve the residents of:
- Benton County,
- Stearns County,
- Sherburne County,
- Kimball community with school district defined boundaries, and/or
- Watkins community with school district defined boundaries.
- The foundation does not fund:
- General operating support
- Capital campaigns or capital improvements
- Religious organizations for religious purposes (Funding for Faith-Based Organizations Policy)
- Multi-year requests
- Political organizations or political campaigns
- Endowments
- Projects that have already been completed
- Scholarships or medical research
- Government funding that has been reduced or eliminated
- Grants for travel or conferences.
For more information, visit https://www.communitygiving.org/grant/central-minnesota-special-needs-grant/32
