Deadline: 16-Apr-21
Are you a community member or group with a great idea for improving parks for your neighborhood? If yes, then you are invited to apply for this People for Parks Fund Grants Program.
The People for Parks Fund, a dedicated fund of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation, exists to advance undersupported projects and programs in Minneapolis parks and to serve as the catalyst for connecting community-driven ideas and funding that nurture stewardship, community, and enjoyment of parks.
Funding Priorities
As the Advisory Committee evaluates grant applications, it will do so with a focus on the Guiding Themes of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation:
- Equity and cultural inclusion: When all people have access to valued parks and public space, feel welcome and see themselves reflected in those spaces, a community is healthier, safer, and happier.
- Resilience to climate change: Cities must adapt and develop new methods to protect and restore natural systems and clean water and to mitigate the economic impact of climate change.
- Community health and well-being: Parks provide healthy air, water, and soil, and places to play and exercise, on both the individual and community level. Parks also provide places where we can learn about our neighbors and form new and deeper connections.
- Connections to the natural world: In increasingly urbanized world, maintaining places of natural beauty, respite, and helps to maintain the humanity.
- Economic vitality: Thriving parks and public spaces can attract investment and bring prosperity to the broader community.
Funding Information
- The Advisory Committee will grant up to $35,000 in funds for 2021.
- Most grants will be between $1,000 and $10,000 but will not exceed $20,000.
Allowed Uses of Grant Funds
Grant funding may be used for the following:
- Capital projects or purchase of supplies or equipment
- Ongoing established programs that advance equity in parks
- New programs that have addressed a need in the community they serve
- One-time events that have a broader impact within the community they serve (e.g., interpreter services, topical gatherings/meetings that educate or catalyze action around MPF’s priority themes).
Eligibility Criteria
- Grant funding will be awarded to 501(c)3 organizations, 501(c)4 organizations, government entities, community groups, and others that have a fiscal agent.
- The Committee will only consider grants for projects and programs within the boundaries of the City of Minneapolis. Federal, state, and local tax regulations apply to all grant awards.
For more information, visit https://mplsparksfoundation.org/Initiative/people-for-parks-fund/