Deadline: 15-Feb-21
The Northland Foundation is partnering with the Minnesota Department of Education on behalf of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund. The purpose of this grant program is to distribute funding for emergency wrap-around early care and education services for children ages 0-8 from underserved populations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in northeastern Minnesota.
This special grant program will help fund emergency wrap-around early care and education services for northeastern Minnesota children ages 0-8 from under-served populations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding Information
- Approximately $150,000 total will be made available.
- There are two funding levels:
- Small Grants up to $5,000 or
- grants of $5,001 to $15,000.
What Are Emergency Early Care and Education Wrap-Around Services and Supports?
Emergency Early Care and Education Wrap-Around Services and Supports are targeted to support the following:
- Mental health services and supports
- Social, emotional, and physical health supports
- Supplemental after-school programs
- Summer learning or enrichment programs
- On-line/distance learning programs
- Training and development to more effectively operate during the pandemic and address the needs of young children 0-8
- Other activities that are necessary to maintain the operation of and continuity of services in early care and education prioritizing the needs of historically underserved groups
Criteria
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Demonstrate efforts that benefit children ages 0-8 including low-income students; students with disabilities; students who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color; students experiencing homelessness; children in foster care; English learners; migrant students; and/or rural students disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, local unit of government, or a community group with a fiscal agent. Schools are eligible that provide wrap-around early care and education services and supports and or serving as a fiscal agent for these services.
- Provide services in Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and/or St. Louis Counties or within the five Tribal Nations that share the same geography: Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (District 2), and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (District 1).
For more information, visit https://northlandfdn.org/grants/apply-report.php