Community Power Play Grant

The Community Power Play Grant, funded by the Minnesota Wild and Xcel Energy, awards three $10,000 grants during the 2025-26 NHL season to support Minnesota-based nonprofit organizations. These grants aim to enhance youth and amateur hockey through financial assistance for participation fees, ice time, and rink improvements. This initiative helps foster community engagement and accessibility in hockey, encouraging more children to experience the sport and supporting local facilities.

Xcel Energy Community Power Play
The Minnesota Wild and Xcel Energy are teaming up to make a big impact on hockey in Minnesota through the Community Power Play Grant Program.
We’re awarding three one-time grants of $10,000 each during the 2025–26 NHL season to support organizations that grow the game and strengthen our hockey communities.
How It Works
Each grant focuses on a different area of need:
Period 1 GrantFinancial assistance to cover fees and equipment expenses related to participation in youth and amateur hockey.Period 2 GrantFinancial assistance to cover ice time expenses with the expressed purpose of making hockey more accessible for associations to support new or existing programming.Period 3 GrantInvestments and upgrades for local municipally owned rinks and facilities, including but not limited to ice-resurfacing machines, locker room improvements, and capital campaign initiatives.
Why Apply?
This is your chance to bring real change to your community — whether it’s helping kids lace up skates for the first time, giving teams more time on the ice, or upgrading rinks that bring people together.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include Minnesota-based:Youth and amateur hockey associationsHigh school hockey programsMunicipally owned rinks and facilitiesApplicants must be nonprofit organizations.

Ineligibility

Funding cannot be used for:Individual benefits (such as salaries)Fundraisers or sponsorships (golf tournaments, galas, walks/runs, etc.)Programs outside MinnesotaReligious or political organizationsRequests made on behalf of another organization