Funding Amount

$50,000,000 total (proposed)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Nonprofit Resiliency and Recovery Fund

Overview: MCN, along with key advocacy partners, proposed to the Minnesota Legislature and Walz/Flanagan Administration a $50 million state-funded Nonprofit Resiliency and Recovery Fund to provide critical investment through general operating grants to nonprofit organizations.

Status: Proposed funding - these dollars are not certain. This was an advocacy initiative to secure state investment in nonprofits.

Geographic Scope: Minnesota statewide

Funding Source: One-time federal relief funds to the state of Minnesota (from American Rescue Plan Act)

Eligibility:

  • Nonprofit organizations delivering important services to Minnesotans

  • Prioritized categories: small nonprofits, rural nonprofits, human services organizations, and culturally-specific nonprofits

  • Geographic distribution: Half of funds reserved for seven-county metro area, half for Greater Minnesota nonprofits
  • Grant Type: General operating grants - providing flexible, unrestricted funding

    Goals:

  • Recognize nonprofits' ability to effectively identify and address local needs

  • Support nonprofits' response to pandemic and associated challenges

  • Accelerate more equitable recovery
  • Key Features:

  • Simple application process

  • No or minimal reporting requirements from individual nonprofits

  • General operating support (not restricted funding)

  • Prioritized funding for small, rural, human services, and culturally-specific organizations
  • Contact: Marie Ellis, [email protected], 651-757-3060

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsunrestricted-nonprofitsoperating-support

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