The Fund for Safe Communities supports tangible, specific, and meaningful actions to address and prevent community violence. Our Spring 2024 grant round was designed with the insight and recommendations of the fund's advisory committee, a group composed of emerging leaders who have personal experience with community violence. Through this funding opportunity, we will support programs and activities that offer prevention, intervention, restoration, and resilience-oriented services to people in Minneapolis, with a focus on youth and young adults between the ages of 11 and 30.
What We Will FundThe fund will issue between $300,000 and $500,000 for this opportunity. Grants will range from $15,000 to $30,000, and we plan to award 20 to 25 grants. The grant period for this award will be up to 12 months. Applicants may request general operating or project support.
Here are a few examples of activities we are interested in supporting:
• Activities that promote wellness and help manage stress and trauma.• Programs and initiatives that ease the re-entry process for those who are justice-involved.• Services that address the diverse needs of individuals most proximate to violence.• Sports or physical activity programming that offers fitness and other coaching-based opportunities.• Mentor-mentee programming that exposes young people to meaningful and productive relationships outside of school and their homes.• Art, poetry, writing, design, and other creative mediums that foster meaningful actions toward safer communities.
We also welcome additional ideas about what is needed to prevent community-based violence and promote wellbeing. It's important to note that we want to support organizations that are already deeply connected in the community, while investing in new efforts that approach violence prevention using innovative strategies.
Fund OverviewEstablished in 2018, the Fund for Safe Communities supports direct service programs, communication, advocacy, and organizing efforts led by community-based organizations. We prioritize efforts that are led and influenced by Black, Indigenous, and people of color, and which are grounded in the needs of diverse Minneapolis neighborhoods. For more information visit, https://www.minneapolisfoundation.org/fund-for-safe-communities/.
Application ProcessApplications for this grant round will be accepted beginning March 27, 2024. All applications must be submitted online. The deadline for this grant round is 1 P.M. ON APRIL 19, 2024. We do not accept late applications or applications submitted via email. Submissions will be reviewed by our staff for eligibility, with final decisions made in conjunction with Fund for Safe Communities Advisory Committee members and community grant reviewers. All applicants will be notified of funding decisions by June IO, 2024. The grant period begins June 17, 2024.
EligibilityFunding will be awarded to 50l(c)(3) nonprofits, public schools and districts, government entities, churches, and organizations with a fiscal agent or sponsor. We will prioritize proposals that impact Minneapolis. However, we will also consider organizations in inner-ring suburbs (Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Golden Valley, New Hope, Richfield, Crystal, Robbinsdale, St. Louis Park, Fridley, and Columbia Heights). New applicants and current and past grantees of the Minneapolis Foundation are eligible for this opportunity.
Further AssistanceAs you consider applying for this funding opportunity, Sara Lueben and Sam Ndely are available to answer questions about the content of your proposal. PLEASE EMAIL BOTH at slueben@mplsfoundation.org and sndely@mplsfoundation.org. If you have technical questions about this process, please contact Takara Henegar, Director of Grants Administration and Operations, Impact at thenegar@mplsfoundation.org or Maria Andrew, Grants Administrator, Impact at mandrew@mplsfoundation.org.
Fund for Safe Communities
The Fund for Safe Communities supports tangible, specific, and meaningful actions to address and prevent community violence. Our Spring 2024 grant round was designed with the insight and recommendations of the fund's advisory committee, a group composed of emerging leaders who have personal experience with community violence. Through this funding opportunity, we will support programs and activities that offer prevention, intervention, restoration, and resilience-oriented services to people in Minneapolis, with a focus on youth and young adults between the ages of 11 and 30.
What We Will FundThe fund will issue between $300,000 and $500,000 for this opportunity. Grants will range from $15,000 to $30,000, and we plan to award 20 to 25 grants. The grant period for this award will be up to 12 months. Applicants may request general operating or project support.
Here are a few examples of activities we are interested in supporting:
• Activities that promote wellness and help manage stress and trauma.• Programs and initiatives that ease the re-entry process for those who are justice-involved.• Services that address the diverse needs of individuals most proximate to violence.• Sports or physical activity programming that offers fitness and other coaching-based opportunities.• Mentor-mentee programming that exposes young people to meaningful and productive relationships outside of school and their homes.• Art, poetry, writing, design, and other creative mediums that foster meaningful actions toward safer communities.
We also welcome additional ideas about what is needed to prevent community-based violence and promote wellbeing. It's important to note that we want to support organizations that are already deeply connected in the community, while investing in new efforts that approach violence prevention using innovative strategies.
Fund OverviewEstablished in 2018, the Fund for Safe Communities supports direct service programs, communication, advocacy, and organizing efforts led by community-based organizations. We prioritize efforts that are led and influenced by Black, Indigenous, and people of color, and which are grounded in the needs of diverse Minneapolis neighborhoods. For more information visit, https://www.minneapolisfoundation.org/fund-for-safe-communities/.
Application ProcessApplications for this grant round will be accepted beginning March 27, 2024. All applications must be submitted online. The deadline for this grant round is 1 P.M. ON APRIL 19, 2024. We do not accept late applications or applications submitted via email. Submissions will be reviewed by our staff for eligibility, with final decisions made in conjunction with Fund for Safe Communities Advisory Committee members and community grant reviewers. All applicants will be notified of funding decisions by June IO, 2024. The grant period begins June 17, 2024.
EligibilityFunding will be awarded to 50l(c)(3) nonprofits, public schools and districts, government entities, churches, and organizations with a fiscal agent or sponsor. We will prioritize proposals that impact Minneapolis. However, we will also consider organizations in inner-ring suburbs (Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Golden Valley, New Hope, Richfield, Crystal, Robbinsdale, St. Louis Park, Fridley, and Columbia Heights). New applicants and current and past grantees of the Minneapolis Foundation are eligible for this opportunity.
Further AssistanceAs you consider applying for this funding opportunity, Sara Lueben and Sam Ndely are available to answer questions about the content of your proposal. PLEASE EMAIL BOTH at slueben@mplsfoundation.org and sndely@mplsfoundation.org. If you have technical questions about this process, please contact Takara Henegar, Director of Grants Administration and Operations, Impact at thenegar@mplsfoundation.org or Maria Andrew, Grants Administrator, Impact at mandrew@mplsfoundation.org.