Minnesota Community IDEAS Grantees

Grant funding will support construction of an aquaponics facility that will feature a vertical greenhouse, fish tanks for generative farming and build on seasonal Little Earth Urban Farm to preserve Indigenous growing practices as well as provide career readiness skills for Native youth.

Minneapolis, MN

Grant funding will strengthen Mewinzha's capacity to lead its own major fundraising effort while building a giving model rooted in belonging and reciprocity — one that invites community, neighbors, and partners in as relatives, joining together in a transformational vision of health and wellness.

Bemidji, MN

Grant funding will develop a pilot program of the Indigenous Farmers Initiative that will prepare a new generation of Native farmers to be climate leaders through re-connection with Indigenous agricultural practices.

Hugo, MN

Grant funding will expand opportunities for residents across southeastern Minnesota to develop leadership skills, build community connections and take action in their communities.

Winona, MN

Grant funding will support an integrated food access initiative, connecting three programs into one community-led food system that ensures residents of the environmental justice Lincoln Park neighborhood have access to fresh, affordable, culturally relevant food within walking distance of their homes.

Duluth, MN

Grant funding will bridge our Community Connectors program and Commons Cohort farm to create a continuous pathway from gardening into regenerative agriculture, helping farmers gain skills and resources to own their own farms.

Northfield, MN

Grant funding will help explore an innovative, opt-in Asset Reserve Fund to support the long-term stability of our homeowners by helping them plan for critical home repair costs that often arise after purchase.

Saint Paul, MN

Grant funding will fund scholarships for the Stronger Together Peer Support Model™ Facilitator Training Program offered by Bellis to organizations within the Twin Cities metropolitan area to implement compassionate support to people whose children are parented by others.

Saint Paul, MN

Grant funding will support "Voices of Minnesota", an original podcast series that will document Minnesotans’ lived experiences during Operation Metro Surge to build a permanent, first-person oral history archive, broaden dominant narratives and shift public understanding of this moment in history.

Minneapolis, MN