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LATEST NEWS | Grantmaking Targeted to Northwest Minnesota
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008
Women's Foundation Seeks to Invest $30,000+ in Grants in Northwest Minnesota
Funding to programs that focus on economic justice or safety and security for women and girls
MINNEAPOLIS - The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota announced today that it will award a minimum of $30,000 in grants to communities in Northwest Minnesota this year in order to increase its investment in that region of the state.
To this end, the Foundation is seeking proposals from nonprofit groups, programs and projects that serve women and girls; the proposals must focus on either creating economic justice for women and girls or advancing women’s safety and security. Eligible applicants must be located in one or more of the following 12 counties: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau. The average grant will be between $5,000 and $20,000 and last for one year.
“As a statewide community foundation, we strive to partner with organizations from every county in Minnesota to grow equality and opportunities for women and girls in their own communities,” said Lee Roper-Batker, president and CEO of the Women’s Foundation.
“We are truly excited for the opportunity to partner with nonprofits in these 12 counties to create pathways for women and girls – and families – to thrive economically, and to help make these communities a safer place for its women and girls.”
The grant application deadline is Monday, September 1, 2008. For a PDF of the application, click here.
For questions, or to be mailed the grant application and details, please contact Sida Ly-Xiong, the Foundation’s associate director of evaluation and research, at 612-236-1803 (direct), 888-337-5010 (toll-free), or sida@wfmn.org.
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