Applications Due: October 31,2021
St. Cloud, Minn. – A grant round that helps support those with special needs will be opening next month. The Central Minnesota Special Needs Fund will begin accepting grant applications on September 1, 2021. Grants made through this round support programming that serves those with complex intellectual and physical disabilities. The grant application deadline for the Central Minnesota Special Needs grant is October 31, 2021.
Last year, the Central Minnesota Special Needs Fund was able to grant out $20,000 to benefit three programs:
- $7,500 to ConnectAbility of MN for their Special Needs Equipment Opportunity program for persons with disabilities.
- $7,500 to True Friends for their Equine Therapy Services for People with Complex Care Needs program.
- $5,000 to Helping Paws, Inc. for their Service Dogs for Individuals with Higher-Level Physical Disabilities program.
Eligible organizations must be 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, schools or governmental entities. The grant must serve the residents of Benton, Stearns or Sherburne counties or the communities of Kimball or Watkins. For more information about the grant round and specific criteria for the grant round, visit: communitygiving.org/grants
The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1985, CMCF has grown to over $147.6 million in assets and awarded over $134.5 million in grants to non-profits. The CMCF is governed by a local board of directors and is a partner of CommunityGiving, which is a collaborative of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers over 900 funds totaling nearly $201 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/CentralMN.