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The Community Responsive Fund Grant, offered through a partnership between the Otto Bremer Trust and the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), awards grants up to $75,000 to organizations addressing immediate community challenges. Focus areas include food, shelter, low-income healthcare clinics, disability services, and school-based mental health.
This capacity building program supports organizations directly responding to urgent local needs across Greater Minnesota. The grant opens in early May and is part of a collaborative effort among six Minnesota Initiative Foundations, each serving different regions with their own timelines and guidelines aligned with Otto Bremer Trust goals.
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Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund Grant - Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund Grant Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund Grant SMIF 2026-03-11T15:18:27-05:00 Community Responsive Grants Through a partnership with the Otto Bremer Trust (OBT) and its Community Responsive Fund, SMIF will award g rants to organizations whose work aligns with one or more of the OBT Community Responsive Fund focus areas, including: food, shelter, low-income healthcare clinics, disability services and school-based mental health.
This capacity building program will support organizations that are directly responding to immediate challenges in their communities. Grants may be up to $75,000 per organization. This grant opens in early May Chelsie Hansen-Stratton, business analyst Email: chelsieh@smifoundation.
org A Collaborative Minnesota Initiative Foundation Effort SMIF is one of six Minnesota Initiative Foundations which serve Greater Minnesota, each with their own unique programming. This program will distribute funding to support local organizations that are directly responding to immediate challenges in their communities.
Each Minnesota Initiative Foundation will establish its own timeline and guidelines in alignment with Otto Bremer Trust’s grant goals. To see which Minnesota Initiative Foundation supports your region, visit www. greaterminnesota.
net . inquiry@smifoundation. org Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and all donations are tax deductible 36-3454285.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Organizations in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin; specific eligibility determined by the administering partner (Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation). Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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