Discover grants supporting children’s programs and services. Funding is available for children’s health, education, welfare, and development, including foster care, adoption services, parenting classes, and efforts to improve children’s access to resources and recreation.
Grants of $1,000 to USA and territories youth leaders for projects addressing childhood hunger. Funding is intended to support community service initiatives and fundraising projects. The goal of the program is to actualize young people's ideas related to childhood hung...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for projects, programs, and activities to benefit residents in eligible regions. Eligible organizations align themselves with one of the following areas of interest: financial stability and independence; building healthy comm...
Grants of up to $15,000 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable children and their families. Applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. The purpose of the grant program is to support direct-service, high-quality programming for children ag...
Award to a USA nonprofit community agency or health nonprofit organization for programs that improve the health of traditionally underserved populations. Eligible applicants must be stand-alone public or private sector entities that are run and managed outside a hospit...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, IHEs, and school districts for gardening programs for children and youth. Funding is intended to support the creation or expansion of green spaces and gardens that serve 15 or more youth in com...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA and territories under-resourced PreK-12 schools for opportunities to experience outdoor sites. Funding is intended to support projects with both educational and stewardship facets. The goal of the program is to help students discover and e...
In-kind support of software subscriptions to USA educators, school administrators, and teachers to improve literacy in children in grades 3-8. Grantees will receive a full, free subscription to a literacy program to implement at their schools. The program is intended t...
Cash prizes to USA, Canada, and International government agencies, individuals, NGOs, and businesses for promoting human development. Nominations are accepted for programming in the Funder's focus areas: societal and early childhood development, education, financial in...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations, schools, and government agencies for projects and programs that address unmet needs and impact the community in eligible locations. Applicants must submit an inquiry before applying. Funding is intended for activities in the...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for research projects on topics related to children's welfare and parenting. Funding is intended for original projects that have the potential to benefit infants and children. Focus areas include parenting practices and education, ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA and Canada nonprofit organizations for programs and projects to alleviate hunger. Funding is intended to support activities that focus on nutrition education, food rescue, and direct food assistance. Programs may include, but are not limi...
Grants of up to $15,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for sailing programs that benefit underserved youth. The purpose of the program is to afford disadvantaged young people between the ages of 9 and 21 an educational experience that will te...
Grants of up to $3,000 to Minnesota public, private, and non-parochial K-12 schools to provide arts activities to students in eligible counties. Funding is intended to support artist residences, live art performances, mini-workshops, or arts-related field trips. The sc...
Grants to Minnesota young artists for arts-based camps and arts-related studies in eligible locations. Funding is intended to allow young artists to take advantage of arts enrichment opportunities in their chosen art discipline. Eligible youth are in grades 5-12 and mu...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and public and private institutions in multiple states to benefit communities in eligible areas. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting a full proposal. Funding is intended to support progra...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA schools, volunteers, and educators for activities to improve physical fitness and education for students. Funding is intended for trips to eligible roller skating rinks for physical education classes, educational STEM (K-12) field trips, o...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to provide entertainment opportunities for individuals with physical challenges. Funding may be used for events and experiences including, but not limited to athletic programs, recreational activities, day trips, and fun events. Th...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International eligible districts for capital projects that address health, human services, and other critical needs in local communities. Funding is intended to support infrastructure and equipment for projects that improve the well-being and...
Grants of up to $25,0000 and grants of up to $85,000 to USA public and private schools, LEAs, and charter school management companies to create mental health programs. Funding is intended to support the provision of services to children experiencing social-emotional, b...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Minnesota and Wisconsin nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, churches, and tribes for projects that benefit underprivileged children and children living with disabilities in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support ...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Minnesota and Wisconsin nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, churches, and tribes for activities to benefit women and girls in eligible locations. Funding may be used for general operating expenses, capital projects, and prog...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International early- and mid-career researchers for studies to improve educational outcomes for children throughout the world. Eligible research disciplines include psychology, behavioral science, linguistics, educational sciences, and t...
Opportunity for USA and Canada K-12 student teams to participate in a STEM competition. The competition is intended to encourage students to focus on team-based learning, problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills. The competition encourages students ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA nonprofit organizations, K-12 public and private schools, colleges and universities, and public libraries in the funding source's service area for literacy programs that benefit families. Funding is intended for adult education instructio...
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations and small businesses to promote the wellbeing of law enforcement officers. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks to complete. The purpose of the funding progr...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations, agencies, and IHEs for long-term research projects on children's language development. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is int...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations, including schools, fire departments, and agricultural societies, for projects and programs to address community needs in eligible regions. Priority areas of focus include disaster relief, environment, economic development, c...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government entities to increas access to healthy food in eligible regions. Grant requests will be accepted for program, project, and general operating support. The geographic focus for the fundi...
Grants of $20,000 to USA nonprofit providers of out-of-school programs to enhance extracurricular programming for students in grades 6-8. The funding is intended to support summer and after-school educational programs in offering guidance and skills that these students...
Opportunity for USA and territories K-12 teachers and their students to participate in a program to address hunger among children. Participants will consider how to improve their efforts to combat hunger and then conduct a project. The purpose of the program is to supp...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA and territories PreK-12 school libraries to provide books to disadvantaged youth. Funding is intended to ensure that school libraries are still offering children good books to read. Applications must be connected to a specific project at ...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations and school entities for youth-led initiatives that serve individuals and communities in need. Programs must be in one of the following focus areas: agriculture, nutrition, food politics and education, and food security. Eligible or...
Grants of up to $3,000 to Minnesota entities for legal aid services and other activities related to the legal and justice systems. Funding is intended for programs and projects in legal education, public interest legal work, legal assistance to the disadvantaged, law-r...
Grants to Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, and Texas nonprofit organizations for impactful programs that enhance the quality of life for local residents in eligible regions. Focus areas include education and community vitality. Priority consideration is given to programs that...
In-kind donations of sports equipment to USA nonprofit organizations, local government agencies, and educational organizations operating youth softball and baseball programs in eligible locations. Applications will be evaluated based on financial need, number of youth ...
Grants of up to $15,000 to USA nonprofit organizations, units of government, and schools in eligible states to support youth sports. Grant funds are intended for the improvement of youth softball and baseball facilities. Eligible initiatives benefit facilities in South...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Minnesota nonprofit, civic, and community-based organizations for projects that enhance the quality of life for residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for activities that fall into the following categories: disaster relief, envi...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International illustrator in recognition of exceptional abilities in illustrating children's literature. Eligible applicants have not yet had any graphic or literary work professionally published. Self-published work is acceptable. The submit...
Grants to Minnesota and Iowa nonprofit organizations and government agencies for community programs benefitting residents in the funder's service area. Funding is intended for environmental education, programs addressing disadvantaged youth, emergency relief, and progr...
Grants to Minnesota childcare providers in eligible locations to address health, safety, and licensing needs. Funding is intended for projects related to training, safety, health, and licensing. The program's goal is to help childcare providers make ends meet. This gra...
Grants to USA, territories, and Canada children and youth with hearing loss to participate in extracurricular activities. Funding is intended to provide students in grades 1-12 with the opportunity to participate in organized summer, weekend, or after-school programs f...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International agencies, for-profits, IHEs, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations for new research to develop better pharmaceuticals for children and pregnant women. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to submitting...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and agencies for exploratory research projects on children's language development. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is i...
Internships of up to $5,000 to USA and Canada university and medical students to participate in a mentored pediatric oncology research project during the summer. Eligible applicants are interested in pursuing a career in pediatric oncology research. A portion of fundin...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, IHEs, law enforcement and public safety agencies, healthcare agencies, and Tribal governments to protect individuals with dementia. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to compl...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and tribal organizations, government agencies, and institutions of higher education for programs to reduce human trafficking among girls. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Fund...
Grants to USA and territories agencies, tribes, nonprofit organizations, and IHEs to provide services to minor victims of trafficking. Applicants are advised that required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intended to enhance the availabilit...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International researchers from nonprofit organizations or academic institutions for studies on the health benefits of pet companionship. Research focus areas include healthy aging, mental health and physical wellness, and child health and dev...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations, government agencies, research organizations, and schools to promote the well-being of children. Applicants must contact program staff prior to submitting a proposal. Funding is intended to serve children who are at risk; chi...
Financial assistance to USA qualifying Native students to meet urgent needs. Funding is intended to help students cover expenses associated with a wide variety of emergency situations. The goal of the funding program is to provide relief for financially challenged stud...