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PAGE 17 <br />SOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES <br />Funding Strategy <br />Park and Open Space Grants: <br />• MN DNR Outdoor Recreation Grant Program <br />• 50% up to $350,000 Opportunity <br />• Questions for the DNR: Does in-kind donation or other <br />grants obtained count toward the match? <br />• Greater Minnesota Parks and Trails Commission <br />• Parks and Trails Legacy Fund Grant Program for <br />“Regional significance” <br />• Minnesota Recreation and Park Association New Initiatives Grant <br />• $4,000 Opportunity <br />Placemaking Grants: <br />• Project for Public Spaces <br />• Annual, Due in October, $100,000 <br />• Doesn’t qualify this year (focus is street projects) but <br />criteria changes annually <br />• National Association of Realtors <br />• Between $3,000 to $7,500 Opportunity <br />• 2025 funds committed, program will reopen in 2026 <br />• A local realtor would need to be a sponsor <br />• T-Mobile Hometown Grants <br />• $50,000 for shovel-ready projects including outdoor <br />spaces, focused on small towns <br />Environmental / Stormwater Grants: <br />• Sherburne Soil and Water Conservation District <br />• Metro Blooms (Elk River is a BlueThumb partner) <br />History Grants: <br />• Minnesota Historical Society <br />• Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants <br />• Likely would only fund the interpretive research <br />• State Historic Preservation Office <br />• Matching grants, typically for preservation projects, but <br />there may be a way to frame this in that way <br />Local Fundraising: <br />• Local Foundations <br />• Central Minnesota Community Foundation <br />• 3M Foundation Grants <br />• McKnight Foundation <br />• Mortenson Family Foundation <br />• Community-Based Support <br />• Name Wall <br />• “Adopt a Tree” or “Adopt a Bench” <br />• Naming Rights Opportunities <br />• Local Business Sponsorships / Donations <br />• The Bank of Elk River (monetary) <br />• Allina Health (monetary) <br />• Plaisted’s (material discounts / donations) <br />• Faith or Civic Group Sponsorships/Fundraising <br />• Elk River Rotary Annual Grant <br />• Annual Grant Application Window: January 15 <br />through March 30 <br />Page 313 of 379