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Grantmaking Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br />· Address barriers to economic development including, child <br /> care, transportation, housing and workforce shortages. <br />· Develop entrepreneurial opportunities for youth. <br /> <br />· Provide training, technical support, or research for new and <br /> existing businesses to promote Research and Development and <br /> increase productivity and profitability. <br /> <br />· Support training opportunities for economic developers and <br /> community leaders that strengthen economic development, <br /> introduce and utilize new technology concepts, and promote <br /> sustainability. <br /> <br />· Support projects that promote the prospects of self-sufficiency <br /> for employed tow-income persons. <br /> <br />Community Development Initiatives <br />· Increase community leadership capacity through planning and <br /> visioning processes, which might include convening activities, <br /> training, asset inventories. <br /> <br />· Support local activities that strengthen communities by helping <br /> to mobilize existing resources, especially for children, youth <br /> and families and those projects that heighten the importance of <br /> a sense of place. <br /> <br />· Support multi-community grants that address innovative ways <br /> for communities to solve common problems and capitalize on <br /> opportunities together. <br />T_TOp of page. <br /> <br />Review Criteria <br /> <br />Review Criteria: Narrative should generally follow the Minnesota <br />Common Grant Application with special emphasis on the items <br />listed below: <br />1. Applicants must be a 501(c)(3), local unit of government or <br /> school. <br />2. Projects must benefit residents within the Foundation's 14 <br /> county region. The Foundation's geographic focus includes the <br /> following 14 Minnesota counties: Benton, Cass, Chisago, <br /> Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, <br /> Sherbume, Steams, Todd, Wadena, and Wright. Funding <br /> requests for projects outside of this geographic area will be <br /> returned. <br />3. Applicants must show evidence of broad-based community <br /> involvement in both the planning and implementation of the <br /> project. Indicate how those affected by the project have and <br /> will be involved in the planning, implementation, and <br /> monitoring of the project. List contacts and phone numbers of <br /> partnerships and collaboratives. <br />4. Applicants must demonstrate how local cash or in-kind <br /> resources including volunteers, are being identified and <br /> mobilized for the project. Include a detailed list of other <br /> funding sources that are committed and pending. <br />5. Project ideas should show creative, innovative approaches for <br /> addressing needs and opportunities. How is this project <br /> different from other efforts? <br />6. Applicants should indicate how the project fits with the vision <br /> and plans of the community. How does the project build local <br /> relationships and a sense of community? <br />7. If project uses consultant(s), include their name(s) and detail <br /> <br />http://www.ifound.org/html/grant.htm 8/10/01 <br /> <br /> <br />