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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Rural Communities, Community Development, Rural Youth, Education, Arts/Humanities
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2020
“The Laura Jane Musser Fund wants to encourage collaborative and participatory efforts among citizens in rural communities that will help to strengthen their towns and regions in a number of civic areas including, but not limited to, economic development, business preservation, arts and humanities, public space improvements, and education.
Priority is placed on projects that:
- Bring together a broad range of community members and institutions
- Provide the opportunity for diverse community members to work together
- Contain measurable short-term outcomes within the first 12 to 18 months
- Include community members actively in all phases of the process
- Work toward an outcome of positive change within their community
Projects must demonstrate:
- Support from a diverse cross-section of community members and institutions
- Matching financial and/or in-kind support from the local community
- Significant volunteer participation
- Reasonable plans to complete the project within 18 months or less.
The geographic areas for these initiatives are Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming, and limited counties in New York and Texas.”
Funder: The Laura Jane Musser Fund
Eligibility: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and local units of government.
Amount: Planning: Up to $5,000 | Implementation: Up to $25,000
Contact: Link.
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