Grantee Database

This database contains a representative list of grants approved since 2004. Grants appear alphabetically by organization name, with most recent grants first. Unless otherwise specified, grants are for general operating support.
1186 results found

Urban Strategies, Inc.

St. Louis MO

For planning an arts and cultural component in the Heritage Park development in North Minneapolis

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $50,000

Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation

Minneapolis MN

For the Learning Lab afterschool tutoring and enrichment program for youth in grades 4-12

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $26,000

to support the Center for Fathering program, and for startup costs for a computer training course for fathers

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $40,000

for a year-round academic enrichment program for youth in the Central and Phillips neighborhoods

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $60,000

to support the Family Centers programs for fathers

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2009
Grant Amount: $75,000

Urban Youth Leadership Connection

St. Paul MN

For a leadership and soccer development program for girls

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $45,000

for year-round youth enrichment programs

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $50,000

for a year-round leadership program for youth in St. Paul

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2009
Grant Amount: $53,000

for year-round leadership program support for 7th-9th grade students and high school students at Washington Technology Magnet School in St. Paul

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $30,000

Usambara Lishe Trust

Lushoto

to establish an agricultural input supply shop for organic fruit and vegetable farmers and provide agricultural training and marketing services in Tanzania

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $36,000

Ushirika wa Wafugaji Shume

Lushoto

to provide women in Tanzania with good breeds of heifers and skills training to enable them to earn income with higher milk productivity

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $34,000

Ventura Village

Minneapolis MN

for renovations to the Franklin Avenue Community Safety Center

Program Area: Region & Communities
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $25,000

Viet Nam Plus

Ho Chi Minh

For a variety of community development projects in the Bihn Thuan Province of Vietnam

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $71,000

Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota

St. Paul MN

for a youth education and crime prevention program

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $90,000

for an organization that serves Vietnamese families

Program Area: Region & Communities
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $100,000

for an education and crime prevention program for Vietnamese and Karen youth

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2009
Grant Amount: $25,000

for an education and crime prevention program for Vietnamese and Karen youth, and for the Eastside Children's Summer Program

Program Area: Children & Families
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $88,000

for general operating support

Program Area: Region & Communities
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $80,000

Village Enterprise Fund

San Carlos CA

to provide training and seed capital grants to members of the Teso Widows Entrepreneurs Association in three districts of Uganda

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $60,000

Village Focus Cambodia

Phnom Penh

for a project to improve the capacity of local indigenous leadership in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2010
Grant Amount: $95,000

Village Focus International

New York NY

for a village capacity building and education program in the Salavan Province of Laos

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $160,000

to assist the ex-VVAF Preah Vihear silk scarf weaving project to transition into a sustainable private enterprise

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $25,000

to initiate a legal assistance and capacity building project aimed at ensuring land rights/tenure for indigenous communities in the Ratanakiri Province of Cambodia

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $50,000

to initiate a legal assistance and capacity building project aimed at ensuring land rights/tenure for indigenous communities in the Ratanakiri Province of Cambodia

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2006
Grant Amount: $60,000

for the Health, Education, and Leadership community-based development project in the Salavan Province of southern Laos

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $30,000

for the 'Health, Education, and Leadership' community-based development project in Salavan Province of southern Laos

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $45,000

to support the development of the emerging local Our Village organization, and for on-going livelihoods, education, and health improvements for remote ethnic villages in Salavan Province of southern Laos

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2009
Grant Amount: $60,000

VocalEssence

Minneapolis MN

For a choral organization

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $120,000

for a choral organization

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $90,000

for a choral organization

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2009
Grant Amount: $80,000

for general operating support

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $80,000

Voluntary Service Overseas Canada

Ottawa ON

to improve the effectiveness and capacity of six local organizations working on community fisheries projects in Cambodia

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $80,000

to improve the effectiveness and capacity of eight local community fisheries partners in Cambodia

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $18,764

Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns

Kampala

To enhance the commercial competitiveness of agricultural products grown by women in Uganda

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2004
Grant Amount: $120,000

to transform women's farmers groups into viable structures for collective production and marketing for improved household income in Uganda

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2008
Grant Amount: $120,000

for the project Promoting Production and Utilization of Grain Amaranth for Improved Nutrition and Health in Uganda

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2009
Grant Amount: $77,000

to support commercial poultry enterprise development for enhanced household income in Mukono and Buikwe districts

Program Area: International
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $115,000

VSA Minnesota

Minneapolis MN

for an organization that provides advocacy, training, and information for artists with disabilities

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2005
Grant Amount: $45,000

for an organization that provides advocacy, training, and information for artists with disabilities

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2007
Grant Amount: $50,000

for an organization that provides advocacy, training, and information for artists with disabilities

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2009
Grant Amount: $50,000

for general operating support and to build capacity

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2011
Grant Amount: $60,000

for general operating support

Program Area: Arts
Year Approved: 2013
Grant Amount: $70,000