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Small Communities Grants

Blandin Foundation

NontraditionalTraining & capacity

Supports rural Minnesota's smallest communities with planning, implementation, and capacity-building grants — strategic planning, consulting, and leadership development are named as fundable activities alongside physical projects.

Indicative award
Amount not published (total award)No maximum or typical grant size is published on the program page.
Timing
Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Apr, MayNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Annual two-stage cycle. In 2026 the LOI opened April 1 and closed April 17; full proposals opened April 27 and closed May 15; awards were notified from June 19, 2026. The page warns these dates may shift with application volume. The 2026 round is closed; expect a comparable spring cycle.
Who can apply
Community organisation, Practitioner
Eligibility
Rural Minnesota nonprofit organizations; preference is given to communities with populations under 5,000, and for regional initiatives every participating community must also be under 5,000.
SSWR clusters
Topics
rural community development · capacity building · placemaking · community wealth building
Apply at
https://blandinfoundation.org/what-we-offer/grants/small-communities-grants/
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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