Funding Opportunities
The Office of Grants & Special Projects does not make grants, but does list links to potential sources for informational purposes.
Funding opportunities are listed below in the following categories:
City of Minneapolis – Grants, Loans & Other Programs
Federal Websites
State Websites
Regional and Local Government
Foundation and Corporate Foundations
City of Minneapolis – Grants, Loans & Other Programs
Listed below are City of Minneapolis grant opportunities and other programs. This is not a comprehensive list. Check with each City department for available programs.
Request for Proposals for professional services are occasionally listed on the Procurement Division website.
The following City web pages may also list opportunities when available.
Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED)
- Brownfields Program
- Business Assistance & Finance
- Facade Improvement Matching Grant Program .
- Minneapolis Advantage
Police Department – crime prevention awards
Public Works - Bicycle Rack Cost Share Program
Federal Websites
Federal grant opportunities are published daily at Grants.gov . Opportunities and other notices may also be published in the Federal Register.
Other federal websites:
- Agriculture, U.S. Department of
- Commerce, U.S. Department of
- Economic Development Administration
- Education, U.S. Department of
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of
- Homeland Security, U.S. Department of
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Fire Administration
- Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of
- Interior, U.S. Department of The
- Justice, U.S. Department of
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Small Business Administration
- Treasury, U.S. Department of
- Internal Revenue Service
- Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of
State Websites
State grant opportunities are published weekly in the Minnesota State Register .
New State Grants Resource: Office of Grants Management – MN Grants
Other state websites:
- Employment and Economic Development, Department of
- Health, Minnesota Department of
- Historical Society, Minnesota - Priorities: historical research, historic preservation, and projects to preserve and interpret Minnesota's history.
- Housing Finance Agency, Minnesota
- Legislative Commission on MN Resources
- Natural Resources, Minnesota Department of – trails, water recreation, etc.
- Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota
Regional and Local
- Hennepin County – Human Services
- Hennepin County – Environmental Response Fund
- MN Brownfields Resource Guide
- MN - DEED Contamination Cleanup & Investigation Grants
- Metropolitan Council
- Metropolitan Regional Arts Council
Foundation and Corporate
Minnesota Council on Foundations lists foundation deadlines by month.
For more information about foundations visit the Office of Grants and Special Projects Foundations page for or a list of foundation search tools and links.
Last updated Feb. 14, 2013