Category: Grants

Rice County Family Services Collaborative Accepting Grant Applications
December 16, 2019
The Governing Board of the Rice County Family Services Collaborative is announcing possible funding opportunities for next fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2020. The mission of the Rice County Family Services Collaborative is to support the availability of comprehensive services designed to enhance and strengthen functioning for families with children ages 0 to 18. The […]

Rice County Family Services Collaborative Accepting Grant Applications
January 2, 2019
The Governing Board of the Rice County Family Services Collaborative is announcing possible funding opportunities for next fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2019. The mission of the Rice County Family Services Collaborative is to support the availability of comprehensive services designed to enhance and strengthen functioning for families with children ages 0 to 18. The […]

Rice County Family Services Collaborative Accepting Grant Applications
January 2, 2018
The Governing Board of the Rice County Family Services Collaborative is announcing possible funding opportunities for fiscal year 2018, beginning July 1, 2018. The mission of the Rice County Family Services Collaborative is to support the availability of comprehensive services designed to enhance and strengthen functioning for families with children ages 0 to 18. The […]

HCI Receives 2017 Bush Prize for Community Innovation
November 15, 2017
We are incredibly honored to have been named a winner of the 2017 Bush Prize for Community Innovation. Many thanks to all of our partners, collaborators, and champions for supporting HCI and our collective mission to help all youth thrive. Read all about the Bush Prize here.

Roger Jenni Investing in Youth Grant Announced
October 31, 2016
Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) announces the award of the second Roger Jenni Investing in Youth Grant. The grant, named in memory of long-time Northfield band instructor Dr. Roger Jenni, is awarded to Investing in Youth applicants wishing to share the love of music with local youth. The October grant will be given to Low-Incidence High […]
Youthprise Announces $579,000 Grant to Regional Youth-Serving Coalition in Southeast Minnesota
April 26, 2016
Social Innovation Fund Grant Supports Career Pathways for Minnesota Youth Youthprise announced a 3-year grant totaling $579,000 to “Tri-City Bridges to the Future”, a new collaborative in Northfield, Faribault, and Red Wing, including the MN Correctional Facility-Red Wing. The initiative will offer career pathways approaches for 85 youth ages 14-24 in the three cities who are […]
Two Northfield youth-led projects are 2016 “Serve a Smile” grant recipients
April 11, 2016
Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation, in collaboration with the Minnesota Alliance With Youth and Minnesota FCCLA, has awarded $30,000 in annual youth service grants and in-kind dental hygiene supplies to 36 sites in 31 communities. These competitive grants are awarded through Delta Dental’s Serve a Smile grant program to support youth-led service projects that address […]
Area youth benefit from HCI “Investing in Youth” grants
March 30, 2016
From November through March, the Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved grants to support 11 projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. All projects are funded through HCI’s Investing in Youth grant program. Funded projects included: Beyond Words Beyond Words is an annual event at Sibley Elementary School featuring student artwork. There will be […]

Congratulations Fall 2015 YouthBank Grant Recipients!
December 17, 2015
Through support from Youthprise and a number of community partners, Northfield is fortunate to be one of the first seven chapters of YouthBank in the United States. YouthBank is youth-led philanthropy. Youth identify needs in their community, establish a request for proposal, and fund youth-led projects designed to meet that need. Congrats to the following Fall 2015 […]
HCI funds 10 “Investing in Youth” grants this fall to benefit area youth
December 10, 2015
This fall, the Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved grants to support 10 projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth, including the first-ever “Roger Jenni Investing in Youth Grant”. All projects are funded through HCI’s Investing in Youth grant program. Funded projects included: Roger Jenni Instruments for All This grant, HCI’s first “Roger Jenni Investing […]