The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), in partnership with the Minneapolis Foundation, is pleased to announce the second and final grant round of a program that provides educators with small grants to assist them in teaching Native subject matter accurately.
Donor Name: Minneapolis Foundation
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This funding opportunity is part of the SMSC’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign, which is focused on improving the narrative about Native peoples, their history and culture, and tribal governments in Minnesota K-12 schools.
Program Goals
This mini-grant program aims to:

Promote the acquisition and use of Native-specific resources for classrooms and libraries.
Develop new standards-aligned curriculum resources.
Support educators in attending high-quality, Native-specific professional development.
Support experiential learning opportunities both in and out of the classroom.
Implement best practices for Native students.

Categories 
Proposals should align with one or more of the five key categories for funding. These include:

Resources and/or materials for the classroom that address current or upcoming Minnesota state academic standards.
Professional development that specifically focuses on Native content or best practices for working with Native students.
Classroom projects or experiential learning opportunities that expand classroom learning about Native content.
Curriculum and resource development that meets current or upcoming Minnesota state academic standards.
Other activities which are consistent with the goal of teaching Native content more accurately and comprehensively.

Funding Information
The program has approximately $150,000 available for mini-grants for the 2024-2025 school year, with awards of up to $2,000 per educator. Educators at public, private, charter, and tribal schools are all welcome to apply.
Eligibility Criteria 
This funding opportunity is open to educators at Minnesota K-12 schools statewide. This includes educators at public, tribal, charter and private schools. Individual educators, groups of collaborating educators, and schools may all apply. Applicants who have already received funding through this opportunity are not eligible to apply a second time.
For more information, visit Minneapolis Foundation.