2024 Grant information
Large Grants
The St. Louis Park Family Services Collaborative will award large annual grants for up to $5,000 per application for the remainer of the 2024 calendar year. The Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are announced at the beginning of February and grants are due for the Board's consideration by Feb. 29. The large grants provide important foundational funds for promising targeted projects that serve families and children who are in need of community support. All proposed activities and projects must align to the FSC's mission, vision and desired outcomes. These can be found on our website under the "Board" tab.
2024 Large Grant RFP process WILL OPEN ON
FEB. 1, 2024
Small Grants
The purpose of the Family Service Collaborative Small Grants option is to support community projects or events that represent the SLP FSC mission but may not fit within the current parameters of the annual granting cycle. Grants up to $1,000 will be distributed throughout the year until designated funds are depleted.
Grant application will be reviewed by the Family Service Collaborative Grant Committee. Applications are subject to full Board approval. Applications will be considered for approval based on the following criteria:
The population it would be serving
The need or support it would be providing
How the event, program or opportunity will be assessed and what measures will be used to determine its success
Event, Program or opportunity's budget and what the grant is intended to fund
Once completed, send to: wells.deborah@slpschools.org
Large Grant Timeline
Applications will be made available when RFP is announced on Feb. 1, 2024
Applications are due (electronically submitted) no later than Feb. 29, 2024
Applicants will be notified by March 20, 2024
All grant funds awarded must be spent by Dec. 31, 2024
What is Eligible for Funding?
Grant funding is available for events, programs or other opportunities that align with our mission to:
Improve and develop the well-being of at-risk children and families in St. Louis Park in partnership with the community.
Eligibility
Event, Program or Opportunity must be implemented in St. Louis Park
Grant summary must show what impact it will have on the St. Louis Park community
Applicants must be from non-profit agencies or public institution sectors. LLC applicants are not eligible.
Not Eligible
Capital Improvement projects
We can supplement an existing program or event, but not supplant funding if the program has been funded from another source (ex., fund a program that is now being funded by United Way unless those funds have diminished).
LLC applicants
Other Requirements
Grant recipients must present or provide an in-person (or virtual) report to the Board scheduled at the request of the Board with a short written summary of the event, program or opportunity to the Family Services Collaborative Board as well as the following information:
Evaluation of the project
Number of participants
A brief reflection of whether you felt your objectives of your project/event were met