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Community Identity & Heritage – Festivals Grant

MHC Open Grant Announcement!

Through the State of Minnesota 2023-2025 biennial legislation, Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (Legacy), the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) will administer $450,000 in grants to individuals and/or organizations in Minnesota working to create, celebrate, and teach the art, culture, and heritage of diverse Minnesota communities

The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC), by virtue of funding provided by the Minnesota Legislature, is accepting applications for the following grant opportunity:

  •  $500,000 Cultural & Ethnic Studies – open to individuals and organizations to create Cultural & Ethnic Studies materials that support Minnesota K-12 students from underrepresented communities without a formal writing system and are primarily orally based. These communities include - but are not limited to - Hmong, Karen, Somali, and Oromo cultures. Applicants are required to provide a letter of support for the project from a Minnesota licensed teacher(s) or school district official(s).

 Applicants may request up to $472,500. Funding is available through June 30, 2026. Please visit MHC’s website for more information regarding this grant opportunity!

2025 Tribal Nations Tourism Grant Program

The Tribal Nations Tourism Grant program is funded and administered by Explore Minnesota for the purpose of providing funds to the 11 federally recognized Tribal Nations in Minnesota.

The intention of the grant program is to support development and promotion as it pertains to forming or expanding sustainable tourism assets, culture, heritage, arts, agritourism and outdoor recreation for the economic benefit of the 11 federally recognized Tribal Nations and their communities.

Tribal Nations Tourism Grant Program guidelines

Guidelines and Forms

2025 Tribal Nations Tourism Grant Program Guidelines

2025 Tribal Nations Tourism Grant Program Application, Project Summary, Budget Worksheet

You can also download these Accessibility Guidelines for InDesign and Acrobat PDF files

Grants and Loans - Open Grant Opportunities

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Open grant opportunities are organized by date posted. Visit the program site for more information and to view the Request for Proposal (RFP).

Please note: information provided on the program site takes precedence over any information presented here. If you have questions about the grant opportunity, please follow the question and answer instructions as outlined in the Request for Proposal.

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