Believet Canine Service Partners
Believet Canine Service Partners is receiving a $25,000 grant to provide service dogs to Veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder, brain injury and other combat-related disabilities or injuries.
Support the Troops, MN
Support the Troops, MN will use their $50,000 grant to provide rapid response to Veterans encountering financial hardships. Their program will prevent evictions, avoid utility shutoffs and help with car repairs.
The Landing
The Landing received $52,000 to purchase a transit van ensuring that Veterans experiencing homelessness have ready transit to all appointments ranging from housing, jobs and health services.
Magnus Veteran Foundation
MVF 5 Pillar Wellness Program is receiving a $72,000 grant to provide acute medical care, mental health/psychological care, physical care, spiritual care, and social care to veterans at the MVF Wellness Campus.
Patriot Assistance Dogs
The Patriot Assistance Dog (PAD) training program is receiving $45,000 to provide veterans with a healthy, trained psychiatric service dog for mental health assistance at no cost to the Veteran.
Recovery Community Network
The Recovery Community Network (RCN) is receiving $11,640 to produce and distribute resource guides to veterans and their families located in central Minnesota. The RCN will produce 1,100 guides and will distribute them to approximately 60 different organizations.
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (LLBO)
Homeless Veteran Financial Assistance Program is receiving a $93,767 grant to provide financial assistance to at least 50 eligible participants living on the Leech Lake Tribal Reservation.
LegalCORPS
LegalCorps “Ventures 4 Veterans” Program is receiving a $70,000 grant to provide free transactional business and patent law services to increase economic success to Veterans throughout Minnesota. LegalCorps programs will include workshops, brief advice clinics, and full representation by LegalCorps pro bono attorneys.
American Heroes Outdoors
American Heroes Outdoors “Support Our Troops” Program is receiving a $60,000 grant to provide therapeutic outdoor adventures and activities to 200 Minnesota Veterans.
Prairie Five Community Action
Prairie Five Community Action Council, Inc. “Support Our Troops” Program is receiving an $80,000 grant to purchase a wheelchair-accessible van and provide transportation to Minnesota Veterans in the five-county region of Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift and Yellow Medicine.
Mandatory Fun Outdoors
Mandatory Fun Outdoors “Ice Castle” project is receiving a $30,000 grant to purchase a used recreational vehicle (“fish house”) to serve as a mobile office, provide safe/secure storage to transport and store equipment, and shelter for Veterans and their families attending MFO events.
Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa “Veterans Service Corps" Program is receiving a $75,000 grant providing a service-learning experience that will support up to 36 Minnesota Veterans and their spouses as they transition out of the military by assisting them in developing transferable workforce skills that can lead to careers in the natural resources field.
Pain Free Patriots
Pain Free Patriots (PFP) is receiving a $100,000 grant to provide an innovative pain treatment program for up to 30 Veterans experiencing chronic pain.
Veterans CampgroundThe Disabled Veterans Rest Camp Association
The Disabled Veterans Rest Camp Association (DVRC) will use their $34,000 grant to purchase three new golf carts and covers, including one eight-passenger, one six-passenger, and one four-passenger cart. The golf carts will enable DVRC to provide differently abled and elderly Veterans and their families’ access to the activities offered throughout the 69-acre camp property.
Lutheran Social ServicesLutheran Social Services
Lutheran Social Services (LSS-MN) was awarded a $20,700 grant to fund qualified Lutheran Social Services Respite Care staff to develop a “Care Plan” with up to 35 Veteran Caregiver families to be implemented in the event of a crisis that pulls the caregiver out of the caregiver role.
Support the Troops - MinnesotaSupport the Troops - Minnesota
Support the Troops - Minnesota (STT-MN) is receiving a $20,000 grant to provide financial assistance and clothing donations for up to 100 Veterans and their families at the VA Medical Hospital.
Fishing for Life, Inc.
Fishing for Life will use this grant of $20,000 to expand their Next Gen Program which will serve 10 youth of Minnesota Veterans at no charge by matching them with a Fishing for Life volunteer guide.
Middle River Veterans Outdoors, Inc.
Middle River Veterans Outdoors, Inc. will use this grant of $20,000 to provide differently-abled Veterans and family members outdoor fishing and hunting experiences with the aid of a tracked wheelchair.
Honor Flight Twin Cities
Honor Flight Twin Cities received a grant of $50,000 to cover the cost of airfare for 75 Minnesota WWII and Korean Veterans to visit the memorials dedicated to their service in Washington, D.C.
23rd Veteran
23rd Veteran will use this grant of $89,920 for their 23V Recon Project which will provide Veterans in the seven-county Metro area and greater Minnesota a 14-week transition course designed to retrain Veterans’ brains to associate negative triggers with positive events.
Region Five Development Commission
Region Five Development Commission will use this grant of $92,400 for the VetCSA Program (Community Supported Agriculture), locally grown healthy twice-monthly food shares as well as recipes, cooking demos and nutrition education. This no-cost program will be provided to 50 food-deprived Veterans and their families living in the five-county area which includes Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd and Wadena Counties.
NightWare Inc.
NightWare LogoNightWare Inc. will use this grant of $100,000 to support a 50-person clinical trial at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System for Veterans who suffer from Post-traumatic stress disorder related sleep disturbance and trauma related nightmares. The study will provide preliminary estimates of safety and efficacy of the NightWare’s digital therapeutic system for the treatment of nightmare disorders.
YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities
The YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities will use this grant of $82,775 to expand the Veterans Rendezvous program to four additional locations throughout the Twin Cities.
Eagle Group of Minnesota Veterans
Eagle Group of Minnesota Veterans will use this grant of $18,000 to expand the "Battle Buddy" coaching program throughout the Twin Cities.
Community Action Partnership – Hennepin County
Community Action Partnership received $90,000 to provide case management assistance and rental subsidies for Veterans and their families who are at risk of eviction.
Every Third Saturday, Inc.
Every Third Saturday received $50,000 to provide case management assistance for Veterans and their families who have made recent positive changes in their life, such as exiting homelessness, or completing a mental health or a substance abuse program.
Freedom Flight, Inc.
Freedom Flight, Inc. received $37,500 to purchase a mobility impaired/accessible hot air balloon basket, trailer, and other related equipment.
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe received $100,000 to purchase a handicapped accessible van to transport wheelchair bound Veterans, and other Veterans, to various US Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.
Lutheran Social Services
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota received $45,000 to provide in-home counseling, consultation and coaching for immediate family members caring for Veterans and/or Veterans caring for their family members. The term of this grant is one year.
Fishing For Life
Fishing for Life received $20,000 to provide opportunities for Veterans (and/or family members) to participate in various outdoor recreation activities. The term of this grant is one year.
Ars Bellum Foundation
Ars Bellum Foundation (ABF) received $18,515 to provide, at no cost to Veterans, eight week Art Therapy Sessions with a certified art therapist to help reduce symptoms of (PTSD). The term of this grant is 18 months.
Pets Loyal 2 Vets
Pets Loyal 2 Vets (PL2V) received $65,000 to provide highly trained companion, service and therapy dogs - free of cost -to Minnesota Veterans suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or sexual assault trauma. The term of this grant is two years.
