Our second Building Community Capacity grant round of 2021 opens for applications on June 29 and closes July 27 at 3 p.m. An information session will take place June 17.

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June 17, 3 - 4 p.m.

The grant team from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation and our partner foundations – F. R. Bigelow Foundation and Mardag Foundation – will host an information session about our second cycle of grantmaking for 2021. The session will provide an overview of the grantmaking programs and an opportunity for a Q&A.