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2012 Health and Human Service Program From 2003 to 2011, the Pohlad Family Foundation awarded $2.73 million in general operating support to strong nonprofits providing essential and effective human services to financially disadvantaged children and families. Support ranged from emergency needs to workforce development. Beginning in 2012, the Pohlad Family Foundation is implementing two new funding strategies with specific goals for support of human service and primary health care organizations. Grants will be fewer, larger and more strategic with most ranging from $20,000 to $50,000. Applications will be by invitation only; however, letters of intent (as described below) are accepted. Organizations may receive only one grant in any one calendar year from the Foundation. 1.) The first strategy will support programs that move families away from poverty, so that there are fewer children growing up poor. Nonprofit organizations invited to apply will have established programs with solid outcomes that demonstrate the ability to increase long term the incomes of families at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Two-page letters of intent for programs that increase family incomes long term are due March 30, 2012, from organizations located in and serving people living in the nine-county Twin Cities area. The letters must include the strategy for which funding is sought and the following:
The 2012 letters of intent for this strategy are due by March 30, 2012, and must be mailed to the Pohlad Family Foundation, 60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3900, Minneapolis, MN 55402. A letter of intent will not be considered if it is longer than two pages, does not include all requested information above, or is sent electronically. Full applications for this strategy will be invited in mid-April 2012, and funding decisions will be made in the summer of 2012. 2.) The second strategy will attempt to assure that the safety net of basic human needs is maintained for those at or below 100% of the federal poverty level. A small number of larger, established nonprofit organizations that serve primarily this population will be invited to apply for general operating support. The missions of these organizations will be to provide the poor with basic services (food, clothing, shelter, or primary health care). Two-page letters of intent for organizations located in and serving the very poor with basic services in the nine-county Twin Cities area are due July 16, 2012. The letters must include the strategy for which funding is sought and the following:
The 2012 letters of intent for this strategy are due by July 15, 2012, and must be mailed to the Pohlad Family Foundation, 60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3900, Minneapolis, MN 55402. A letter of intent will not be considered if it is longer than two pages, does not include all requested information above, or is sent electronically. Full applications for this strategy will be invited in early August 2012 and funding decisions will be made late in the 2012 calendar year. _____________________________________________________________________ Pohlad Scholars Program The Pohlad Scholars Program is now accepting applications from 12th grade students planning to attend college in the Fall. Please see the flier and link below for more details. For full program information, please reference the link below: http://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/pohladscholars Program Deadline: March 1, 2012 ________________________________________________________________________ We are pleased to announce our new online grants management portal designed to streamline the grant process. Once a grant applicant has a username and password, this is where they can complete applications they have started, track the status of their grants, submit reports and review their grant history with us. Register for a Username and Password Step 3: Use your login information to access our online grant application which can be found on the link below: |
Pohlad Scholars Flier