Minnesota Science and Technology Grants

This grant provides funding for programs and services that empower women and girls in Northwest Minnesota, focusing on entrepreneurship, safety, leadership, and personal development.

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations and schools in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods for improving local football fields, ensuring safe and accessible play spaces for community youth.

This program provides $100,000 investments and support to high-growth, early-stage companies led by Black, Brown, and women entrepreneurs in Minnesota.

This program provides funding for graduate students in the North Central Region to conduct research that promotes sustainable agriculture practices.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations, public schools, and school districts in Minneapolis and nearby suburbs to implement evidence-based reading strategies and promote equity in K-12 education.

This funding opportunity supports a variety of organizations and individuals working to improve the competitiveness of Minnesota-grown specialty crops through projects focused on marketing, research, sustainability, and food safety.

This grant provides financial support to individual artists in Minnesota to help them overcome career barriers and advance their artistic practices through various projects and professional development opportunities.

This fellowship provides $5,000 to Indigenous artists and culture bearers in specific Minnesota counties to support their creative and cultural projects.

This grant provides funding for conservation projects that restore and enhance habitats for monarch butterflies and other native pollinators, targeting nonprofit organizations, government entities, tribal groups, and educational institutions.

This program provides funding to local schools, nonprofits, and community organizations in areas where Meta operates data centers, focusing on technology-driven community development and enhancing STEAM education.

This grant provides funding to empower community leaders who have experienced forced displacement, supporting innovative projects that foster collaboration and integration between refugees and local communities in select U.S. states.

This scholarship provides financial support to LGBTQ+ individuals from the Upper Midwest pursuing various educational paths, helping them achieve their academic and professional goals.

This initiative provides competitive small grants to farmers in Greater Minnesota for projects that enhance climate resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on their farms.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities that are focused on capital projects related to technology, career pathways, and arts and culture, provided they have previously received support from the Best Buy Foundation and have raised at least half of their campaign goal.

This funding initiative supports Minnesota employers and organizations in developing dual-training programs that combine on-the-job learning with formal education to help employees gain industry-recognized credentials in key sectors.

This scholarship provides financial support for Minnesota students in grades 3-12 to pursue arts education opportunities with professional artists or organizations.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations that enhance community development, education, basic needs, and environmental stewardship in the Black Oak Getty Wind Farm Area.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that help women, particularly those facing barriers, enter high-wage, high-demand jobs in nontraditional fields like skilled trades and STEM in Minnesota.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to local governments, for-profit developers, and non-profit organizations for the assessment and cleanup of contaminated sites in Ramsey County, promoting safe and sustainable redevelopment.

This funding opportunity provides support to nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities metro area to strengthen their capacity and improve program effectiveness in areas like technology, career pathways, and arts and culture.