Northside Seed Grants

SERVES: Community and Neighborhood Organizations in North Minneapolis

GOALS:

• To create seed projects to support identified and emerging community-university partnerships in north Minneapolis

PROGRAM: The Northside Seed Grants (NSG) support community organizations that operate programs serving residents of the Northside community by providing student research assistants and faculty researchers to carry out neighborhood-initiated and neighborhood-guided projects. The program provides approximately 200 hours of student time to work on a project defined by the community (260 hours during the summer).

APPLICATIONS: Applications from Northside organizations are accepted three times a year. Deadlines are March 15, June 30, and October 30. The application form and application instructions are available online.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

• Northside Seed Grants: Contact Kris Nelson, the University-Northside Partnership Seed Grant coordinator, by phone at 612-625-1020 or by e-mail at ksn@umn.edu.

• University-Northside Partnership: Visit http://www.academic.umn.edu/system/projects/northside/

Funding for the Northside Seed Grant Program for 2009–2010 is made available from the Urban Research Outreach/Engagement Center.