CURA programs for community-initiated projects

The programs below support projects proposed or initiated by nonprofit groups, neighborhood organizations, and other community-based groups in Minnesota. The type of support available varies by program, and each program has its own eligibility requirements and application procedures.

Program	Description
Center for Community and Regional Research (CCRR)	Supports cooperative research involving community agencies in northeastern Minnesota and University of Minnesota at Duluth faculty and students.
Charles R. Krusell Fellowship in Community Development	Provides fellowship and internship opportunities for disadvantaged or underrepresented students at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs who have a career interest in housing and community development issues.
Community Assistantship Program (CAP)	Provides applied research assistance to community organizations, citizen groups, and government agencies in Greater Minnesota.
Community Geographic Information Systems (CGIS)	Provides GIS data access, technical assistance, and educational and training opportunities to neighborhood groups, community organizations, and local government agencies in Minnesota.
Community Growth Planning Assistance Center (CGPAC)	CGPAC is on hiatus pending procurement of new program funding. If you are a Minnesota community looking for assistance with projects related to sustainability and livability, consider applying for assistance from the Resilient Communities Project.
Communiversity	Communiversity has been merged with the Kris Nelson Community-Based Research Program.
Kris Nelson Community-Based Research Program	Provides research assistance for: community and neighborhood organizations in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and ommunity organizations and government agencies in Twin-Cities metro area suburbs.
Minnesota Center for Neighborhood Organizing (MCNO)	Provides training for organizers and staff at neighborhood and community organizations in the Twin Cities metro area and Greater Minnesota.
Neighborhood Partnership Initiative and Artist Neighborhood Partnership Initiative	Supports innovative, effective partnerships among neighborhood organizations and youth, immigrant, or arts organizations that increase involvement of immigrant, underrepresented, and youth constituencies in solving neighborhood problems and improving the community.
Resilient Communities Project (RCP)	The Resilient Communities Project builds community-university partnerships for sustainability by working with one city partner per year to facilitate faculty-supervised course-based projects that meet city-identified sustainability needs.

Center for Urban and Regional Affairs

CURA programs for community-initiated projects