4. Grant Summary SheetsGrant Assessment Summary
City of Scandia Playground Equipment Replacement
Name of Grant: MN DNR Outdoor Recreation Grant Program
Due Date: est. 3/31/2022
Award Date: Not listed
Matching Requirements: 50/50
Grant Limit (min/max): min $10k ($20k project total); max. $250k ($500k project total)
Eligible Applicants: Cities, Counties & Townships
Eligibility Requirements:
Allowed to combine with other grants?
Does not specify.
Other requirements (equipment order date, installation date, etc.):
est. project must be complete by June 20, 2024
Grant Assessment Summary
City of Scandia Playground Equipment Replacement
Name of Grant: Osceola Community Health Foundation
Due Date: Quarterly – March 15th, June 15th, September 15th, December 15th
Award Date: Approx. 3 months after application due date
Matching Requirements: Not listed
Grant Limit (min/max): Not listed
Eligible Applicants: Within 15 mile radius of Osceola
Eligibility Requirements:
Allowed to combine with other grants? Not listed
Other requirements (equipment order date, installation date, etc.): Final report required
Grant Assessment Summary
City of Scandia Playground Equipment Replacement
Hiway Credit Union Foundation
Name of Grant: Hiway Federal Credit Union- generic donation, community initiative
Due Date: 4-6 weeks prior to need of funds
Award Date: notification of acceptance/denial 10 days after submission of donation
request
Matching Requirements: None mentioned on website or donation request form.
Grant Limit (min/max): None mentioned on website or donation request form.
Eligible Applicants: None mentioned on website or donation request form, only
“Organization/Event Benefitting.”
Eligibility Requirements: “Organization/Event Benefitting” must be one of the following
categories: Families; Servicemembers/Veterans; Schools; Disaster Relief; Community
Initative.
Allowed to combine with other grants? Not mentioned on website or donation request
form.
Other requirements (equipment order date, installation date, etc.): None.
Comment: on their annual report it looks like their free assets are around 60k annually
Grant Assessment Summary
City of Scandia Playground Equipment Replacement
St. Croix Recreation Grant List
Name of Grant: Minnesota Playground Grants and Funding Options (lists 9 separate
grant opportunities)
Grant opportunity names and comments-
KaBOOM! – we’re not in their area for grants, (certain metropolitan areas only)
Burke Grant Resource Center- their form is basically a contact information
collector with the goal of providing other grant information. The form requires
what type of school to be specified so I think it’s just for schools.
CVS Caremark Community Grants- grants limited to “charitable clinics, school-
based health centers and community health centers.”
Shade Cover Grant American Academy of Dermatology- grants available only to
nonprofits and schools and application must be supported by a dermatologist
member of school and/or 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grant-
Due Date: 10/14/21
Award Date: end of December
Matching Requirements: None
Grant Limit (min/max): max $25,000
Eligible Applicants: Wide definition, municipal governments are included
Eligibility Requirements: “Direct Effect Quality of Life grants fund specific
budget items up to a total of $25,000 to support the wide range of projects
and activities that will clearly impact individuals living with paralysis and
their families…Examples of funded projects may include (but are not limited
to): sports wheelchairs for a wheelchair basketball team; adapted glider in a
community playground…”
Allowed to combine with other grants? Not specified, assume yes.
Other requirements (equipment order date, installation date, etc.): 6-month
and possibly longer report requirements post-funding. Reports will need to
show how the donation is making a positive impact.
Lowe’s PTO/PTA Grant- For schools only\
American Honda Foundation- not currently accepting applications… says check
back in September 2021 for further details…
Walmart State Giving Grant- (Local Community Support)- available only to
municipal jurisdictions where stores are located
Hasbro Financial Grants- not currently accepting requests for funds.