Bush Prize: Native Nations, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota
Winners to be announced on Tuesday, October 17, 2023
About the Bush Prize
The Bush Prize celebrates organizations that are highly valued within their communities and have a track record of successful community problem solving.
Bush Prize grants are flexible and can be used to build up reserves or test that next big idea or whatever else would best support the organization's ongoing good work. The grant amounts are up to 25% of an organization’s most recent fiscal year expenses, with a maximum of $500,000.
Previously known as the Bush Prize for Community Innovation, the program is now known as the Bush Prize and is done in partnership between the Bush Foundation and its four community grant partners – Good Relatives Collaborative, Headwaters Foundation for Justice, South Dakota Community Foundation and Strengthen ND.
Each partner operates the Bush Prize using similar criteria and announces the winners at the same time yet has the flexibility to run different application and selection timelines. The four partners also will select and announce the Bush Prize winners, as well as provide any support along the way.
Bush Prize: North Dakota
Applications open: March 15 - April 30, 2023
Visit Strengthen ND for details about the application process, criteria and more detailed timelines.
Bush Prize: Native Nations
Applications open: May 5 – June 30, 2023
Visit Good Relatives Collaborative for details about the application process, criteria and more detailed timelines.
Bush Prize: South Dakota
Applications open: May 8–31, 2023
Visit South Dakota Community Foundation for details about the application process, criteria and more detailed timelines.
Bush Prize: Minnesota
Applications open: April 4-26, 2023
Visit Headwaters Foundation for Justice for details about the application process, criteria and more detailed timelines.
All Bush Prize winners announced: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Past Bush Prize Winners
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