Region Five Development Commission

Staples, MN — In recognition of becoming a finalist for the 2019 Bush Prize for Community Innovation, this grant will advance the organization's charitable mission to enhance the vitality and quality of life in Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties

Staples, MN — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns

Staples, MN — Supporting professional development and networking opportunities among Minnesota's rural economic development practitioners

Staples, MN — To work with 22 rural towns, cataloguing their assets using the Community Capitals Framework: a conceptual model for evaluating a community's overall health and capacity for community and economic development

Staples, MN — Training and support of 22 HUD Planning Champions and documentation of community-based stories regarding implementation

Staples, MN — Prototype a place-based Innovation site in central Minnesota to beta test the use of InCommons values and practices to solve tough community problems.