Bemidji Area Arts Endowment Fund Seeks Grant and Scholarship Applicants
The Bemidji Area Arts Endowment, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, is pleased to announce its 2023 grant and scholarship opportunities.
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The Bemidji Area Arts Endowment, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, is pleased to announce its 2023 grant and scholarship opportunities.

The Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing has been awarded $200,000 by the Otto Bremer Trust in St. Paul.

The Northwest Continuum of Care has been awarded nearly $1.5 million by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through its FY2022 funding opportunity.

In 2022, the Northwest Continuum of Care embarked on a two-year project called the Racial Equity Accountability Project (REAP). Members of the Racial Equity Accountability Team will serve as the decision-making body for the Northwest Continuum of Care’s (NWCoC) board of directors.

More than $300,000 has been awarded to the Northwest Minnesota Continuum of Care through the Department of Housing and Urban Development to support the NWCoC’s efforts in ending homelessness throughout Northwest Minnesota.

Two recipients of the Larry Diffley Memorial Aviation Scholarship have been announced by the fund advisory committee.

The family of Cody Holte is seeking applicants for the Cody Holte Scholarship Fund, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NMF).

The Fosston Education Foundation has announced the election of a new president to their board of directors as well as the Winter 2023 grant award recipients.

The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is seeking applicants to join the Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund Advisory Committee.
