1. Community Innovation Grant Program 2018

2. What we will review: The organizational partnership
The Community Innovation grant program for North Dakota
The eligibility requirements
The application/proposal process and timeframes

3. About the Bush Foundation
The Bush Foundation invests in great ideas and the people who power them. We support individuals and organizations that think bigger and think differently about what is possible in communities across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geographical area.
The Foundation was established in 1953 by 3M executive Archibald Bush and his wife, Edyth.

4. About The Consensus Council
The Consensus Council mission is to assist citizens and leaders in reaching agreements on difficult issues of public policy. The Consensus Council was established in 1990 to assist the state in addressing significant challenges.

5. Partners!
In 2013, the Bush Foundation selected intermediary organizations to manage Community Innovation Grant programs in Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota.
Headwaters Foundation (MN)
South Dakota Community Foundation (SD)
The Consensus Council, Inc. (ND)

6. (Open application process)
Community Innovation Grant Program
Intermediary organizations
Grants between $500 - $10,000
(Reopening January 2018)
Bush Foundation
Grants of $10,000 - $200,000
(Open application process)

7. Eligibility & Proposals
A non-profit organization;
A unit of government, including tribal governments; or
A group or organization with a fiscal sponsor organization that is a non-profit 501c3.

8. What else you should know...
In 2014, 20 grants were awarded in North Dakota for a total of $189,985
In 2015, 43 grants were awarded in North Dakota for a total of $400,000
In 2016, 37 grants were awarded in North Dakota for a total of $352,998
In 2017, 48 grants were awarded in North Dakota for a total of $456,416
In 2018, the Bush Foundation has made $400,000 available for The Consensus Council to grant in North Dakota

9. What else you should know…..
Approximately 15 to 20 grants will be awarded for each of three grant cycles;
You may apply for both the “larger” Bush Foundation grant and the “smaller” intermediary organization grant, as long as the applications are for separate projects; and
No financial match is required.

10. Questions to Answer… What community problem will you address?
Who will be involved?
What process will you use?
Who will benefit?
How will you measure success?
How will you sustain the project?
Does the project actively address racial or economic disparities?

11. Of special note…..
At least 50% of Community Innovation grants will be for projects that address racial and/or economic disparities. For the purposes of this grant program, the Bush Foundation defines this as proposals that seek to actively reduce structural and/or systemic gaps in access, outcomes, opportunities or treatment based on race/ethnicity or economic standing.

12. How to Apply… Go to www.agree.org Find Community Innovation Grants
Complete application & budget
Submit online

13. 2018 Grants Timeline Grant Cycle #1 Opens January 2, 2018
Closes on February 5, 2018
Grant Cycle #2
Opens May 1, 2018
Closes on June 4, 2018
Grant Cycle #3
Opens September 4, 2018
Closes on October 1, 2018

14. Reporting Processes
Grantees are encouraged to communicate freely and often with The Consensus Council throughout the life of their grant. A final narrative and budget report (based on a simplified format) will be required at the end of the grant’s term.

15. agree.org/CommunityInnovationGrants
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