Rural & Indigenous Mini-Grant

RURAL & INDIGENOUS MINI-GRANT

- Application Due 9/01/2023 -

The Rural and Indigenous Communities mini-grant is designed to help rural and indigenous communities develop or enhance volunteer, mentor and civic engagement initiatives. Projects may enhance initiatives already in place or develop new ones.

For this grant, “rural communities” means those locations that have a census population of less than 10,000. “Indigenous communities” means those locations that are connected to federally recognized Native American tribes.

Examples of such projects include, but are not limited to:

Coalition building or mobilizing residents to take action on community issues
Leadership programs that identify, develop, and mobilize new community leaders
Supporting youth engagement or volunteerism
Community sessions to better understand local government and how to get involved
Volunteer and mentor recruitment and retention campaigns
Establishing a Citizen Emergency Response Team to respond to natural disasters
Conducting a needs assessment/mapping of your community

MINI-GRANT MATERIALS:

Guidelines are available here

Application is available here

Mini-Grant Frequently Asked Questions here

W9 is available here

Grant period is from October 1st, 2023 - April 30th, 2024

900 SW Jackson St Ste 653

Topeka, KS 66612-1212

Phone: (785) 368-7436

Email: volunteer@ksde.org

The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, KSDE, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 102, Topeka, KS 66612, (785) 296-3201.