Resiliency Fund

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Workforce
The workforce fund is open to organizations that provide programming such as:
- Job search and employment readiness.
- Career exploration.
- Career pathways.
- Educational attainment.
- Financial and digital literacy.
- Other ancillary workforce needs.
Eligibility
To be eligible, your organization must meet the following criteria as of April 1, 2020:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in good standing with the Minnesota Secretary of State.
- Provide evidence of revenue loss and/or increased costs due to COVID-19 for second and third quarters (April 1 through September 30) of 2020 in comparison to the second and third quarters (April 1 through September 30) of 2019.
Your organization must also meet one of the following requirements:
- Have a physical location or at least 40% of 2019 clients residing in Ramsey County.
- Provide workforce development services through CARES Act Funding from Ramsey County in 2020.
A first round of workforce applications was accepted from Oct. 28 - Nov. 10. If you applied during the first round, your applications is being reviewed and you should not apply during the second round.
Food and basic needs
The food and basic needs fund is open to organizations that provide services such as:
- Food shelves.
- Food banks.
- Food and basic needs distribution or delivery including cleaning supplies and hygiene products.
Funds distributed through the program will increase the capacity of food organizations to survive the current crisis amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and continue providing critical assistance to Ramsey County residents.
Eligibility
To be eligible, your organization must meet one of the options listed below.
Option one - existing RISE contractors
Your organization must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in good standing with the Minnesota Secretary of State.
- Provide food and basic needs services through RISE/CARES Act funding from Ramsey County in 2020 (including home meal delivery, food programs and meals for youth and students, and/or basic needs (e.g. cleaning supplies, hygiene products)).
- Provide evidence of revenue loss and/or increased costs due to COVID-19 in the second and third quarters (April 1 – Sept. 30) of 2020 in comparison to the second and third quarters of 2019 (April 1 – Sept. 30).
Option two - new applicants
Your organization must meet all of the following criteria as of April 1, 2020:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in good standing with the Minnesota Secretary of State.
- Provide food and basic needs (e.g. cleaning supplies, hygiene products) such as food shelf, food bank or food distribution/delivery to Ramsey County residents.
- Have been in existence since April 1, 2019 or earlier.
- Have a physical location or at least 40% of 2019 clients residing in Ramsey County.
- Provide evidence of revenue loss and/or increased costs due to COVID-19 for second and third quarters (April 1 – Sept. 30) of 2020 in comparison to the second and third quarters of 2019.
Health and well-being
The health and well-being fund is open to organizations that serve communities that have been disproportionally impacted by COVID-19 and provide services such as:
- Self-care/self-healing.
- Stress resiliency.
- Supports to children, youth and families (such as mental health, wellness, healing justice and cultural health services).
These organizations give crucial support to a variety of resident needs.
Funds distributed through the program will increase the capacity of health and well-being organizations to survive the current crisis amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and continue providing critical assistance to Ramsey County residents.
Eligibility
To be eligible, your organization must meet all of the following criteria as of April 1, 2020:
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in good standing with the Minnesota Secretary of State.
- Provide social services that include: services focusing on self-care, self-healing and/or stress resiliency including those with a culturally specific focus; or, supports to children, youth and families such as mental health, wellness; or healing justice to communities who have been disproportionally impacted by COVID-19.
- Have 2019 (or their most recent) IRS Form 990 revenues of less than $5 million.
- Have been in existence since April 1, 2019 or earlier.
- Have a physical location or at least 40% of 2019 clients residing in Ramsey County.
- Provide evidence of revenue loss and/or increased costs due to COVID-19 in the second and third quarters (April 1 – Sept. 30) of 2020 in comparison to the second and third quarters (April 1 – Sept. 30) of 2019.