Daily Work strengthens families, congregations, and communities by assisting job seekers in preparing for, finding, and maintaining living wage jobs.
HIRED provides no-fee personalized career counseling, training, and placement for job seekers while providing employers with workforce solutions and qualified job candidates to bridge a growing skills gap.
Hmong American Partnership (HAP) is a social service and community development nonprofit that serves nearly 30,000 individuals annually. Originally founded in 1990 to serve Minnesota’s growing Hmong population, we are now the largest Hmong-serving organization in the nation.
Jeremiah Program assists single mothers and children to break the cycle of poverty by providing a campus community where they can prosper through programming that actively supports women in completing postsecondary education by providing safe affordable housing, life skills education, empowerment training, and early childhood education.
MCCD is an association of community development organizations committed to expanding the wealth and resources of neighborhoods through housing and economic development initiatives.
NDC works in the low-income communities of St. Paul, Minneapolis, surrounding suburbs, and Greater Minnesota to help emerging entrepreneurs develop successful businesses that serve their community and to help community groups build a stronger neighborhood economy.
Project for Pride in Living (PPL) works with lower-income individuals and families throughout the Twin Cities metro area helping them to achieve greater self-sufficiency through housing, employment training, education and support services.
Twin Cities RISE! Assists individuals in poverty on the path to long-term and stable employment with work skills trainings that prepares people with the skills they’ll need on the job.
Ujamaa Place assists young African American men who are economically disadvantaged and have experienced repeated cycles of failure.
The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation promotes the social welfare of persons resident or located in the greater Saint Paul metropolitan area by all appropriate means.
The MicroGrants team is currently reviewing and selecting Partner Agencies + grant applications for 2026. See timeline below.
If you are interested in participating in the Partner Agency process, email Angie@MicroGrants.net
Notice to Partner Agency
April 1, 2026
Common Grant application due
April 30, 2026
MicroGrants Program committee review
May 13, 2026
MicroGrants Allocation announcement
June 1, 2026
MicroGrants application portal to open
June 15, 2026
MicroGrants application portal to close
December 30, 2026
MicroGrants grantmaking is currently paused as we work through internal operations and determine next steps for the program.
For our partner agencies: We will continue to share updates directly with you as more information becomes available.
For individuals seeking a grant: MicroGrants does not distribute grants directly to individuals. Our grants are distributed through nonprofit partner agencies that identify and support eligible recipients. If you are seeking financial assistance, we recommend contacting one of our partner agencies directly to learn about available resources and eligibility.