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Skip to Main Content Blandin Foundation logo with tree sprig graphic and "strengthening rural Minnesota" tagline Menu menu items icon About Healthy Vibrant Rural Communities Our Story Our People Senior Leadership Team Staff Trustees Transparency Financial Reports Programs Itasca Area Education Grants Meeting Spaces Grants & Donations Our Commitment Grants About Grants Apply Report Forms Grants At Work Community Leadership How Can My Community Get Leadership Training? Blandin Community Leadership Program Blandin Reservation Community Leadership Program Leaders Partnering to End Poverty Leadership in Ethnically Diverse Communities For Our Alumni Grants Opportunities Broadband Broadband Discussion Series Blandin Broadband Communities Program BBC Member Page Robust Network Feasibility Fund Grants Community Broadband Resources Program Arrowhead Intelligent Region Learn Vibrant Communities Nine Dimensions of Healthy Community Creating Your Community’s Future Working Across Differences Meeting Peoples’ Needs Broadband Broadband Adoption and Use Minnesota Broadband Profiles Rural Pulse Data by Region Data by Topic Special Reports Media Resources and Coverage Skill Building Cradle to Career Rural Voice Forests Search search icon Submit Image: DL-sunrise-2 Vibrant. Rural. Community. Blandin Foundation is all about Minnesotans imagining, leading, and growing healthy, inclusive – vibrant – communities. Frontline Reflections: Susanna Elsen Community supports for caring for young children during COVID Read Susanna's Story Leading Courageously Raising community voices From zero to 100: Red Lake leaders achieve complete census count December 9, 2020 In 2010, less than five percent of Red Lake residents responded to the census. Knowing that the funding impacts of a low count would hit hard in their community, the Red Lake Economic Development & Planning (RLEDP) department was tasked with coordinating efforts to get the word out early about Census 2020. Liz White rolled… Opportunities We meet communities where they’re at. Community Leadership Broadband Programs Grants Itasca Area Your partner in building healthy rural communities in the place we call home. Home Giving Area Grants & Donations Commitment to the Area Living Vibrant Where do you imagine your community tomorrow? Research & Learn GroundWork Blog The Nine Dimensions Spot Us Blandin Foundation stands with communities as they design and claim their futures. That’s thousands of partnerships in hundreds of communities over more than 75 years. Take a Look Latest News Grants at work: rural places tap the arts to re-energize community solution-building April 15, 2021 Communities across Minnesota, and the nation, are turning to Springboard for the Arts to weave the power art, and the expertise of artists, into community planning and decision-making. Arts engage people differently, and can create space for experiences and ideas that fit community needs. Daily Yonder profiles Springboard's work and ways arts are being used… See More News GroundWork Blog Growing Rural Communities Will Need Newcomers April 13, 2021 Hard work is a staple in almost any rural community. A hard day’s work might be on the assembly line or in a clinic, at the computer or deep in the belly of a mine. Whatever the job, every working-age person contributing their skills and talents lay the foundation for a growing, thriving community. As rural communities in Minnesota… Visit the Blog pinecone Current and Upcoming Leadership Training Due to COVID restrictions we have temporarily suspended our face-to-face training. New online training opportunities are currently under development. Please stay tuned for upcoming offerings. Learn About Leadership Upcoming Grant Deadlines $10,001 - $50,000 January 1 - December 31 $1,001 - $10,000 January 1 - December 31 Blandin Leadership Program Grants January 1 - December 31 Itasca Area Donations ($100 - $1,000) January 1 - December 31 Broadband Grants January 1 - December 31 Over $50,000 June 15 Learn About Grants sprig Stay Connected E-newsletter Sign Up for E-News Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter YouTube YouTube Channel Blog GroundWork Blog Blog Broadband Blog YouTube Broadband YouTube Channel Utilities News Room Partner Directory Careers Media Files Site Map Web Policies Board Portal Login Contact Us 100 North Pokegama Avenue Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Map & Directions Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm Phone: 218-326-0523 Toll-free: 877-882-2257 More Contact Info ©2021 Blandin Foundation. Rights reserved. Website by Bicycle Theory . arrow icon pointing up Back to Top...