Minnesota Microgrant Partnership

Achieve Your Goals

The Minnesota Microgrant Partnership gives grants to people with disabilities. Applicants must be 18 or older and receive waiver or personal care services, or be 16 or older with a level 3 or 4 Individual Education Program (receiving special education services for most of the day).

These grants help people reach goals around competitive employment, inclusive housing, and community integration. These goals should be important to and for the applicant.

Please apply before April 16, 2021. Grants must be awarded by June 30, 2021.

How Could $500 Change Your Life?

Would you hire a job coach or get job training? Buy work-related uniforms or tools to start a new job? Pay moving expenses? Buy furnishings for an independent living situation? Register for a class? Join a club or gym? Acquire assistive technology that allows you an opportunity you have wanted for a long time? We want to hear your creative, innovative ideas to make a sustainable change in your life.

Learn more about the Minnesota Microgrant Partnership by watching this introductory video.

How to Apply

Apply for the Minnesota Microgrant Partnership

When you apply online, you will set up an account with Submittable.com, which will allow you to stop and save your work at any time.

Find more information and apply here

Prepare for Your Application

You can prepare for the application by collecting all of the necessary information on the pre-application worksheet.

Click here to download the pre-application worksheet

Tips for Completing the Application

Advice on choosing a goal and filling out the application.

Tips for completing the application

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn about eligibility, timelines, and more.

Frequently asked questions about the Minnesota Microgrant Partnership

How Do I Get More Information?

For more information, call The Arc at 952.920.0855 or toll-free at 833.450.1494, or submit your question to Ask An Advocate.

Ask An Advocate