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AFMN Community Grant Application with Assurances (GK203)2 <br />AGE-FRIENDLY MINNESOTA COMMUNITY GRANTS <br />SFY24-26 <br />TO: Age Friendly Minnesota Community Grant Applicants <br />FROM: State of Minnesota, Age Friendly Minnesota “State” <br />ACTION: Signed and submitted applications must be received via email to Natalie <br />Regenscheid at MN.DHS.AgeFriendlyMN@state.mn.us by Friday, November 8, 2024, no later <br />than 4:00 p.m. Central Time. <br />Subject line of the e-mail should read: AFMN Community Grant Application SFY24-26. <br />The “application” includes the entire Grant Application, including Section 2: Cover Sheet and <br />Assurances and Section 3: Grant Application. Supporting documents are requested as applicable. <br />SECTION 1: AWARD OVERVIEW <br />A. Purpose and Outcome of the Grant Opportunity <br />This grant opportunity is funded through the Minnesota Legislature Laws of 2021, 1st Spec. Sess. <br />chapter 7, article 17, sections 2 and 8, as amended by the Laws of Minnesota 2023, chapter 61, article <br />2, section 5, subdivisions 1,2 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/61/). <br />The Age-Friendly Minnesota (AFMN) Council, in cooperation with the MN Department of Human <br />Services, is offering Community Grants to help communities work on age-friendly projects and become <br />better places for all Minnesotans to grow older. (Note:AFMN Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) <br />Grants were recently funded through a separate grants process; this Grant Application is for <br />Community Grants only.) The Council is committed to making Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and <br />Accessibility (DEIA) the foundation of AFMN, including in this grants program. <br />This work will be carried out through activities in four possible Funding Areas (see Section 1D.). <br />B. Eligibility Criteria <br />Applicants must be licensed to conduct business within the state of Minnesota and registered <br />with the Minnesota Secretary of State. <br />Applicants embrace the community values that demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, <br />inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). <br />Grant applicants may fall within one of the following categories, among others: 501(c)(3) <br />organization, 501(c)(4) organization, Tribal government, other unit of government, university, <br />public entity, business, or sole proprietor. <br />95