mspWellness Microgrants, Community Partner Funding Awards
Microgrants for small businesses in Minneapolis
Applications for 2023 Microgrants are now closed, and prospective applicants have been selected for funding. Please check back here later this year for project highlights from the grantees. If you are interested in an mspWellness Microgrant, please check back again in early 2024. Thank you!
Overview
The mspWellness Microgrant, Community Partner Funding Award program provides small businesses in Minneapolis with funding and technical assistance for wellness-focused activities and programs that improve employee physical and mental health.
Grants are awarded to businesses and non-profit organizations that submit proposals focused on changing workplace policies, systems, and environment to support employee:
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healthy eating
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physical activity
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commercial tobacco-free living
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breastfeeding support
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overall wellbeing.
These awards are brought to workplaces by a partnership between the Minneapolis Health Department and the Minneapolis Regional Chamber, and leverage funding from the
Minnesota Department of Health Statewide Health Improvement Partnership grant (SHIP).
Eligibility
Business and non-profit organizations are eligible to receive awards if:
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They are located in Minneapolis and/or have a presence (branch) in Minneapolis.
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Have minimum of 10 employees and fewer than 100 employees.
To impact communities with the greatest health disparities, priority will be given to the following workplaces:
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Workplaces with majority of adults over the age of 45. These employees enter an age where preventable chronic diseases are more apparent.
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Industries that have historically offered lower wages (and/or may not offer health care benefits) such as hospitality, retail, service, some manufacturing, and care-provider industries.
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Workplaces that employ a significant number of limited or non-English speaking workers and/or workers who have limited education.
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Workplaces that employ a population with a high percentage of workers who are experiencing health disparities identified through local or county-specific data.
Application Information:
Applications for 2023 Microgrants are now closed. Thank you for your interest in the program!
If you have any questions, please email mspwellness@mplschamber.com