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Rural Grant Opportunity Available

September 28, 2012

The Laura Jane Musser Fund has an upcoming deadline for Rural Grants on November 7, 2012. Below are some of the highlights about its granting. More information can be found on the Fund's website:http://www.musserfund.org/

THE LAURA JANE MUSSER FUND wants to encourage collaborative and participatory efforts among citizens in rural communities that will help to strengthen their towns and regions in a number of civic areas including, but not limited to, economic development, business preservation, arts and humanities, public space improvements, and education.

PRIORITY IS PLACED ON PROJECTS THAT:

• Bring together a broad range of community members and institutions
• Provide the opportunity for diverse community members to work together
• Contain measurable short term outcomes within the first 12 to 18 months
• Include community members actively in all phases of the process
• Work toward an outcome of positive change within their community

PROJECTS MUST DEMONSTRATE:

• Support from a diverse cross-section of community members and institutions
• Matching financial and /or in-kind support from the local community
• Significant volunteer participation
• Reasonable plans to complete their project within 18 months or less

LIMITS OF GEOGRAPHY:

• Programs in Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wyoming may apply
• The applicant community must have a population of 10,000 or fewer and must be able to demonstrate the rural characteristics of their location

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