Disabilities Grants in Minnesota

Top disabilities grants in Minnesota right now

• Senator Tomassoni Caregiver Support Program

  The ALS AssociationDeadline: Jun 1, 2028open

  Senator Tomassoni Caregiver Support Program is sponsored by The ALS Association. This program provides financial support to caregivers of persons with...

  health_disparitiespublic_healthdisabilityagingals

• Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund

  Otto Bremer Trustopen

  Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund is sponsored by Otto Bremer Trust. Provides financial support to nonprofits in Central Minnesota focusing ...

  community_developmentpublic_healthsocial_sciencecommunity needsnorth dakota

• Inclusive Higher Education Grant

  Minnesota Office of Higher Educationopen

  Inclusive Higher Education Grant is sponsored by Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Supports projects that enhance access to higher education for s...

  higher_educationdisabilityadult_educationinclusive educationintellectual disabilities

• Innovation Small Grant Program

  Minnesota Department of Human Servicesopen

  Innovation Small Grant Program is a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services that funds innovative strategies to improve outcomes for Min...

  health_disparitiescommunity_developmentdisabilitysocial_sciencedisability

• Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program (ELP)

  State of Minnesota (administered through nonprofit lenders)open

  Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program (ELP) is sponsored by State of Minnesota (administered through nonprofit lenders). The ELP supports the g...

  small_businesseconomic_developmentcommunity_developmententrepreneurshipminority_owned

• Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program (ELP)

  State of Minnesota (administered by Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED))open

  Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program (ELP) is sponsored by State of Minnesota (administered by Department of Employment and Economic Developme...

  small_businesseconomic_developmentcommunity_developmentveteransentrepreneurship

• Disability Services Innovation Grants (Small Grants Program)

  Minnesota Department of Human Services (administered by The Arc Minnesota)open

  Disability Services Innovation Grants (Small Grants Program) is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Human Services (administered by The Arc Minnesota...

  disabilitycommunity_developmentworkforce_developmentsocial_sciencedisability services

• Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program

  Minnesota Dept. of Employment & Economic Developmentopen

  Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program is sponsored by Minnesota Dept. of Employment & Economic Development. Provides loan capital for businesses that are...

  economic_developmentsmall_businesscommunity_developmententrepreneurshipminority_owned

• Youth at Work Equity Grants

  Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Developmentopen

  Youth at Work Equity Grants is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. Provides workforce development and training o...

  workforce_developmentyouth_developmentdisabilityeconomic_developmentcivil_rights

• MSA Housing Assistance

  Minnesota Department of Human Servicesopen

  MSA Housing Assistance is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Human Services. Helps individuals with disabilities who pay more than 40% of their inco...

  disabilityaffordable_housingcommunity_developmenthousing assistancedisability support

• Accessible Arts Grants

  Minnesota State Arts Boardopen

  Accessible Arts Grants is a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board that funds arts organizations seeking to enhance accessibility for individuals w...

  arts_educationdisabilityarts_educationpublic_artarts accessibility

• Grants for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

  Minnesota Office of Higher Educationopen

  Grants for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is sponsored by Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Provides financial assistan...

  disabilityhigher_educationadult_educationintellectual disabilitiesdevelopmental disabilities

• Accessible Arts

  Minnesota State Arts Boardopen

  Accessible Arts is sponsored by Minnesota State Arts Board. Supports projects that increase accessibility to the arts for people with disabilities, in...

  arts_educationpublic_artartist_fellowshipcultural_preservationarts accessibility

• Community Programs

  State of Minnesotaopen

  Community Programs is sponsored by State of Minnesota. Developmental Disabilities

  disabilitypublic_healthcommunity_developmentdevelopmental disabilitiescommunity programs

• Sports and Leisure Equipment Microgrant

  The Arc Minnesotaopen

  Sports and Leisure Equipment Microgrant is sponsored by The Arc Minnesota. This equipment-focused microgrant supports Minnesota residents with intelle...

  disabilityyouth_developmentcommunity_developmentintellectual disabilitiesdevelopmental disabilities

• Innovation Grant Program (Minnesota Department of Human Services, Disability Services Division)

  Minnesota Department of Human Services, Disability Services Divisionopen

  Innovation Grant Program (Minnesota Department of Human Services, Disability Services Division) is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Human Services...

  disabilityworkforce_developmentcommunity_developmentdisability servicesemployment outcomes

• Hear the Impact Fund Grants

  Minneapolis Foundationopen

  Hear the Impact Fund Grants is sponsored by Minneapolis Foundation. Awards grants to organizations benefiting Minnesotans who are deaf, deafblind, or ...

  disabilitycommunity_developmenthealth_disparitiesdeafdeafblind

• Leslye Orr Fund for Artists with Disabilities

  Springboard for the Artsopen

  Leslye Orr Fund for Artists with Disabilities is sponsored by Springboard for the Arts. This fund provides non-competitive direct support for artists ...

  disabilityarts_educationartist_fellowshipartists with disabilitiesdisability arts

What counts as a disabilities grant in Minnesota

We surface opportunities matching disabilities-related keywords whose geography includes Minnesota (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Minnesota-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Minnesota where program names vary by region.

Where Minnesota disabilities grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Minnesota-based organizations and thematically aligned with disabilities.
• Minnesota state portal — state-administered disabilities programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Minnesota for disabilities work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund disabilities work in Minnesota.