grants

Prairie Rose Minnesota Community Fund grants and scholarships of more than $39,000 were awarded from 2024 disbursements from the Enel Co. $40,000 annual contribution. The Community Fund board of directors met recently to conduct the annual disbursement of student scholarships and organization grants. Five scholarships totaling $4,250 were awarded to area students. Recipients were Madison Purdin…

Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) has launched a new grant program, Fostering Social Connection in Later Life with funds from the Paul and Alma Schwan Aging Trust Endowment Fund. This program will provide funding to southwest Minnesota-serving organizations working to reduce and prevent social isolation and loneliness among older adults in the region. Social isolation and loneliness are…