Mission
The fund encourages and enables organizations that provide services to disabled youth and their families, particularly in the areas of family support and respite care. The fund supports projects that:

• Reach out to youth who are disabled or families who need help caring for a disabled youth
• Improve the quality of life for disabled youth and their families
• Provide special assistance or general operating support for these efforts

The following are representative but not exclusive examples of projects:

• Agencies that house families seeking medical services for a disabled or medically fragile youth;
• Educational facilities that serve or enroll disabled youth
• Organizations that provide services to the visually impaired
• Educational institutions that provide training in special education
• Organizations that promote music, especially early rock and roll
  
  

Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for funding, an organization must:

• Be classified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or classified as an organization under Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code or have a fiscal sponsor classified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or an organization under Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
• Be located in or provide service to residents within: Bayfield, Douglas and Ashland Counties in northwest Wisconsin; or Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis Counties in northeast Minnesota; or the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/Mashkiiziibii, the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa/Atisokanigamig, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/Nah-Gah-Chi-Wa-Nong, the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/Gichi Onigaming, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe or the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/Gaa-Miskwaabikaang
  
  

Grant range
Grants generally range from $500 to $1,500.

Application timeline

• Application available March 1-April 3, 2023 (due by 5 p.m.)
• Project begin date: July 1 or later.
• If awarded, funds would be available in July. Notifications will be emailed at the end of June.