Extramural Coordinated Funding

UM Submission Instructions: Otto Bremer Trust Community Grants 2024

Sponsor:	Otto Bremer Trust ,Otto Bremer Trust ,Otto Bremer Trust ,Otto Bremer Trust ,Otto Bremer Trust ,Otto Bremer Trust ,Otto Bremer Trust
Award Title:	Otto Bremer Trust Community Grants
Amount:	Grant amount will be determined via conversations with the Otto Bremer Trust. Grants are typically one-year awards of up to $250,000. OBT will consider support of up to 10% of the total program budget and supports programs that demonstrate support from multiple funders.
UM Deadline:	06/10/2024
Sponsor Deadline:	08/30/2024
Description:	We anticipate the Trust will invite UMN full proposals due in summer or fall 2024. The University of Minnesota Foundation's Central Corporate & Foundation Engagement team will support selected PIs with the proposal submission process. The Otto Bremer Trust seeks to build healthy, vibrant communities by investing in people, places, and opportunities in the Upper Midwest. The Trust's grantmaking focus area includes communities in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. As a responsive grantmaker, the Trust does not have specific grant-making priorities, however, the main thrust of its grantmaking supports programs and activities that are distinctly positioned to help communities within their grantmaking region thrive, primarily in the areas of direct assistance for basic needs, health and well-being, and community asset building. They do not support medical research, endowments, core K-12 academic curriculum and staff, one-time experiences such as camps, trips, conferences, and events, environmental enhancement or preservation, animal welfare, animal-based therapy, sporting programs or events, or programs principally focused on the arts, including books, theatrical productions, museums, film, video, and other media projects. The UMF Corporate & Foundation Engagement team will work with the UMN applicant selected in the internal submission to coordinate the external application process.
Number of Applicants University is Allowed to submit:	Determined by the Trust
Additional Requirements:	None
Sponsor Guidelines:	https://ottobremer.org/grantmaking/for-grantseekers/
UM Nominations Process:	Those interested in applying should submit the following as a single pdf document to collabor@umn.edu no later than 4pm on June 10th: 1. Cover page including PI name, department, contact information, project title, Funding Priority area, and one paragraph project abstract. 2. Project summary including high-level program budget including the request amount and funding sources (not more than three pages). 3. Brief biographies of top 3 key personnel (limit to one page). The University of Minnesota Foundation and the Research and Innovation office will collaborate to forward proposals to the Otto Bremer Trust. Any questions can be submitted to charitablegrant@umn.edu.
Peer Review Coordination:	Research and Innovation Office contact email
Status:	No longer accepting applications.
Please note:	To be considered for peer review and internal selection, faculty must follow the above submission guidelines and meet the UM deadline as set by the office coordinating the peer review for this opportunity.

General Information

Each posting has information about the external sponsor and opportunity as well as the internal application instructions.
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Internal Requirements

Sponsor: Name of funder.
Award Title: Funding opportunity nameAmount: Range/Maximum dollar amount awarded.
UMN Deadline: Submission deadline for internal proposal as determined by the coordinating office.
Sponsor Deadline: External deadline identified by the sponsor.
Description: General information about the sponsor and the funding opportunity. Usually describes the purpose of the funding opportunity, overview of what the sponsor is looking for, including distinctive criteria. This is not meant to take the place of the sponsor guidelines; please read the sponsor guidelines before deciding to apply.
Number of Applicants University is Allowed to Submit: The maximum number of applications the sponsor will allow the university to submit.
Additional Requirements: Identifies any special requirements such as cost sharing, partners, etc.
Sponsor Guidelines: Link to the sponsor’s funding opportunity website.
UMN Nominations Process: Contains specific internal submission requirements including internal proposal instructions, deadline, eligibility, internal nomination process, contact information.
Peer Review Coordination: The name and contact email of the office coordinating the funding opportunity. RIO coordinates most limited submissions, but opportunities coordinated by other offices or programs are also posted on this webpage.
Status:
- Open: UM deadline has not passed and the opportunity is open for application.
- Forecasted: The funder has not yet formally published the opportunity. The deadline has yet to be determined.
- Archived: The opportunity has been archived by the funder.
- Spots Remaining: UMN deadline has passed, with some applicant spots still available. Contact collabor@umn.edu if interested
- First-Come, First-Served: Applicants accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact collabor@umn.edu if interested
- Contact Us: The internal deadline has passed, but no applicants were selected. Please contact the office coordinating the peer review for more information.
- In Review: Peer review process is in progress for the opportunity.
- PI Selected: The PI(s) have been selected as the official UMN nominees.
- Closed: UMN is no longer accepting applications.

UMN Selection Process

Once the internal deadline has passed, if the number of applicants is less than or equal to the number of spots the university is allowed to send forward, the applicants automatically become the UMN nominee(s).
If the status of an opportunity is "First-Come, First-Served", there was not time to hold an internal review. Applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
If there are no applicants, the status will change to "Contact Us". At this point, the opportunity changes to a first-come, first-served opportunity.
If there are multiple applicants, the office coordinating the nomination will determine the review criteria and coordinate the review process. The status will change to "In Review".
Once the review has been completed all parties will be notified via email.
Nominees will be provided with an email from RIO (or the designated coordinating office) indicating that they are the university's nominee. This letter should accompany the nominee's proposal.
SPA is notified of the university's nominee(s) and the status is updated to "PI(s) Selected".

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