NMF makes the region a better place to live and work by...

Protecting Natural Assets

• Grants
  • for promotion and preservation of natural resources
  • for community plans to manage growth
• Training to support nonprofit organizations and individuals working in associated fields
• Philanthropic Services
  • Environmental and recreation endowment and project funds

Enhancing the Social Assets of People and Organizations

• Grants
  • for new ventures that address the needs of children, families and the elderly
• Facilitation of grass roots coalitions to improve the lives of young children
• Training to support nonprofit organizations and invididuals
  • LeaderImpact leadership development training for business and nonprofit professionals
  • Red River Valley Emerging Leadership Program
  • STAR Youth Leadership for elementrary and middle school students
  • Nonprofit Excellence Program
    • Technical Assistance Component
    • Training Component
• Philanthropic Services
  • Community funds
  • Community services funds
  • Cultural funds
  • Specialized training and technical assistance for component fund advisory committees

Maintaining and Improving Structural Assets

• Grants
  • for community development plans
  • to preserve core business
• Loans
  • to maintain essential community services
  • to preserve or rehabilitate buildings of architectural significance
• Training to support nonprofit organizations and individuals working in associated fields
• Philanthropic Services
  • endowment and project funds for education and scholarships
  • health care funds

Strengthening and Diversifying Economic Assets

• Grants
  • for economic development planning
  • for adding value to natural resources
• Loans
  • to create quality jobs, provide access to new markets and promote entrepreneurship
  • to foster new and existing knowledge clusters within groups of high-skill industries
  • to new ventures that develop, produce or distribute renewable fuels
• Training to support businesses and entrepreneurs
  • business training workshops
  • technical assistance
• Philanthropic Services
  • endowment and project funds for economic development
  • community loan funds
• Special Initiatives
  • to enhance the competitive advantage of the region
  • to identify and promote promising ideas in the manufacturing sector
  • to foster a collective vision for the region's economy