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An example of project elements and strategies: • .Increasing the commission's ability to engage community in public discourse of human right issues • Increasing the commission's ability to build grassroots coalitions and networks of individuals, organizations and institutions • Improving the commission's ability to identify and train youth to become effective human rights leaders • Strategies and activities that identify and secure allies • Strategies and activities that create interaction and dialogue betty een the local commission, local residents and other community organizations • Strategies and activities that leverage technology to engage local residents with local commission Preference Will Be Given To Applicants With: • Projects that empower commissions to develop and implement civic engagement and social justice educational activities • Capacity building activities that maximize participation by local human rights commissions and community residents • Projects that identify and capitalize on opportunities to leverage availabl a resources in the community • Local human rights commissions outside the seven-county metropolitan area Special Consideration Will Be Given To: • Local human rights commissions who have not received prior support through this grant program . • Local human rights commission with no current operating budgets. • Collaborative projects where two or more local human rights commissions submit a joint application. These projects may be higher than the $1,50 0 per commission limit. The limit on these projects will increase $1,500 for ever commission that is a part of the joint application. For example an application submitted jointly by 4 commissions could receive a maximum award of $6,000. • Projects that accomplish part of a commission's long-term plan for its growth and development. • Commissions that have youth members Who Can Apply Local commissions that want to use their increased capacity to provide greater service to their local communities. Grants will be awarded to active local human rights commissions that seek to build on the assets and strengths of their members and local communities. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Mario A. Hernandez at 651.297.5091 or 800.657.3704. You can also send an email to mario.hernandezCa~state.mn.us. The Local Human Rights Commissions Project Grant Review Committee will review grant applications. The committee is comprised of members of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the League of Human Rights Commissions. Each request will be evaluated based on the strength of the proposal and the need of support. These guidelines are periodically revised to acknowledge community feedback. Local Human Rights Commission Project A mini-grant program for local human rights commissions Administered by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights in collaboration with the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions Filename: Grant Guide~inas