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Prior to beginning this application, carefully review the Grant Program Guidelines for details regarding eligibility and required documentation needed to complete this application. Please note not all applicants who are eligible and apply may receive a grant.

If you are unable to fully complete the application, you can save your content by clicking save my progress and resume later located at the top of this application. Applications not completed in their entirety will not be considered.

A. Primary Contact Information for this grant application:

Please list a business owner who owns at least 20% of the business. For a non-profit, list a director on the Board of Directors with board appointed authority to submit this application.







B. Business Information:


Physical Address

[physical address, no PO Boxes]




Mailing/Billing Address

Can Include PO Boxes





9 Digits - No dashes


7 Digits - No Dashes

9 Digits - No Dashes

Select one

NAICS codes are typically located in the upper righthand side of the tax return. For more information click here.

Select all that apply. To select multiple answers, hold down the 'CTRL' key while clicking on each answer you wish to choose. This allows you to select more than one item without deselecting others.

C. Additional Business Information:







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D. Grant Use and Needs:
All applicants are required to complete the following section. Your answers may be used to make award decision.
1. What amount of the grant funds will be used for each of the following? Individual amounts should add up to the grant total. If you do not intend to use grant funds for one of the below sections, enter the number zero.

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Select all that apply. To select multiple answers, hold down the 'CTRL' key while clicking on each answer you wish to choose. This allows you to select more than one item without deselecting others.

*for non-profits refer to the make-up of the board of directors. Example: if 51% of the board members are BIPOC individuals then the applicant would select A. Select all that apply. To select multiple answers, hold down the 'CTRL' key while clicking on each answer you wish to choose. This allows you to select more than one item without deselecting others.
E. Document Upload:
Please upload supporting documentation for a business owner who owns at least 20% of the business. For a non-profit, list a director on the Board of Directors with board appointed authority to submit this application.


Each section below accepts a single upload; PDF format is preferred. If you have multiple pages to a document, please combine them into a single PDF file before uploading.
If you are unable to merge the document pages into a single upload, click 'Add another response' to upload additional pages individually.


Document must be unexpired. Forms of ID Accepted: Driver’s License or ID card issued by federal, state, or local government agencies or entities



F. Optional Questions:

The following questions are completely optional and are not required for your grant application. The information below will not affect your eligibility or chances of receiving the grant. However, we would appreciate your responses so that we can measure how well we are reaching our equity goals for outreach and financial assistance.









After clicking submit, complete the signature page and then confirm the signature using the link in the email you will receive after signing. Grant is not signed until you confirm the signature from your email. 









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Southwest Initiative Foundation is a nonprofit community foundation connecting people, investing in ideas and building communities to create a southwest Minnesota where all people thrive. Learn more at swifoundation.org.

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