Grantees 2023
The following are grants awarded in 2023. This does not reflect all open grants. For more on open grants, explore our grants page.
Affordable Housing
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
New Start Housing Collaborative, providing housing vouchers for individuals and families unable to access public housing; clients receive extensive case management and support services
$575,000
Early Learning
Early Childhood Connections
Starting Strong Initiative, a scholarship program for preschool education for 3 and 4 year olds from low income families
$733,300
Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Early Learning Initiative to collaborate with stakeholders and provide educational content, resources and professional development about the importance of early learning
$30,000
YMCA of Rapid City
Two-year support to continue the Jump Start program
$700,000
Early Childhood Connections
One-year funding to stabilize Starting Strong child care providers in Rapid City
$200,000
Northern Hills Alliance for Children
One-year operating support for quality child care in the Northern Black Hills
$50,000
Livable Wage
Chanku Waste Ranch
$25,000
Catholic Social Services
One-year support to complete the Uplifting Parents Pilot Program
$174,182
Local Scholarships
$955,000
Basic Needs
Lawrence County Teen Court
$10,000
Chamber Music Festival of the Black HIlls
Free educational music programming for youth in the Black Hills
$25,000
SHIFT Garage
$25,000
One Spirit
Operation of food distribution program
$50,000
National Alliance on Mental Illness South Dakota
$55,000
Abbott House Inc.
Support for a foster home in Rapid City
$25,000
Rapid City Arts Council
$65,000
literacy Council of the Black Hills
Tutoring program for adults on basic reading and writing
$25,000
Sanford Underground Research Facility Foundation
$25,000
American Red Cross
For families affected by disaster, and to increase capacity of volunteers and assist with disaster preparation for at-risk populations
$50,000
Pennington County Drug Treatment Court Association
$20,000
South Dakota Equity Coalition
Support for coalition efforts in their work to close the gap in education outcomes between Indigenous students and other students in South Dakota
$25,000
Wellfully
$305,000
Journey On
Dedicated medical and recovery transportation team and vehicle to support access to services for those struggling with addiction
$100,000
Bethany Christian Services of Western SD
$25,000
Oaye Luta Okolakiciye
One-year support for talking circles in Rapid City middle schools
$75,000
Cheyenne River Youth Project
Two-year support for youth leadership and workforce development programming
$95,000
Fork Real Community Cafe
One-year general operating Support
$50,000
Helpline Center
$110,000
Working Against Violence, Inc.
One-year general operations stabilization support after decrease in Victims of Crime Assistance funding
$300,000
Other
honorarium/memoriam
- $5,000 – Black Hills Area Community Foundation/Rapid City Strategic Housing Trust Fund
- $2,500 – Rapid City YMCA
- $1,000 – OneHeart
- $500 – Youth and Family Services
- $500 – Feeding South Dakota
- $342 – Early Childhood Connections/Starting Strong Program
- $342 – Black Hills Area Community Foundation/Operating Endowment
- $341 – Rural America Initiatives
$10,525
2023 Grand Total
$4,952,482
Grants by Year
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