Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) supports community-driven solutions to expand opportunities for active living, healthy eating and commercial tobacco-free living, helping all people in Minnesota prevent chronic diseases including cancer, heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. There are 41 partnership programs across the state, each with their own strategies for carrying out this mission. Many of the partnership programs provide technical assistance and/or small grants to support these efforts.
Grant Guide
Overview
Find my SHIP Community Partnership
The best way is to find your SHIP contact on their website here. You can engage with them directly to find out if there are partnership or grant opportunities available.
Many community partnerships also have their own website or webpage. You can find those pages through a Google search including your county name and SHIP.
Funding Amount
Funding amounts vary by program, but will likely be in the few hundred to few thousand dollar range. Check with your local contacts for more details.
Eligibility
Projects
Projects that support active living typically align most closely with park/trail projects, such as direct engagement around biking and walking or infrastructure to support biking and walking (e.g. safe routes to school).
Infrastructure
People/Engagement
Applicants
Check with your local partnership program for eligibility, though many programs offer assistance to both local governments and 501c3 organizations.
Government Entity
501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Land Type & Geography
Check with your local partnership program for specific eligibility.
State
Regional
Local
Parks
Trails
Statistics & Examples
Past Award Examples
| Community Partnership | Project |
| Chisago County | Water bottle filling stations for libraries and city buildings |
| Chisago County | Pickleball equipment for community education programs |
| PartnerSHIP 4 Health | Purchase snowshoes for school PE classes |
| Scott County | “Outdoor Life Lab” - an outdoor classroom space with native plants and raised garden beds |