Rural Initiative Program
The applicant community must have a population of 10,000 or fewer. Applicants must be able to demonstrate the rural characteristics of their location and support from a diverse cross-section of community members and institutions, and secure matching financial or in-kind support from the local community.
The Laura Jane Musser Fund encourages collaborative and participatory efforts among citizens in communities in Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wyoming. Through the Rural Initiative Program, the fund supports programs that will help to strengthen individual rural towns in the targeted states in a number of civic areas, including economic development, business preservation, arts and humanities, public space improvements, and education.
Visit the funder's Web site for more information, http://www.musserfund.org/index.asp?page_seq=6.
