(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Sherburne County.)

Sherburne County Commissioners have approved a grant program to provide support for certain nonprofits and other community organizations who help to provide county residents with housing services, food, childcare programs, employment opportunities and access to social and mental health services to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 public health crisis.

Eligible organizations can begin applying for those funds starting February 22nd.

The focus of the county’s Community Resource Support Program is on responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative impacts. This includes responding both to the immediate harms caused by the pandemic and mitigating the long-term impacts of the pandemic in compounding systemic public health and economic challenges.

For more information and to apply, go to www.co.Sherburne.mn.us and click on the news item “Nonprofit Grant Program” to find the link to the application.

The application window opens February 22nd and will close March 31st.