Administers student financial aid programs and interstate tuition reciprocity. Lists student financial aid options including popular grants and scholarships available to students; visit website for information and how to apply.

Coordinates and funds scholarships for youth and adults to attend programs in specific industries, at approved educational institutions

Scholarships help pay for Parent Aware child care and early education programs. Each child who has been awarded a scholarship is eligible to receive up to $8,500 for a 12-month period, depending on tuition costs and the Parent Aware Star rating of the program. Scholarships are renewable until the child is Kindergarten eligible. Scholarship funds are paid directly to the early childhood program that the family chooses, which may include Parent Aware rated family or center-based child care programs, preschool programs, school district programs, or Head Start programs. Must be used at a Parent Aware-related program.

K-12 and Adult Tutoring: Provides tutoring support for school subjects or writing assistance. Students can work one-on-one with a tutor up to 10 times per semester. Laptops for Locals: Provides access to refurbished laptops at a reduced cost to eligible individuals Scholarships: Offers scholarships that can help cover the cost of tuition, textbooks, and training programs Student Support Services: Offers academic advising, financial aid guidance, scholarship assistance, tutoring, and other student support resources.

- Accepts donations designated to specific community groups and foundations - Accepts grant applications - Allows the set-up of scholarship funds and accepts applications for financial assistance - Compiling lists of trusted disaster relief organizations for donation purposes - Managed a funding information network to provide funding resource information to applicants

- Funding for critical needs, hospice services, equipment, and facility updates - Health Care Education Scholarships for Hutchinson Hospital and Clinic employees and community members enrolled in health care related education ?- Special Projects funding - Volunteer opportunities for fund raising projects including fundraising events and pledge drives and serving on Board of Directors ?

Coordinates and funds scholarships for youth and adults to attend programs in specific industries, at approved educational institutions

Offers several services to the community, such as: - Cultural Preservation and Pride: Provides festivals, storytelling circles, and cultural showcases encompassing identity and culture - Economic Independence: Provide programs and tools to help families build economic independence including job training, business consulting, and financial literacy programs - First-Generation Student Scholarship and Mentorship: Offer academic and scholarship resources, college readiness support, and mentorship to help students achieve their educational goals - Information and Resources: Connect families to culturally competent resources in health care and mental health services - Immigration and Legal Education: Offers information to immigrant families about immigration and provide referrals to legal resources

Coordinates and funds scholarships for youth and adults to attend programs in specific industries, at approved educational institutions

Scholarship Information - see intake procedures Johnson O'Malley Program - 15 multi-tribal projects that serve Indian students in urban areas that do not have access to reservation-based programs. The education Plan is a written document that outlines a plan for providing programs to meet the unique and specialized educational needs of Indian students. It is developed in coordination with the district and the Indian Education Committee. It identifies needs of the Indian students, the goals and objectives to be accomplished, procedures to be followed and the methods to be used in evaluating the program as well as proposed budgets. Limited to Anoka, Coleraine, Cook/Cherry, Eveleth, Fridley, HIbbing, HOTE, International Falls, Minneapolis, Moundsview, Robbinsdale, St. Paul, Tower, Virginia, and Warroad.

Provides young people access to activities offered in the community through financial need-based scholarships and loan of new or gently used athletic equipment, musical instruments, or other necessary items. Assistance is available to qualifying youth for: - 4-H - Afton Alps/SOS Outreach (skiing or snowboarding) - Applewood Junior Golf League - Ashland Productions - Belle Ballet - Boy Scouts of America - Curio Dance and School - Dayspring Suzuki Studio (string instrument lessons) - District 834 Community Education classes - Girl Scouts of the USA - Hidden Pines Ranch summer day camp - MN 7 on 7 Passing League (touch football) - Oak Glen Junior Golf League - Off the Wall Studio - Saint Croix Rec Center's learn-to-skate and hockey start-up classes - Saint Croix Valley Athletic Association - School sports teams and music programs - Stillwater Area Baseball Association - Stillwater Area Fastpitch Association - SAHS Pony Activity Center student memberships - Stillwater Area Lacrosse Association - Stillwater Boys' Traveling Basketball - Stillwaer Country Club junior golf lesson program - Stillwater Elks' summer overnight camp - Stillwater Girls' Traveling Basketball - Stillwater Swim Club - StoryArk - Warner Nature Center

Coordinates and funds scholarships for youth and adults to attend programs in specific industries, at approved educational institutions

Offers scholarships. Maximum is $5,000 per academic year for undergraduates and $6,250 per academic year for graduate students.

Provides early education scholarships that allow parents to choose high-quality early care and education programs, parenting education and access to other community supports including food, employment services and housing assistance.

Coordinates and funds scholarships for youth and adults to attend programs in specific industries, at approved educational institutions

- Camp scholarships to participating Jewish camps - Fund raising and planning organization for St. Paul Jewish community - Opportunities to network, connect, and volunteer with other Jews through various events - Referrals to social service agencies - Scholarships for educational trips to Israel

- Accepts donations designated to specific community groups and foundations - Accepts grant applications - Allows the set-up of scholarship funds and accepts applications for financial assistance - Compiling lists of trusted disaster relief organizations for donation purposes - Managed a funding information network to provide funding resource information to applicants

Coordinates and funds scholarships for youth and adults to attend programs in specific industries, at approved educational institutions

Offers scholarships for those attending a technical college or entering as a freshman undergraduate or a graduate student. Must be legally blind in both eyes, and a U.S. citizen. The application will be available at www.acb.org in early November, and it is due back early February

Early Learning Scholarship: Assists with paying for childcare or early child care education Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program: Provides financial assistance to help families pay for child care. Mahube-Otwa administers the Child Care Assistance Program in Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena, and Marshall counties.

Offers Associate of Arts Degrees with the following areas of emphasis: - Business - Early childhood education - Education - Environmental science - Humanities, arts, and social sciences - Human services - Native American studies Scholarships available: - American Indian College Fund - White Earth Scholarship Program

Assists veterans in filing of claims for rehabilitation/education, survivor's benefits, death benefits, and disability claims.

Federal Student Aid (FSA): - Eligible students who are planning to attend college or career school can apply for federally funded financial assistance to help pay for education beyond high school - Visit website to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Federal Student Aid (FSA) Ombudsman Group: - Individuals who have completed an online application, may have a dispute, or believe to have a wrong or incomplete answer from their application submission can reach the FSA Ombudsman group - Help resolve discrepancies with loan balances/payments - Resolve issues with Pell Grant disbursements or overpayments - Explain loan interest and collection charges - Identify options for resolving issues related to consolidation, service quality, default status, bankruptcy, income tax refund offsets, and other concerns - Clarify requirements of loan deferment or forbearance, loan cancellation, or discharge

The program provides up to $5,000 per school year to help students under the age of 26 who have aged out of foster care for post-secondary education at a college, university, vocational, technical, or trade school. The Minnesota Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program provides the funds. The money does not need to be paid back. The funding can go towards tuition and fees, student books, housing, child care, transportation, other school-related costs, or living expenses. Eligible applicants need to follow the grant application process.

Early Learning Scholarship: Assists with paying for childcare or early child care education Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program: Provides financial assistance to help families pay for child care. Mahube-Otwa administers the Child Care Assistance Program in Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena, and Marshall counties.