Minnesota Council 
for the Social Studies

MCSS Mini-Grants

MCSS seeks proposals from educators who require funding to develop special projects and activities relating to the goals and objectives of social studies education such as curriculum development, classroom materials, or evaluation tools.

Grants of up to $300 will be awarded to proposals that best meet the requirements and criteria listed below:

Proposals should include the following information:

  • Title of the project
  • Description of the project (goals)
  • Timeline of procedures and activities
  • Participants
  • Budget
  • Short-term plan for evaluation and collection of data to show impact on student learning

Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria

  • Project will impact elementary, middle or high school students' learning in the content and skills of social studies
  • Project demonstrates creative and engaging techniques to teach social studies
  • Project is clearly aligned to the 2011 Minnesota Social Studies Standards
  • Participants' commitment to present the project at the MCSS Spring Conference

Mini-grants are intended to fund new projects, and may not be used to fund ongoing programs, the regular purchase of classroom supplies, or teacher travel or stipends.

Proposals will be considered as they are received and will be offered throughout the year.

Contact Jordon Carlson with questions.

Apply for a mini-grant

Mini-Grant Recipients


Angela Bianco, Alyssa Larson and Kendall Rutherford
Matoska International Elementary
Teaching Tolerance Workshop

February 2019

Kathryn Milliren
Zachary Lane Elementary School
"Anishinaabe Learning Trunk"

August 2017

Carol Bliss Quinn
Bagley High School
"City Cemetery Project"

November 2016

Alex Voigt, Tom Stoffel, David Evensen
St. Cloud State University
"Fins, Feathers, Forest and Fur: A Curriculum Guide to Minnesota's Great Outdoors"

April 2016

Megan Snell and Joan Biegert
Willow Creek Intermediate School
"Discovering Minnesota History Through Picture Books"

October 2015

Erica Kennedy
Dakota Meadows Middle School
"Non-Fiction Reading Library"

October 2012

Pam Roiger
Bemidji Middle School
"Tiered Maps: Lenses to Minnesota History"

August 2012

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