The Otto Bremer Foundation in St. Paul has announced ninety-six grants totaling nearly $5 million to nonprofits in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

The foundation awarded sixty-three grants totaling more than $3.2 million to programs and organizations in Minnesota, including $321,848 to the Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation in support of local fundraising and grantmaking efforts; $180,000 to the Land Stewardship Project to support the Farmers Growing Communities project in four Minnesota and Wisconsin communities; and $120,000 to Northwest Technical College for development of an advanced manufacturing skills program.

In North Dakota, the foundation awarded thirteen grants totaling $700,000, including $100,000 to Bridging the Dental Gap to expand oral health services for at-risk low-income populations in the state; $100,000 to the ShareHouse Foundation to refurbish a residential chemical dependency treatment facility for women with children; and $75,000 to Northland Health Partners Community Health Center to purchase new equipment.

In addition, the foundation awarded nineteen grants totaling nearly $1 million to organizations in Wisconsin, including $125,000 to Marshfield Clinic in support of an advanced dentistry residency program that will help address the shortage of dentists serving the rural poor in the western part of the state; $130,000 to the Village of Elk Mound to purchase and remodel a building that will house a new library; and $45,260 to Chippewa Valley Health Clinic to provide access to basic health care and diabetes and mental treatment for uninsured low-income adults.

For a complete list of grant recipients, visit the Bremer Foundation Web site.