The Cooperative Foundation awards $13,700 in grants (Summer 2007)
The Cooperative Foundation approved the funding of four cooperative education-based grants to the Consumer Cooperative Management Association, Minnesota Association of Cooperatives Education Foundation, National Cooperative Business Association and NCERA 194 Research on Cooperatives.

   Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA)

    CCMA received a $5,200 grant to support the 2007 CCMA Annual Conference.  Designed by the University of Wisconsin, the conference provided training for directors, managers and staff of retail food cooperatives with a focus on “co-op and community sustainability.” 

    Minnesota Association of Cooperatives (MAC) Education Foundation

    The MAC Education Foundation received a $2,500 grant to sponsor the seventh Annual Senior Cooperative Housing Conference, which provides educational resources for senior cooperative housing members, board members, managers and developers/professionals.  Senior housing cooperatives provide new homes in enlivened environments for their members.

   National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA)

    The Cooperative Foundation approved a $5,000 grant to NCBA for a national government research project on cooperatives.  The project will collect and analyze economic data on cross-sector cooperative activity and identify a strategy to develop research of topics leading to a deeper understanding of the impact of cooperatives.  The grant is part of a private match that was awarded to the University of Wisconsin in October 2006.

   NCERA 194 Research on Cooperatives

    The NCERA 194 Research on Cooperatives received a $1,000 grant to support six students and/or faculty members at the Kansas State University to attend both the NCERA -194 Research on Cooperatives Annual Meeting and the Farmer Cooperatives Conference in November 2007.  The meetings target directors, managers, service providers and educators in the Midwest.