MINNESOTA, USA — Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced Tuesday that more than $20 million worth of grants will be awarded to 34 cities, townships and counties around Minnesota.
The grant money will be used to pay for rehabilitating housing and commercial buildings and updating public infrastructure in smaller communities across the state.
The Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) grants will be administered by Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and are part of the Community Development Block Grant Program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Cities and townships with populations under 50,000 and counties with populations under 200,000 can apply for SCDP grants and must use the money on projects that benefit low and moderate-income residents, eliminate "slum and blighted" conditions or eliminate an urgent threat to public safety, according to the governor's office.
Gov. Walz said in a statement Tuesday that these grants will help facilitate work that's already being done in Minnesota to make it "the best state to live, work and raise a family – no matter where you live."
DEED Commissioner Steve Grove added that the millions in grants will help small Minnesota cities grow, and "back up our belief that you can live anywhere in Minnesota and have an extraordinary quality of life – and positive economic outlook."
The SCDP total of $20,820,999 will be awarded to the following cities:
- City of Ada, $506,000 (Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation)
- City of Balaton, $599,955 (Owner-occupied housing and rental rehabilitation)
- City of Bellechester, $600,000 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Cannon Falls, $591,675 (Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation)
- City of Cass Lake, $345,000 (Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation)
- City of Cloquet, $483,649 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Dalton, $600,000 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Danube, $600,000 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Harmony, $1,017,750 (Owner-occupied housing and commercial rehabilitation)
- City of Harris, $600,000 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Hendricks/Garvin, $1,198,325 (Owner-occupied housing, rental rehabilitation and public facility improvements)
- City of Jackson, $1,035,000 (Owner-occupied housing and commercial rehabilitation)
- City of Karlstad $507,380 (Owner-occupied housing and rental rehabilitation)
- City of Kiester, $600,000 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Mahnomen, $600,000 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Maynard, $115,000 (Rental rehabilitation)
- City of Mazeppa, $595,125 (Owner-occupied housing and rental rehabilitation)
- City of Mountain Lake, $759,000 (Owner-occupied housing and commercial rehabilitation)
- City of Newfolden, $880,900 (Owner-occupied housing and commercial rehabilitation)
- City of Ortonville, $782,000 (Owner-occupied housing and commercial rehabilitation)
- City of Princeton, $600,000 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Rollingstone/Altura, $581,900 (Owner-occupied housing and rental rehabilitation)
- City of Roosevelt, $132,250 (Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation)
- City of St. Peter, $575,000 (Rental rehabilitation)
- City of Sanborn, $600,000 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Sandstone, $517,500 (Owner-occupied housing and commercial rehabilitation)
- City of Sebeka, $609,500 (Owner-occupied housing, rental and commercial rehabilitation)
- City of Slayton, $737,840 (Owner-occupied housing, rental and commercial rehabilitation)
- City of Strandquist, $253,000 (Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation)
- City of Swanville, $546,250 (Owner-occupied housing, rental and commercial rehabilitation)
- City of Swanville, $600,000 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Taconite, $600,000 (Public facility improvements)
- City of Thief River Falls, $600,000 (Rental rehabilitation)
- Roseau County, $563,500 (Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation)
- Twin Lakes Township, $287,500 (Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation)
For more information follow this link to the DEED website.
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