Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
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332 Minnesota St
St Paul, MN 55101
Toll Free: 1-800-657-3858
Phone: 1-651-259-7456
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Small Cities Block Grant Program
Type of Assistance: GrantsIndustry: Cities, Townships
Maximum Amount Available: $600,000
Qualifier or Eligibility
- Eligible applicants are cities, counties and
- townships outside St Louis County.
- Federal objectives are to benefit low and
- moderate income (LMI) people
- eliminate slums and blight, or alleviation
- of urgent community development needs
- development needs. Eligible activities
- include acquisition of property, construction
- or upgrading of public facilities including
- water treatment plants, wastewater
- treatment plants, rehabilitation of housing
- residential commercial, and buildings. Also,
- new construction.
- Maximum Grants:
- Housing or public facilities $600,000
- Comprehensive project 1.4 million
- Application due November 1, awards
- made in March
