Nearly $18 million in grants have been awarded to 32 greater Minnesota cities to help pay for housing rehabilitation and infrastructure.
The money comes from the Department of Employment and Economic Development, through its federally funded Small Cities Development Program.
Said DEED Commissioner Katie Clark Sieben:
“These grants make it possible for Minnesota’s smaller communities to provide safe, affordable housing opportunities for their residents. Not only will the projects generate local jobs and stimulate economic development, they will create suitable living environments for workers — something that is vital to the success of our communities.”
The grants go to:
Northwest
Hallock — $745,016
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
Roseau — $517,500
Rental housing rehabilitation
Viking — $600,000
Wastewater treatment facility
Warroad — $887,652
Owner-occupied, rental and commercial building rehabilitation
North Central
Brainerd — $715,000
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
Deerwood — $295,200
Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation
Park Rapids — $600,000
Water treatment facility
Remer — $332,500
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
North
Ranier — $337,452
Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation and assessment abatement
Northeast
Lake County — $908,880
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
Silver Bay — $425,250
Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation
Central
Benson — $597,940
Owner-occupied housing and rental housing rehabilitation
Braham — $613,410
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
Cyrus — $600,000
Water treatment facility and water mains
Darwin — $600,000
Water treatment facility
Murdock — $457,425
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
St. Joseph — $600,000
Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation
Staples — $765,000
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
West Central
Ortonville — $552,000
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
Renville — $590,080
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
Wheaton — $471,000
Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation
Wood Lake — $546,000
Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation
South
Freeborn — $979,500
Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation and water distribution line replacement
Jackson — $586,500
Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation
Janesville — $494,300
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
Lincoln County — $115,000
Rental housing rehabilitation
Owatonna — $470,400
Rental housing and commercial building rehabilitation
Trimont — $690,000
Owner-occupied housing and commercial building rehabilitation
Worthington — $596,477
Owner-occupied and rental housing rehabilitation
Southeast
Preston — $471,250
Owner-occupied and rental housing rehabilitation
Spring Valley — $539,750
Commercial building and rental housing rehabilitation
Stockton — $276,000
Owner-occupied housing rehabilitation.
