Minnesota

Program Name: Minnesota Community Capital Fund Resource Type: Economic Development Entity State: Minnesota, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: The Minnesota Community Capital Fund (MCCF), a nonprofit corporation, provides local communities and economic development agencies throughout Minnesota with the opportunity to participate in an innovative development financing organization...

Program Name: Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program Resource Type: State State: Minnesota, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: Program Purpose: To preserve, protect, develop and where possible restore or enhance coastal resources along Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior. Website: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/water/lake_superior.html...

Program Name: Bioscience Business Development Program Resource Type: State State: Minnesota, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The Bioscience Business Development Public Infrastructure program focuses on job creation and retention through the growth of new bioscience businesses and organizations. Website: http://www.positivelyminnesota.com/Government/Financial_Assistance/Business_Development_Funding/Bioscience_Business_Development_Program.aspx...

Program Name: Greater Minnesota Public Infrastructure Program Resource Type: State State: Minnesota, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The Greater Minnesota Business Development Infrastructure Grant Program helps stimulate new economic development, create new jobs and retains existing jobs through investments in public infrastructure. Website: http://www.positivelyminnesota.com/Government/Financial_Assistance/Business_Development_Funding/Greater_Minnesota_Public_Infrastructure_Program.aspx...

Program Name: Minnesota Port Development Assistance Program Resource Type: State State: Minnesota, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The physical infrastructure of Minnesota’s River and Lake Superior public commercial ports have been in need of rebuilding and updating to keep Minnesota competitive with other port states. Some of...

Program Name: Port Authority Revolving Loan Fund Resource Type: State State: Minnesota, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: The Port Authority of Winona has a local Revolving Loan Fund for qualifying businesses to obtain funds for business loans. The Port works in conjunction with your local financial institutions...

Program Name: Water Recreation Cooperative Acquisition and Development Program Resource Type: State State: Minnesota, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The program purpose of the Water Recreation Cooperative Acquisition and Development Program is to improve public boat accesses in Minnesota's public lakes and rivers. Eligible projects include: acquisition,...

Program Name: Redevelopment Grant Program Resource Type: State State: Minnesota, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The Redevelopment Grant Program helps communities with the costs of redeveloping blighted industrial, residential, or commercial sites and putting land back into productive use. Grants pay up to half of redevelopment costs...

Program Name: Small Cities Development Program Resource Type: State State: Minnesota, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The Small Cities Development Program helps cities and counties with funding for housing, infrastructure and commercial rehabilitation projects that benefit people of low and moderate incomes. Website: http://www.positivelyminnesota.com/Government/Financial_Assistance/Community_Development_Funding/Small_Cities_Development_Program.aspx...