EDA awards over $53 million in grants for economic development projects in Minnesota in 2022

EDA awards over $53 million in grants for economic development projects in Minnesota in 2022

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In 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 30 grants totaling $53,888,011 to fund economic development projects in Minnesota.

This represents a 639.5% increase over 2021, when the state received $7,286,727 in funding.

Minnesota ranked 24th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.

The Chamber Foundation received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $9,621,600.

EDA Grant Recipients in Minnesota in 2022
Grantee NameTotal Funding
The Chamber Foundation$9,621,600
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development$9,194,450
City of Fosston$5,755,280
City of Duluth$4,938,067
Northeast Service Cooperative$3,340,000
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe$3,132,900
Farmers Union Foundation$2,933,220
City of Austin$2,212,848
Red Wing Ignite$1,960,592
City of Ely$1,500,000
City of Benson$1,413,684
Regents of the University of Minnesota$1,254,024
County of Swift$1,034,196
Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development$1,000,000
Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership$500,000
City of Rochester$468,699
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians$408,205
Mid-Minnesota Development Commission$400,000
Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission$400,000
East Central Regional Development Commission$400,000
City of Isle$388,748
Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership$300,000
Northwest Regional Development Commission$210,000
Arrowhead Regional Development Commission$210,000
Southwest Regional Development Commission$210,000
Headwaters Regional Development Commission$210,000
Regents of the University of Minnesota$174,300
Southwest Regional Development Commission$167,198
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe$75,000
City of Sandstone$75,000

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