Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants

Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation is investing $1.5 million to improve broadband within two rural areas of northeastern Minnesota. The IRRR Board on Tuesday recommended funding broadband projects in Pequaywan Township in the Cloquet Valley area, and in Wuori, Sandy and Pike Townships north of Virginia. Click here...Continue Reading

Enterprises have been eager to cut costs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced consumer spending, limited retailer occupancy and forced virtually every business to rethink their 2020 strategy. It has been a particularly difficult period for supply chains and the global networks that support them. This has inspired business leaders...Continue Reading

The Entrepreneur Fund was awarded over $1 million in grants to capitalize its loan fund for small business lending, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced. The U.S. Treasury granted awards nationwide to 397 CDFIs, totaling $204.1 million. This award will enable the...Continue Reading