DEED Awards Infrastructure Grants to Three Cities, Supporting 1,000 Jobs
26 Jun 2025
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The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded more than $5 million in grants to three infrastructure projects in Greater Minnesota. The funding, from DEED's Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure Grant Program (BDPI), is expected to create or retain 1,006 jobs in North Branch, Sartell and Willmar and leverage $221 million in private investment.
Under the BDPI grant program, which supports communities outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, DEED awards 50% of eligible capital costs for qualifying public infrastructure projects such as streets, wastewater collection and treatment, drinking water, storm sewers and more.
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