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September 2025 Newsletter

Meander Art Crawl The 22nd annual Meander Art Crawl will take place on October 3, 4 & 5! Meander through the beautiful fall colors of the Upper Minnesota River Valley visiting 32 studios featuring 42 local artists. Browse and shop one-of-a-kind

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Appleton – DNR Recreation Trail

The UMVRDC recently assisted the City of Appleton in writing a grant for repairs to a 0.7-mile stretch of the Appleton Trail, a key connector that links the City’s park and recreational areas. This section of the trail provides access to popular

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MN Department of Commerce EECBG

Through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program from the US Department of Energy and the Minnesota Commerce Department, the UMVRDC has allocated $90,000 to five communities in the region to perform energy audits on their public

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Graceville – MPCA Small Community Planning Grant

The UMVRDC recently submitted a grant on behalf of the City of Graceville for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Small Community Planning Grants for Stormwater, Wastewater, and Community Resilience. The amount applied for, $63,901.80, would go

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Montevideo – MN Commerce Solar On Public Buildings

After the UMVRDC assisted the City of Montevideo in establishing eligibility for the Solar on Public Buildings through a readiness assessment, the Minnesota Department of Commerce invited the City to submit a full grant application for a 40kW

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Granite Falls – MN Commerce Electric Grid Resiliance

In the Spring of 2023 the U.S. Economic Development Administration announced available funding through the FY2023 Disaster Supplemental Funding Notice of Funding Opportunity. The funding is designed to support those regions that were impacted by

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Graceville – CGB SRTS Implementation Phase 2

The City of Graceville was awarded $283,000 in FY 2027 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding to implement Phase 2 of its Safe Routes to School infrastructure improvements. The Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission

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