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News

Digital Inclusion Survey for Residents of Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties

The Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission (UMVRDC) was recently designated as a Digital Connection Committee by the DEED Office of

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Community Development Specialist - Employment Opportunity

Community Development Specialist Are you interested in work that makes a difference in rural Minnesota? Anxious to apply what you know in new ways?

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March 2023 Newsletter

Welcome, Dalen! We are excited to welcome Dalen Roe to the UMVRDC! As the Loan Specialist, Dalen will be managing the Revolving Loan Fund. He brings

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Funding Opportunities

First Children's Finance has a New Grant Program!

First Children’s Finance is pleased to announce our new Child Care Facility Revitalization Grants program, made possible by funding from the Minnesota

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Contamination Cleanup and Investigation and RAP Development Call for Applications

From MNDEED: Updated Call for Application and Submittal Instructions The Brownfields and Redevelopment Unit is accepting applications for grant

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Grants Bring Locally Grown Food to Schools

Expanded grant availability now includes equipment costs St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is looking for proposals for two

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Case Studies

Books by Kelly

Seeing the need to help in-home child care professionals understand tax laws, this business owner started up her own business to help serve a need in

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Forever In My Heart Pet Cremation

Read how Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home utilized the UMVRDC CARES Act RLF to start Forever in Our Hearts Pet Cremation to serve pet owners in Granite

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Outlaw Graphix

With help from the UMVRDC CARES Act RLF, Outlaw Graphix was able to purchase equipment to help their quickly-growing business continue to provide

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Our Mission

Enable the region to thrive through assisting local units of government.

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