Your Future is Calling
The City of Granite Falls was awarded a Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) grant that will be available through September 2021. The UMVRDC authored the $625,888 grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) that will be utilized to rehabilitate 11 owner-occupied homes, seven rental single-family homes and six commercial business. These 24 improvement projects, totaling $891,501 will create work for contractors and result in safety, efficiency, and aesthetic improvements.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development’s (DEED) Small Cities Development Program (SCDP), helps cities and counties with funding for housing, public infrastructure and commercial rehabilitation projects. For more information about SCDP contact Kristi.fernholz@umvrdc.org || 320-289-1981 ext. 106
The projects must meet one of the 3 federal objectives:
1. Benefit people of low and moderate incomes
2. Eliminate slum and blight conditions
3. Eliminate an urgent threat to the public health or safety