St. Paul, MN: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the 2023 Minnesota Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program. The program provides funding for projects that buy local food primarily from socially disadvantaged and emerging farmers and distribute that food to underserved communities. The MDA anticipates that applications will propose a…
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Ada, MN — Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson joined the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program this past week to provide an update on their recently awarded $506,000 Housing Rehabilitation Grant from the Small Cities Development Program. Unfortunately, while they were awarded the grant, the state has yet to distribute the funds. Larson says once that happens they…
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The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa received federal grant funding for broadband services that will be implemented in over 3,000 homes and businesses in the community. According to the press release, the grant award, which totals $20 million, was announced on October 11th. It is being administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations (NTIA)…
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Ada, MN — For the number of people still waiting to find out if they will qualify for a home rehabilitation grant, Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson says they are still in the dark waiting to find out if the city will receive the funding. Almost a year and a half ago, The City of…
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Halstad, MN — The FireFrost ATV Club was one of more than a dozen off-road organizations selected to receive a grant of up to $10,000. Altogether, Polaris, Inc announced on Monday that it had donated nearly 120,000 to 13 different ORV, UTV, and ATV organizations across the United States as part of its T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant…
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Ada, MN — The Ada City Council spent a great deal of time on Tuesday night debating how to proceed with a pair of hot ticket items in need of repair at the city owned Dekko Community Center. The sauna has been down for the last couple months and while the hot tub is working,…
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