FY27 funding and grant pipeline
Region Nine Development CommissionMinnesota- Detected
- Nov 4, 2026
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From the meeting
The financial report and funding summary on November 4, 2026 listed RNDC operating, grant, and contract funding across FY27-FY29. It included the EDA Planning Grant, Safe Streets and Roads for All, MnDOT planning grants, the McKnight Foundation contract, the Thriving Communities grant, and the MDA commercial kitchen grant. The packet also listed several grant requests still outstanding, including MPCA Food Rescue, Rural Climate Partnership, HFFI Food Fund, MDA Specialty Crop, Food Systems Credit Enhancement, and Congressional Directed Spending.
These items were still in the funding pipeline.
- Meeting date
- November 4, 2026
- Agency
- Region Nine Development Commission
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