Minnesota State Wire

In 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 30 grants totaling $53,888,011 to fund economic development projects in Minnesota.

This represents a 639.5% increase over 2021, when the state received $7,286,727 in funding.

Minnesota ranked 24th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.

The Chamber Foundation received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $9,621,600.

Grantee Name	Total Funding
The Chamber Foundation	$9,621,600
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development	$9,194,450
City of Fosston	$5,755,280
City of Duluth	$4,938,067
Northeast Service Cooperative	$3,340,000
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe	$3,132,900
Farmers Union Foundation	$2,933,220
City of Austin	$2,212,848
Red Wing Ignite	$1,960,592
City of Ely	$1,500,000
City of Benson	$1,413,684
Regents of the University of Minnesota	$1,254,024
County of Swift	$1,034,196
Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development	$1,000,000
Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership	$500,000
City of Rochester	$468,699
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians	$408,205
Mid-Minnesota Development Commission	$400,000
Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission	$400,000
East Central Regional Development Commission	$400,000
City of Isle	$388,748
Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership	$300,000
Northwest Regional Development Commission	$210,000
Arrowhead Regional Development Commission	$210,000
Southwest Regional Development Commission	$210,000
Headwaters Regional Development Commission	$210,000
Regents of the University of Minnesota	$174,300
Southwest Regional Development Commission	$167,198
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe	$75,000
City of Sandstone	$75,000