September 2020 Economic and Community Development Updates

Administering Small Business Relief and Cultural Mall Operator Grants on behalf of DEED.

Administering Small Business Relief Grants and a Cultural Mall Operator Grant on behalf of the State of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)  

HAP is administering 101 individual Small Business Relief Grants and a Cultural Mall Operator Grant on behalf of the State of Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The Economic and Community Development team has been hard at work this summer collecting information from grant awardees. Each awardee will receive a $10,000 grant from the state of Minnesota to help their small business impacted by COVID-19 and the Governor’s Executive Orders. HAP is working with a diverse group of small business owners with many recipients being Hmong or of Southeast Asian descent. In total, HAP will be helping distribute $1.26 million into the community.