Grant Writing
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
Grant Funds Awarded: $11.5M
Project: Energy efficiency upgrades and moderate rehabs in 738 scattered site units owned by the MPHA
Funding Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Seward Redesign
Grant Funds Awarded: $800,000
Project: Grant funds established the Hiawatha Corridor Revolving Loan Fund, targeted to businesses wishing to start up, expand or relocate along the LRT line in Minneapolis, creating jobs for low-income workers.
Funding Source: US Department of Health and Human Services
Frogtown Square
Grant Funds Awarded: $765,000
Project: Grant funds were used to subsidize tenant improvements in the commercial/retail space of this new construction, mixed-use building; tenants are primarily local and minority or women-owned businesses that would otherwise not have been able to afford necessary build-outs.
Funding Source: Federal Office of Community Services
Urban Homeworks
Grant Funds Awarded: $150,000 over three years
Project: General operating funds for affordable housing and community engagement activities
Funding Source: McKnight Foundation - Regions & Communities initiative
