The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is soliciting proposals from public, private, or non-profit entities engaged in workforce development, economic development, or education for a second round of FIRST (Framework for Integrated Regional Strategies) grants. Applications are due by August 27. DEED will award four FIRST grants in the amount of $50,000 each. This announcement is posted on their website.
The purpose of FIRST grants is to support new or existing collaborative networks of economic development, workforce development, education, and private business leaders who set and achieve strategies that grow the region’s economy. DEED will award four grants by September 12, 2008 for a time period of up to 18 months from the grant start date of October 1, 2008. The agency contact for more questions is Shelley Landgraf at Shelley.landgraf@state.mn.us , or by phone 651-259-7580.