Economic Development Grants Awarded

Cities receive Economic Development Grants

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota  Transportation Commission awarded  a total of $3.5 million in economic  development grants in November for  infrastructure improvements for some  of South Dakota’s smaller communities  and agri-business development. 

The grants will improve roads leading to  schools, main business areas, hospitals,  grain elevators, and other economic  areas within communities. The grants  pay for 80 percent of the construction  costs, up to a maximum of $600,000.

“These grants are just one of the  many opportunities the South Dakota  Department of Transportation has  available to assist local governments  in improving their infrastructure,” said  Secretary Joel Jundt. “Without these  awards, some of these communities  would not have the fi nancial ability to  improve access to foster economic  development and overall quality of life.”

Communities receiving grant awards  this year include the following: Community Access Grants: • City of De Smet - $600,000 for 

Calumet Avenue, 1st Avenue,  2nd Street, and 3rd Street which  serves the downtown business  area • City of Salem - $600,000 for 

Hollister Avenue and Douglas 

Street which serves a business  area • City of Kimball - $600,000 for 

Main Street which serves the  main business district • City of Parkston - $600,000 for 1st  and Elm Streets which serves a 

business area and the elevator • City of Dell Rapids - $450,000 for  3rd Street and Orleans Avenue  which serves a business area • City of Volga - $450,000 for 

Samara Avenue which serves a  business area Agri-Business Grant: • Sverdrup Township - $216,000 for  251st Street in Minnehaha County  which serves Driftwood Dairy Additional grant program information  and the application process are  available on the South Dakota  Department of Transportation website at  https://dot.sd.gov/doing-business/localgovernments/transportation-economicdevelopment-grants or by contacting  Paula Huizenga, Grants Program  Engineer, at 605-773-6253. ■

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