Small Cities Development Program

The Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) is a competitive grant program that cities and townships (with a population under 50,000) can apply for through the  Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The Small Cities Development Program is funded through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and activities funded must meet a federal objective:
  1. Benefiting low to moderate income persons (usually through housing rehabilitation) 
  2. Eliminating slum & blight conditions (usually through commercial property rehabilitation) 
  3. Solving an urgent need (such as health or environmental hazards, usually supplementing other funding to update wastewater facilities) 

Once a project is funded, local, licensed and insured contractors are selected to bid and perform the work, whether on a public facility, a home, rental property or commercial building. Rehabilitation activities (excluding public facilities) often include: repair/replacement of roofing, siding, windows and doors; heating systems, plumbing, electrical and roofing.

Communities interested in applying for the Small Cities Development Program are encouraged to contact the Swift County RDA or Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission for assistance. 

   Residents in the following communities are encouraged to apply to make improvements to their property: