Senate Capital Investment Committee

09/15/2026

The Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) Unit is accepting Preliminary Proposals, the first stage in the grant application process, for eligible activities addressing community needs for owner-occupied housing rehabilitation, rental rehabilitation and/or commercial building rehabilitation or public facility improvements through SCDP.

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a federal program that provides funding for housing, community, and economic development. In 1974, Congress passed the Housing and Community Development Act, Title 1, which authorized the development of the CDBG program. The program administered by HUD, consists of two components: an entitlement program that provides funding directly to urban (entitlement) areas and SCDP, which provides funding to non-entitlement communities. DEED is responsible for administrating the state CDBG program for non-entitlement communities Community Development Block Grants.

Helps cities and counties with funding for housing, infrastructure and commercial rehabilitation projects that benefit people of low and moderate incomes.

08/31/2026

Dan Bauman is fast becoming someone to contend with on the pitch!!! Just think of what he could accomplish if he had even one good knee!

Dan Bauman defeated Cody Glorioso 2-1 in week 3 of the Fall VKL!

08/31/2026

Congratulations to the City of New Brighton for taking home the blue ribbon for “best tap water!”

https://www.minnpost.com/drinking-water/2026/08/best-tap-water-in-minnesota-state-fair-new-brighton/

In a totally subjective and definitely not scientific contest, State Fair goers judged the Minnesota community with the best tap water.

08/30/2026

08/04/2026

A deeply concerning story related to the vital water infrastructure facilities our committee works to fund.

"Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide," - Volz & Londoño, New York Times, August 2, 2026

Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.

07/27/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/upshot/transit-projects-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.01A.6dov.wqhC2hAqU0Uf&smid=nytcore-ios-share

“It’s hard to look at the last year and see anything other than a deliberate slowdown of these grants.”

07/20/2026

26 habitat restoration and outdoor recreation projects awarded $20M in the East Metro, as part of the 3M PFAS settlement👇

In total, 26 projects were chosen to receive funding for habitat restoration and outdoor recreation projects.

07/13/2026

Minnesota #5

“Infrastructure is our top-weighted category, as companies pursue strategic locations close to transport hubs, top utilities, access to fresh water, and abundant energy to power things like advanced manufacturing and data centers. And they want it all without red tape. For the first time in 2026, we are factoring ease of permitting into our rankings.”

CNBC's annual study puts all 50 states to the test across 138 metrics and 10 categories of competitiveness. These are America's Top States for Business.

07/07/2026

https://grist.org/science/new-research-traces-how-forever-chemicals-move-through-great-lakes-into-people/

The study used more than 40 years of data to map fluctuating PFAS levels across species in the region's food chain.

06/29/2026

Over the years our committee has funded three education wings in corrections facilities around the state.

“The achievement did not happen by accident. It required institutions willing to look beyond conventional gatekeeping and ask who truly belongs in the legal profession.

“These three entities — Mitchell Hamline, DOC, and American Bar Association leadership — had the courage, the wisdom, and the vision to do what gatekeepers before them refused to do,” Young said. “They saw worth and value where others were blinded.”

Incarcerated law students JD degree earned for first time in US history by Maureen Onyelobi and Jeffery Young at Mitchell Hamline in Minnesota.