Three companies received $50,000 grants for winning the NFL's annual Super Bowl startup competition designed to spur novel advancements in athlete safety and performance.
St. Cloud State University has been given a $420,000 grant from Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation. The grant is designed to help "at-risk" students overcome financial obstacles through 2019.
Affluent communities on the fringes of the Twin Cities metro area have lost out to Greater Minnesota in this year's competition for grants to subsidize broadband communications in poorly served remote locations.
The state Department of Veterans Affairs says flood relief grants are available for veterans in about half of Minnesota's 87 counties. Department officials say veterans, surviving spouses and families may be eligible for reimbursement assistance funds of up to $750 if no other state or federal assistance was given for spring flooding.