Five matching-fund grant programs ($10,000-$50,000, generally 1:1 private match) for businesses/property owners in Downtown El Paso funding exterior renovation, signage/lighting, pedestrian improvements, murals, or residential-conversion utility upgrades.

$10,000–$30,000+ for new-to-Albany retail businesses opening downtown, or existing downtown retailers making exterior/renovation improvements.

Reimbursable grant up to $2,000 for downtown small businesses covering repair/cleaning costs from vandalism, graffiti, or damage.

The Economic Response Fund is part of a broader network of community-led efforts supporting Minnesotans amid the continuing impacts of Operation Metro Surge. At the Minneapolis Foundation, these include the Salt Cure Restaurant Recovery Fund, spearheaded by local food writer Stephanie March and others in the hospitality industry, which has raised and distributed nearly $1.5 million to more than 200 restaurants. Minnesota restaurants facing hardship can apply for this grant.

Reimburses Wyoming employers for costs of correcting employee skill deficiencies or upgrading skills, $3,000–$5,000 per trainee per fiscal year depending on industry.

Provides up to $5,000 to new, expanding, relocating, or ownership-transitioning small businesses in Jacksonville, AL for equipment or moving/establishment costs.