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Dozens of communities in every part of the state are already benefiting from the University of Minnesota’s new Empowering Small Minnesota Communities (ESMC) program.
The program is driven by 2023 legislation that allocated funds to the University to support small community partnerships. The partnerships will help identify how individual small communities can utilize their assets to create infrastructure and projects that support and enhance community vitality, identity and resilience. Additionally, ESMC will assist communities in securing state and federal project funding.