The South Dakota Transportation Commission has awarded $4.7 million in economic development grants for infrastructure improvements in smaller communities in South Dakota.
The economic development grant program funds awarded at the Transportation Commission meeting on Nov. 29, 2018, will improve roads leading to schools, main business areas, hospitals, grain elevators and other economic areas in the communities. The grants pay for 80 percent of the construction costs, up to a maximum of $600,000.
Beadle County is receiving an agri-business loan in the amount of $400,000. The grant is for 383rd Avenue, which will provide access to the Lazy J Dairy.
More information regarding the grant programs and the process for applying can be found on the department’s website at http://www.sddot.com/business/local/economic/
(SD Dept. of Transportation)