Work Sample · Grant Research

Minnesota Grant-Eligibility Database

A 16-row public slice of the working research file behind this practice: 804 Minnesota communities, each scored for USDA Community Facilities eligibility from primary Census / ACS data.

804
Communities profiled — all of small-town Minnesota
784
Scored for eligibility & maximum grant share
297
Verified clerk contacts on file (withheld here)
11
Primary registries cross-checked per record

How the scoring works

Scored, not guessed

Population and median household income are matched to USDA CF eligibility bands (7 CFR 3570) to set the maximum grant share a community qualifies for.

Primary sources only

Census / ACS demographics, state financial filings, and council records — every figure tied to a named public document.

Contacts withheld

This public sample shows demographics and scoring only. Verified contact records — the working deliverable — stay private.

Sample: 16 of 804 records

Sorted by population. Notice the pattern the scoring exists to catch: as a town grows and earns more, its maximum federal grant share falls.

Community Population Median income CF score Grant share Project focus on file
Bigfork353$33,7506075%New library
Remer363$31,4066075%Comprehensive planning
Erskine508$36,0006075%Water system
Clearbrook578$35,0006075%Drinking water
Argyle627$34,0006075%Water / sewer expansion
Blackduck675$33,3936075%Streets & utilities
Onamia796$25,4176075%Fire station
Walker937$32,8576075%Assessment on file
Staples2,299$45,9825055%
Crosby2,519$42,9735055%
Sandstone2,566$39,6025055%
St. James4,757$50,9384035%
Chisholm4,759$47,7924035%
Princeton4,898$48,9514035%
Morris5,094$59,2612515%
International Falls5,795$54,6802515%

About this sample. Sixteen of 804 records, chosen to show the full scoring range. “Grant share” is the maximum federal grant percentage a community of that size and income can qualify for under USDA Community Facilities rules. Figures come from public Census / ACS data; project focus reflects each city's own public records. Full scoring, dossiers, and verified contacts for all 804 communities are maintained privately.

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