Critical Corridors Development & Infrastructure Program 2025 (Minnesota)

Ramsey County’s Critical Corridors Development & Infrastructure Program, funded through the Housing Redevelopment Authority levy, is a redevelopment funding program for inclusive development and public infrastructure within transit, economic and cultural corridors.

Donor Name: Ramsey County

State: Minnesota

County: Ramsey County (MN)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 10/14/2025

Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The program supports projects that demonstrate efficient land use and compact built form to connect residents to housing, jobs, retail and services, while creating walkable environments.

Selection Priorities

Redevelopment projects that:

Increase density along key corridors, especially those that reduce space used for parking and improve access to transit.
Facilitate the development of multifamily housing, such as zoning changes.
Promote development activity in disinvested areas.
Improve pedestrian or bicycle infrastructure.
Propel nearby development without displacing current residents or small businesses.

Funding Information

Maximum anticipated award is $500,000, per project.

Eligible Activities

Extraordinary/hard construction costs of housing, commercial or mixed-use redevelopment projects.
- Site preparation: clearing, grading and installation of streets or utilities.
- Public realm improvements or amenities (publicly accessible spaces on private property).
- Stormwater management.
- Geotechnical soil correction.
- Adaptive reuse of buildings.
- Building & related structures removal (demolition, deconstruction and clearance).
- Parking removal associated with redevelopment (resulting in a net decrease of at least 10% of parking).
Public site infrastructure improvements (water, sewer, sidewalks, exterior public lights, etc.).
- Improvements not associated with a development project must be comprehensive (improving a single sidewalk/streetlight is inadequate).
For Local Units of Government Only: Strategic property acquisition (eligibility limited to agencies preserving sites for future higher density development).