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Grants to small businesses to create resiliency and help accelerate their ongoing recovery, including specific support for minority and women-owned businesses.

Total allocation: $10,000,000

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This program helps small business incubators leverage funds to use for working capital and other non-operating expenditures that support new business creation in communities.

Facilitate the redevelopment of blighted areas by providing essential public infrastructure.

Targeted Industrial Manufacturing Enhancement (TIME) Zones may be created by communities for the purpose of completing infrastructure projects to promote economic development. The zone board governing an established TIME zone may enter an agreement with the Department to retain 25% of the state withholding tax from new jobs within the zone to fund improvements in the zone.

With more than 120 wineries throughout the state, Missouri supports continued growth for our vineyards and wine producers. Through this program, growers and producers can access tax credits for the purchase of new equipment and materials for expanding Missouri’s wine industry.

Funds will be used to train and upskill under and unemployed workers and expand customized recruitment assistance to employers. The application cycle for the Workforce Training Grant closed October 29, 2022. Awards were announced January 24, 2023.

To broaden and strengthen opportunities for positive development and participation in community life for youth. 

The purpose of the Youth Opportunities Program is to broaden and strengthen opportunities for positive development and participation in community life for youth, and to discourage such persons from engaging in criminal and violent behavior.