Community and Economic Development Services

A good idea without the financial means to make it come to life, will remain just another idea. But when it comes to community and economic development, we make it happen. Our experts work with communities and the private sector to provide financially feasible solutions for projects. To do this, we access a variety of federal, state and local funding sources, including grants, favorable financing and tax incentives.

Track Down Funding Sources For Your Projects

The SEH Financial Advisory Team knows the local, state and federal funding agencies and the application processes. With all the pressures you face…we’ll listen to your project ideas and help you determine if what funding you may qualify to receive.

Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Indiana, and Wisconsin communities have received millions in funding as a result of our Financial Advisory and Community Development Team’s knowledge of local, state, and federal funding programs.

Our team of funding, architecture, engineering, energy, and operational analysis experts will help you:

• Determine applicable funding sources
  
• Complete funding applications for stimulus dollars
  
• Identify additional funding sources to leverage funding
  
• Determine revenue producing opportunities
  
• Conduct energy audits
  
• Perform feasibility, operational or asset management studies
  
• Engineering and architectural design services
  
• Manage the bidding and construction administration

You can’t get funding unless you apply.
We’ve got an experienced financing team to navigate the way.

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Economic Development

• Downtown revitalization
• Business recruitment/marketing
• Business retention and expansion
• Tax increment financing
• Brownfields/contamination cleanup
• Industrial/business parks
• Revolving loan funds
• Bonds (GO, revenue, tax exempt)

Community Development

• Public infrastructure financing
• Housing development
• Neighborhood revitalization
• Public facility financing
• Comprehensive planning
• Parks and recreation
• Project administration and management
• Community/business development surveys

Private Entities

• Site location assistance
• Project financing
• Incentive analysis/ negotiation
• Design/Build
• Business plans
• Brownfields