POLITICSJul 14 · 23:38 UTCKSTP ABC MINNEAPOLISRyan Raiche

Nonprofit that awarded ‘incorrect’ promise grants can keep up to $7 million to run the program

The Neighborhood Development Center (NDC), a nonprofit administering Minnesota's $100 million Promise Act program, is under scrutiny for awarding grants to ineligible businesses. State officials are recovering over $27,000 in misallocated funds, while NDC retains up to $7 million to operate the program. Investigations and audits are ongoing following reports of flawed application reviews.

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Neighborhood Development CenterorganizationMinnesota Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentorganizationPROMISE ActtopicEric RicepersonEric PrattpersonShahir AhmedpersonOffice of the Legislative Auditororganization5 INVESTIGATESorganization

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