Not Eligible for the PROMISE Act?

You, as a constituent, can advocate for yourself and your business by contacting your State Representative and State Senator to let them know you are not eligible for a MN PROMISE Act Grant. They need to hear from YOU as their constituent. We recommend reaching out to BOTH your State Senators and State Representatives for the address where your business is located, AND your home address.

If you email your representatives, please cc: promiseact@ndc-mn.org so we can also advocate on your behalf!

Click here to find your representative. We’ve created an email template below. Feel free to copy and paste to send to your representative. Don’t forget to fill in the blanks with your personal information.

Representative Outreach
E-mail Template

Hello Senator/Representative,

My name is [Name], and I’m one of your constituents. I’m emailing about the PROMISE Act Grants Program in the Twin Cities Area, passed in the 2023 legislative session, and recently updated in the 2025 legislative session.

The PROMISE Act Grants Program in the Twin Cities Area is meant to support small businesses that suffered from the civil unrest that occurred during 2020 and economic hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. They must be in a community adversely affected by structural racial discrimination, civil unrest, lack of access to capital, and similar challenges. Current eligibility, including location eligibility, is locked.

Under the current guidelines and legislation, I am still not eligible for the PROMISE Act Grants Funding due to [insert reason here, e.g., business location, revenue exceeding $750,000, not claiming the home office deduction, or not filing Form 990-EZ]. However, I believe my business should be eligible for funding and would benefit greatly from a small business grant program like the PROMISE Act.

My business address is [insert business address]. These restrictions fail to acknowledge that civil unrest and the pandemic impacted businesses across Minnesota, regardless of neighborhood or other technical criteria. Although the program is intended to be statewide, many businesses are excluded despite facing similar challenges.

Knowing that the PROMISE Act Program was allocated more dollars up to 6/30/2029, I believe the program should be expanded to include individuals like me. I believe my business and many others would benefit from additional funding into the PROMISE Act in future years to address the geographies left out of this opportunity.

Thank you for reading my concerns and my story.

Sincerely,

[Name]
[Address]
[Phone number]