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The Bollig Funding Team works with rural cities like yours to find ways to make projects affordable with loans and grants.
Funding
When a community has an important infrastructure need, funding is often the piece that determines if the project can move forward and when. Bollig Engineering helps leaders of small cities identify realistic funding opportunities, prepare strong applications, and stay on track after the award.
From early planning through post-award support, we connect funding strategy with planning and engineering insight so communities can move projects forward with a plan that fits local needs, budgets, and long-term goals.
Impact
Small communities are often balancing aging infrastructure, limited staff time, and budgets that must stretch a long way. At the same time, funding programs can be competitive, detailed, and constantly changing.
Bollig helps make the process more manageable. We help communities understand which opportunities may fit a project, what information is needed, and what steps to take next. Many funding programs also require planning, preliminary engineering, environmental review, and cost development before a project is ready to complete.
Our goal is simple: help communities pursue the right funding path with clear guidance and practical support.
Small City focus
Bollig’s funding team works with:
Whether your project is still taking shape or already moving toward a funding deadline, we can help you understand your options and plan the next step.
municipal & aviation
We help communities pursue funding for water system improvements, water storage, water treatment, sanitary sewer upgrades, lift stations, collection system replacements, wastewater treatment improvements, and other municipal utility system needs.
These projects often involve major costs, long-term planning, and coordination with multiple funding sources. We help communities sort through those moving parts and build a realistic strategy.
Street projects often go hand in hand with drainage, stormwater, and underground utility improvements. Bollig helps communities look at the full project, not just one piece of it, so funding strategies support both current needs and long-term system performance.
Airport funding has its own timelines, documentation requirements, and agency coordination. Bollig works with airport managers to help identify funding paths, understand next steps, and prepare for future grant cycles.
Some projects need to be completed in phases to fit a community’s budget. We help communities evaluate phased approaches, combined funding packages, and long-term capital strategies that keep important work moving forward.
we help every step of the way
Your Funding Team
Depending on the project, funding may come from one source or a combination of sources. Bollig helps communities evaluate options such as:
Because funding programs and eligibility can change, our focus is on helping communities pursue the most realistic options for their project, timing, and budget.
Looking for help navigating funding terms, agencies, and program language?
Click here for our Quick Guide to Funding Sources for Small Cities in Minnesota.
funding faq's
Funding may be available for water, wastewater, streets, stormwater, utility, airport, and other public infrastructure projects. The best fit depends on the project type, timing, and available programs.
Earlier is usually better. Starting early gives your community more time to define the project, prepare supporting documents, understand costs, and line up with funding deadlines.
Yes. Many infrastructure projects use a combination of grants, loans, and local dollars. We help communities evaluate practical funding packages based on the full project need.
It depends on the project and funding program. Some applications can begin earlier, while others require planning, preliminary engineering, environmental review, cost estimates, or a preliminary engineering report (PER) before a project is ready to complete. We help communities determine what level of readiness is needed and what can be phased later.
Funding programs often use acronyms that can be confusing if you do not work with them every day. Visit our Funding Program Resource for a quick reference.
That does not mean the project has to stop. We can help identify the next best step, whether that means preparing for a future round, phasing the work, or building a stronger long-term funding strategy.
Yes. Our team stays involved with post-award support, coordination, and follow-through as the project continues.
Yes. Bollig works with airport managers to help identify funding opportunities and plan for airport improvement projects.
The best first step is a conversation. We can talk through your project, goals, and timing and help you understand what funding paths may make sense.
If you have another question that is is not answered here, reach out to us! Give us a call at 320-235-2555 or fill out this simple form, and we will get back to you.
If funding is the piece keeping your project from moving forward. Bollig Engineering can help you understand your options and build a plan that fits your project and community.
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