Johnson outlines plan to help homegrown South Dakota startups with state seed money
Congressman wants to expand program to assist local businesses reach the next level
Rep. Dusty Johnson is proposing to increase a fund that provides small grants to South Dakota entrepreneurs in a bid to help residents start homegrown businesses.
Johnson, who is running for the GOP nomination for governor, wants to direct $2 million from the Future Fund to what he’s calling Launch South Dakota. It includes directing more economic development money to the Research Proof-of-Concept Fund. The fund provides awards of up to $25,000 to South Dakota start-ups.
The proposal would represent a major increase for the Research Proof-of-Concept Fund within the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. GOED requested $500,000 for the fund in the fiscal year 2027 budget.
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As a child, Tim Czmowski remembers visiting his aunt and her sister, Alice Simonson, in Day County. The women were of Norwegian descent, which meant they liked lutefisk. Of course, they wanted him to partake of the pungent dried white fish concoction, which he wasn’t keen on.
