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Career Opportunities

Grants Specialist Senior
This position helps administer Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation grant programs and economic development funding serving communities and businesses in northeastern Minnesota. Responsibilities include monitoring grant activities and compliance, providing guidance on grant policies and procedures, supporting the agency’s grants management system, conducting site visits, and providing technical assistance and training to grant recipients and staff.

Job ID: 96676

Deadline to Apply: Sept. 21, 2026

Visit mn.gov/careers to apply today or find additional information.

Minnesota Department of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation (IRRR) Giants Ridge Recreation Area

Request for Proposals for a Management Contract

The Department of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation (IRRR) is seeking proposals from qualified companies or organizations to manage and oversee all operational aspects of the Giants Ridge Recreation Area in Biwabik, Minnesota. The selected contractor will be responsible for maintaining, operating, programming and marketing the state-owned recreation facilities that include: golfing, skiing, mountain biking, retail, food and beverage, events and the newly constructed Pool and Sauna Haus at Giants Ridge Recreation Area.

Sealed proposals must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Proposals received after this deadline will not be considered.

Please submit completed proposals to:
Tina Neumann
Contract Coordinator
Department of Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation
4261 Highway 53 S
Eveleth, MN 55734

This request does not obligate IRRR to complete the work contemplated in this notice. IRRR reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. All expenses incurred in responding to this notice are solely the responsibility of the responder

Access the Giants Ridge Management Contract RFP.

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Accessible Formats: If you need items 2-4 in an alternative or accessible format, please contact Jordan Metsa at Jordan.Metsa@state.mn.us or 218-735-3061.

Other Opportunities

Office of Equity in Procurement
The Office of Equity in Procurement promotes opportunities to do business with the state, and provide assistance to small businesses owned by women, minorities, people with substantial physical disabilities, and veterans as they seek state contracts. The office helps state agencies be leaders in equal employment opportunities, equal contracting opportunities, and full participation in civic life for all Minnesotans. More than 1,000 small businesses are certified as veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged, or targeted group businesses in Minnesota based on the business's ownership by woman, minority, person with a substantial physical disability, or by its location in an economically disadvantaged area.

Learn more from the Office of Equity in Procurement.