SUPER BOWL LII IS 11 MONTHS
AWAY.
SOME PEOPLE ARAL ALREADY
CELEBRATING ITS OUTCOME.
WELL BEFORE THE FINAL TWO
FOOTBALL TEAMS TAKE THE FIELD,
THE SUPER BOWL COMMITTEE IS
CHOOSING LOCAL WINNERS.
GIVING OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
IN GRANTS TO GROUPSWORKING WITH
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
AS ANGELA DAVIS SHOWS US,
THEY'RE ALSO GETTING SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS READY TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES
TO COME.
WE WANT TO GET YOUR BUSINESS
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Reporter: THIS GROUP MEANS
BUSINESS.
THEY ARE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
LEARNING WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO
TO COMPETE FOR THE LUCRATIVE
SUPER BOWL CONTRACTS.
THIS BUSINESS CONNECT WORKSHOP
IS ORGANIZED BY THE NFL AND THE
MINNESOTA SUPER BOWL HOST
COMMITTEE.
YOU'LL FIND PEOPLE DOING
FENCING OR SIGNAGE OR CATERING
OR THEY MAKE THE PINS THAT WE
WEAR.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE GOING
TO BE NEEDED WHEN WE COME IN
FOR SUPER BOWL.
Reporter: THE NFL IS
REACHING OUT TO BUSINESSES
OWNED BY MINORITIES, WOMEN,
VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE
LGBT COMMUNITY.
YOU MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE.
YOU HAVE TO BE GOOD AT WHAT YOU
DO.
THEY'LL HAVE TO SHOP LOCAL.
THAT'S GOING TO CREATE A HECK
OF APP OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
PARTICIPATE AND THEY'RE PRETTY
MUCH LAYING IT OUT HOW TO DO IT
FROM A TO Z.
Reporter: SINCE THE SUPER
BOWL IN HOUSTON ENDED AND THE
COUNTDOWN TO MINNEAPOLIS
STARTED, THE MINNESOTA SUPER
BOWL HOST COMMITTEE HAS AWARDED
GRANTS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS HERE
EVERY WEEK.
LAST WEEK THEY GAVE A $100,000
CHECK TO THE ST. PAUL PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO BUILD
COURTS AT TWO REC CENTERS SO
KIDS CAN PLAY A GAME THAT'S
POPULAR AMONG SOUTHEAST ASIAN
CHILDREN.
FOR OUR VISITORS AND
RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO PLAY,
THIS SENDS A STRONG MESSAGE OR
INCENTIVE TO COME INTO OUR PARK
SYSTEM, USE IT AND FEEL
WELCOME.
Reporter: THIS WEEK A CITY
RECEIVED A $49,000 GRANT TO
BUILD A NEW PLAYGROUND AND SOME
OTHER SAFE SPACES.
AS FOR THE BUSINESS CONNECT
PROGRAM, THE APPLICATION
DEADLINE IS APRIL 1st.
ONLY ABOUT 350 BUSINESSES WHO
MEET THE CRITERIA WILL BE
CHOSEN.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF CATEGORIES.
56 CATEGORIES.
FLORISTS, CATERERS, ARTISTS,
SNOW REMOVAL WORKERS, TENT
MAKERS.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
AS THEY SAID TODAY, THIS IS NOT
A BACKYARD WEDDING, IT'S THE
SUPER BOWL.
THEY WANT YOU TO HAVE SOME
EXPERIENCE.
BUT IT'S GREAT, THE BENEFIT TO
THE COMMUNITY.
