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ProgramBIG Idea Competition
Pays high school students in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota cash prizes and scholarships for their best business idea.
About
Students submit their idea for judging and compete for a shared prize pool of nearly $50,000 in cash and scholarships; a $500 Agriculture Innovation prize sponsored by the SD Agriculture Foundation has also been offered in past years. The 2026 edition is open now, and the site lists winners going back to 2022, run by the nonprofit BIG Idea SD out of the Small Business Development Center in Aberdee…
Agritech
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.