Defense Alliance gets SBA award.

Byline: William Morris

A U.S. Small Business Administration grant will help Upper Midwest companies looking to break into the field of defense contracting.

St. Paul-based Defense Alliance is receiving $50,000 from the SBA through the 2019 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, the agency announced earlier this month. The grant money will supplement Defense Alliance's training budget for outreach to startups and entrepreneurs.

Defense Alliance, a tech accelerator and 2014 Finance and Commerce Progress MN honoree that works in fields related to national security, will use the funding to help companies connect to both federal and private investment opportunities to grow their business, Executive...