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Open grants and loans

Grants and low-interest loans are available to help businesses meet or exceed environmental regulations, and to cover costs associated with projects, equipment, investigation and cleanup.

Stage 1 vapor recovery grants

MPCA has approximately $250,000 available to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) through the use of stage 1 vapor recovery systems at gasoline filling stations throughout Minnesota.

Greater MN waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting grants

MPCA has approximately $1 million for projects that increase the efficiency or effectiveness of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, or composting programs in Greater Minnesota.

Get the Lead Out - Lead-free fishing tackle rebate program

Retail establishments can receive a 45% rebate on purchases of lead-free tackle for resale.

Chloride reduction grants

Funding available for organizations to coordinate efforts to reduce chloride at the source within priority communities.

Heavy duty on-road replacement grant

The MPCA anticipates awarding approximately $4.4 million in grants to replace old diesel vehicles and transit buses with new diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, natural gas, propane, and electric models.

Implementation grants for wastewater resilience

The MPCA is soliciting project proposals to distribute $10 million to communities for projects to prepare local wastewater infrastructure for the impacts of climate change. These projects are specifically meant to protect water quality and increase resilience.

Locomotive idle reduction

MPCA has $200,000 available to help locomotive owners purchase technology to reduce diesel emissions.

PFAS source identification and reduction grant program

This rolling RFP dedicates $2 million toward activities related to planning, development and implementation of PFAS source identification and reduction plans, product substitutions and system improvements.

Drinking water planning and design funds for PFAS treatment

Funding for planning and design of PFAS treatment systems for owners and operators of community drinking water supply systems in Minnesota.

Funding for brownfield investigation

Apply for funds to help assess sites with known or suspected contamination and develop remediation plans.

Environmental assistance loans

Loans are available to defray the capital costs of installing waste or pollution prevention machinery or equipment.

Small business environmental improvement loans

Loans at zero-percent interest help small businesses purchase equipment to meet or exceed environmental regulations, or to investigate and clean up contaminated sites.

Clean Water Partnership loans

Clean Water Partnership loans help local units of government fund projects that protect and restore water quality in lakes, streams, and groundwater aquifers.

Technical assistance contracts

Contractors perform environmental investigations and other response actions at sites throughout Minnesota that pose a threat to the environment, and the public’s health and safety. When opportunities are available, the MPCA seeks proposals from qualified experienced environmental contractors to perform this work.

Recently closed grants and loans

Closed: MPCA Natural Resource Damage Assessment master contract

MPCA sought proposals from qualified contractors to provide a full range of activities for conducting Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) services.

Closed: Wood-stove changeouts for tribes in Minnesota

The MPCA sought a contractor to lead the effort to identify and replace tribal members' old wood stoves that are not certified by the U.S. EPA.

Closed: Tribal climate and environmental professional and technical assistance

The MPCA sought contractors to work with Minnesota tribal governments and tribal organizations that serve Minnesota tribal governments to provide technical support and assistance to advance environmental and climate action.

Closed: Dry cleaner cost share funding

MPCA offered funds to help Minnesota dry-cleaning businesses stop using perchloroethylene (perc).

Closed: Statewide sustainable building and materials management grants

The MPCA had approximately $2 million to support projects that focus on sustainable building and materials management strategies that reduce waste and increase deconstruction, salvage, and reuse.

Closed: Statewide organics management grants

The MPCA had approximately $4.5 million available to support organics management projects across the state.

Closed: Metro community air monitoring pilot grant program

$4.85 million to run community air monitoring projects in the 7-county Metropolitan Area (counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington).

Closed: Stormwater master contract

Sought proposals from qualified consultants for technical services to support the maintenance, revision, and development of MPCA guidance documents, tools, and outreach programs for stormwater management.

Closed: Resource management report

The MPCA sought proposals to conduct a study and prepare a final report that includes a pathway to implement resource management policies, programs, and infrastructure.

Closed: Statewide prevention of wasted food and food rescue grants

Approximately $4.5 million was available to support prevention of wasted food and food rescue projects across the state.

Closed: Contractor to assist with collecting water quality data

MPCA sought a qualified contractor to assist with collecting water quality data in 56 streams/rivers and 1 lake, located in northwest and north-central Minnesota.

Closed: Local climate action grants

Approximately $2.3 million in funding was available for local climate action planning and implementation projects.

Closed: Statewide recycling market development grants

Approximately $5.3 million to support recycling market development projects across the state.

Closed: Implementation grants for stormwater resilience

The MPCA solicited project proposals to distribute $35 million to communities for projects to prepare local stormwater infrastructure for the impacts of climate change.

Closed: High-emitting vehicle repair grant

The MPCA sought applications from contractors to partner with auto repair shops, dealerships, tech colleges or other entities to identify and fix high-emitting vehicles.

Closed: Solar panel reuse and recycling study

MPCA sought contract proposals from qualified contractors to produce a report on developing a statewide system to reuse and recycle solar equipment in the state.

Closed: Request for pro bono services for public engagement and project management

Request for pro bono services for public engagement and project management for the Governor’s Advisory Council on Climate

Closed: Refrigerant emission reduction grants

Funding was available for projects that that aim to reduce emissions of high global warming potential (HGWP) refrigerants in retail settings in Minnesota.

Closed: Statewide waste reduction and reuse grants

The MPCA had just over $1 million available to support waste reduction and reuse projects across the state.

Closed: Planning grants for stormwater, wastewater, and community resilience

The MPCA had $750,000 available to support climate-planning projects in communities across Minnesota.

Closed: Climate calculator tool for use in environmental review

The EQB sought proposals to build a climate calculator tool that assists users in quantifying greenhouse gas emissions for all proposed projects.

Closed: Clean heavy-duty off-road equipment grant

Grant opportunity to fund off-road clean diesel projects in Minnesota. Total funding was approximately $1.4 million.

Closed: Small, rural, and tribal wastewater technical assistance grant

MPCA sought a grantee to work with small, rural, or tribal publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) to develop asset management plans and provide wastewater technical assistance.

Closed: Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants

The MPCA had $625,000 available to support projects that provide planning and design services for infrastructure projects to replace aging and obsolete infrastructure in Environmental Justice communities across Minnesota.

Closed: Electric school bus grant

MPCA sought proposals from eligible applicants to fund electric school buses in the state of Minnesota.

Solid Waste Processing Facilities Capital Assistance Program

CAP provides financial and technical assistance to local governments to encourage investment in the proper management of solid waste.

Closed: Destructive technology test on PFAS concentrate

This RFP was intended to provide a mechanism for interested parties to acquire a limited volume of PFAS concentrate for PFAS destructive technology testing purposes.

Closed: Wastewater pond optimization implementation capital grant

MPCA had $200,000 to fund repairs of wastewater pond systems.

Closed: Grants to improve air quality

The MPCA sought proposals from eligible applicants for projects that aim to reduce air emissions.

Closed: Replacing failing septic systems to protect groundwater grant

The MPCA had $2 million available for grants to counties to assist low-income landowners with septic systems failing to protect groundwater or posing an imminent threat to public health or safety.

Closed: Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging station grants

The MPCA had $664,000 available to install Level 2 EV charging stations in public places, workplaces, and multiunit dwellings.