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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.

Next generation refrigeration grants

Application deadline: May 29, 2025

The MPCA requests proposals from eligible applicants for projects that reduce emissions of high global warming potential (HGWP) refrigerants in retail settings and food assistance programs in Minnesota.

Applications must be received electronically through the SWIFT Supplier Portal no later than 4:00

Destructive technology test on PFAS concentrate

Application deadline: July 31, 2025

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

Solid Waste Processing Facilities Capital Assistance Program

Application deadline: May 1, 2025

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

School bus replacement grant

Application deadline: May 14, 2025

The MPCA anticipates awarding approximately $630,000 in grants to replace old diesel school buses with new models fueled by diesel, propane, or natural gas.

Freight switcher locomotive grant

Application deadline: July 3, 2025

The MPCA anticipates awarding approximately $1.4 million for locomotive repower/replacement grants in Minnesota.

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

Application deadline: March 31, 2027

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

PFAS source identification and reduction grant program

Application deadline: July 31, 2025

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

Application deadline: June 30, 2025

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

Small business environmental improvement loans

Ongoing

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

Ongoing

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

Environmental assistance loans

Ongoing

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

Funding for brownfield investigation

Ongoing

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

Professional and technical contract opportunities

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: Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act assessments

The MPCA solicited proposals from qualified contractors to conduct a preliminary assessment and a complete needs assessment and produce two reports summarizing the results.

Closed: 3M PFAS settlement Priority 2 grant program (DNR)

Up to $20 million in grants for projects that restore and enhance aquatic resources, wildlife, habitat, fishing, and outdoor recreational opportunities in portions of Washington, Ramsey and Dakota counties and downstream areas of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers affected by PFAS released by 3M.

Closed: Green chemistry curriculum development grants

The MPCA had approximately $119,000 available to support development of green chemistry and design curricula at post-secondary institutions in Minnesota.

Closed: Statewide waste reduction and reuse grants

The MPCA had just over $800,000 available to support waste reduction and reuse projects across the state.

Closed: Next generation refrigeration grants

The MPCA requested proposals from eligible applicants for projects that aim to reduce emissions of high global warming potential (HGWP) refrigerants in retail settings and food assistance programs in Minnesota.

Closed: Clean transportation for delivery and commercial services grants

MPCA invited grant proposals from public, private, and nonprofit delivery and commercial service providers to fund cleaner transportation vehicles.

Closed: Construction and demolition (C&D) management planning grants

The MPCA solicited applications for planning grants to promote collaboration among political subdivisions, including public-private and multi-county partnerships.

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: Solid waste/wastewater PFAS treatment grant

This RFP dedicated $2 million toward activities related to planning and design of PFAS treatment/separation and/or destruction technologies at municipal wastewater facilities, landfills, and/or industries in Minnesota.

Closed: Industrial facility air toxic and criteria emission reduction grant

Grant money was available to regulated air pollution emitting facilities for improvements that reduce emissions for environmental justice areas in Minnesota.

Closed: Small community planning grants for stormwater, wastewater, and community resilience

The MPCA solicited proposals for $500,000 in grants for climate planning projects to small communities with populations of less than 10,000 people.

Closed: Local climate action grants

Approximately $3 million in funding was available for local climate action planning and implementation projects.

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: Clean heavy-duty off-road equipment grant

Grant opportunity to fund off-road clean diesel projects in Minnesota. Total funding was approximately $2 million.

Closed: Implementation grants for community resilience

The MPCA had $5 million available to support the implementation of projects to increase resilience to the impacts of climate change in communities across Minnesota.

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: 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: Statewide wood waste utilization grant

The MPCA had at least $1 million to support projects that will build lasting capacity to preserve standing tree stock and manage increasing volumes of wood waste.

Closed: Sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants

The MPCA had $676,000 available in grant funding for communities in environmental justice areas across Minnesota to support projects that provide planning and design services for replacing or upgrading inadequate water infrastructure.

Closed: Stage 1 vapor recovery grants

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

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

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

Closed: Waste characterization study

MPCA sought proposals from qualified responders for a contract conducting a waste characterization study evaluating the types of materials generated and discarded in Minnesota and their relative prominence in Minnesota’s waste streams.

Closed: Heavy duty on-road replacement grant

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

Closed: Chloride reduction grants

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

Closed: Implementation grants for wastewater resilience

The MPCA solicited 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.