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MPCA grants for food-system facility technical assistance and planning

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is offering grants for planning and technical assistance to improve Minnesota food-system facilities and manage organic waste. - Government buyer: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), State of Minnesota; contact named in the materials: Nicole Pedro. No sub-agency or office is identified. - Opportunity: Industrial Innovation in Food Systems Technical Assistance and Planning Grants. This is grant funding for eligible work, not a purchase of equipment or a direct procurement of vendor services. - Funding: MPCA expects to award approximately $7.2 million. Individual grant requests must be $50,000–$200,000; grants reimburse up to 90% of eligible costs, and recipients must provide the remaining match. Other federal grants cannot be used as match. - Eligible applicants and facilities: Food and beverage manufacturers and food-system organic-waste processors with facilities in Minnesota or serving Minnesota, including Tribal lands. Projects benefiting underserved communities or environmental justice areas may receive higher ratings. - Services requested: Facility-specific efficiency project identification; energy and process assessments, studies, and analyses; baseline energy or feasibility assessments; greenhouse-gas and other emissions or organic-waste inventories; project feasibility, financial, and operational analysis; design support; measurement and verification planning; permitting plans; and community engagement plans. Applicants must identify a qualified assessor. - Notable requirements: Funding supports assessment and planning, not implementation equipment purchases. Projects generally must be completed within 12 months after the grant agreement is fully executed. Applications are considered on a recurring three-month schedule until funding is exhausted or the program closes. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers, OEMs, or service vendors are specified. The named contact, Nicole Pedro, is not identified as a vendor.

Description

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking applications for Industrial Innovation in Food Systems Technical Assistance and Planning (TAP) grants. Funding will support tailored technical assistance and planning for eligible food and beverage manufacturers and food system organic waste processors, including efficiency project identification, energy and process assessments, baseline energy or greenhouse gas assessments, project design, and project development. The RFP states that individual grant requests must be between $50,000 and $200,000, with approximately $7.2 million expected to be awarded; grants reimburse 90% of eligible project costs. Applications are due through the SWIFT Supplier Portal by January 4, 2027, at 4:00 p.m. CST.

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