# Minnesota Supplier Systems #2000018797

MPCA grants for food-sector technical assistance and planning

**Posted:** October 13, 2026
**Respond By:** January 04, 2027
**Identifier:** 2000018797
**NAICS:** 541330, 541690, 541620

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is offering grants for planning and technical assistance to eligible food-sector facilities.
- **Government buyer:** Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), a State of Minnesota agency; no sub-agency or office is identified.
- **Opportunity:** Grants support Minnesota food and beverage manufacturers and food-system organic waste processors. This is grant funding for planning and assessment, not an equipment purchase.
- **Eligible services:** Facility efficiency project identification; energy and process assessments or feasibility studies; greenhouse gas and other emissions or organic-waste inventories; project design; measurement and verification planning; financial and operational analysis; permitting plans; and community engagement plans. Applicants must identify a qualified assessor.
- **Funding and match:** Individual requests are $50,000–$200,000, with approximately $7.2 million expected to be awarded overall. Grants cover up to 90% of eligible costs, and a matching contribution is required.
- **Named vendor example:** GHG Superstar LLC appears in the budget template as an example assessor. The example budget assigns George 15 hours at $75 per hour for a Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas inventory; it is illustrative, not a required vendor or fixed project scope.
- **OEMs and products:** No OEMs, equipment products, or product part numbers are specified.
- **Project timing:** Projects generally must be completed within 12 months after the grant agreement is fully executed, unless MPCA approves otherwise. Applications are considered in recurring cycles while funding remains available.

### Description

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

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