The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency inviting applicants to apply for its Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, and Composting Grants.
Donor Name: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has approximately $1 million for projects that increase the efficiency or effectiveness of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, or composting programs. Reducing the amount of materials entering landfills in Greater Minnesota communities benefits the environment as well as local economies.
Minnesota’s waste management hierarchy prioritizes waste reduction and reuse over other waste management options. To better align with the waste hierarchy, waste reduction and reuse efforts have been added as grant-eligible projects for this grant program, renamed Greater Minnesota Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling and Composting Grants (Greater MN WRRRC grant).
Funding Information
- Available funds: Approximately $1 million
- Minimum award: $100,000 per project
- Maximum award: $250,000 per project
- Applicants must match at least 25% of the grant request. Matching funds may not come from other funding sources administered by the MPCA.
Eligibility Criteria
Minnesota counties, cities, townships, and Tribes located outside of the Twin Cities metro area may apply. Cities must have a population of less than 45,000. Applicants asking for less than the minimum grant award ($100,000) will be deemed ineligible.
For more information, visit MPCA.