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Find similar grantsIndustrial Innovation in Food Systems Grant Program is sponsored by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). This program provides competitive grant funding to food and beverage manufacturing facilities and food system organic waste processing sites in Minnesota to cut climate pollution, improve efficiency, and reduce waste.
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Minnesota climate-smart food systems | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Minnesota climate-smart food systems 18376: GovDelivery - Climate Smart Food Systems MNPCA_575 Peatland restoration, $20 million The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) will facilitate programs to protect and restore more than 10,000 acres of peatlands in Minnesota, which absorb and store climate pollution.
The DNR will restore degraded peatlands on DNR-administered lands and distribute a portion of the funds to Tribal Nations for peatland restoration on Tribal Nation lands. The work will also support culturally significant food sources and provide a scalable, cost-effective model for future peatland restoration.
The DNR’s Peatland Resilience Initiative webpage will be regularly updated with information about this project as well as the DNR’s other peatland resiliency work. BWSR’s peatland restoration efforts include permanent easements on private lands under the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve program and restorations accomplished through agreements with other agencies and organizations.
The primary goal of this work is to restore peatland hydrology to a continuously saturated and stable condition. Eligible sites must contain drained or otherwise altered wetlands that are determined to be restorable. Applications for peatland restoration are being accepted on a continuous basis.
BWSR is actively seeking to partner with federal and state agencies, Tribal Nations, local governments, and conservation organizations to extend the reach of these restoration programs. More information is available on BWSR’s peatlands webpage . Lacy Levine ( Lacy.
Levine@state. mn. us ), DNR Suzanne Rhees ( Suzanne.
Rhees@state. mn. us ), BWSR Climate-friendly agricultural practices, $20 million The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will expand three successful initiatives: the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program, the Soil Health Financial Assistance Program, and the Continuous Living Cover Market Development Program.
These programs support farmers adopting climate-friendly agriculture practices, such as use of controlled-release fertilizers, transition from row crops to perennials, and no-till farming.
Apply now: Climate friendly agricultural practices grant Coming summer 2026: Soil health financial assistance program grants Awarded: Developing markets for continuous living cover (CLC) grants Closed (March 30, 2026): Nitrogen enhanced efficiency fertilizer grant Program contact: Megan Moland ( Megan. Moland@state. mn.
us ), MDA Industrial innovation in food systems, $60 million The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) Industrial Innovation in Food Systems program provides competitive grant funding to food and beverage manufacturing facilities and food system organic waste processing sites to cut climate pollution, improve efficiency, and reduce waste.
Funding will help ensure that Minnesota’s food and beverage industry remains competitive, operational, and located within Minnesota. Grantees will improve operational efficiency and reduce operating costs while lessening environmental impacts through reducing greenhouse gas emissions, criteria air pollutants, hazardous air pollutants, and/or waste.
The grant programs also provide opportunities for waste processing services to reduce grid reliance and/or produce energy from waste streams. Apply now - Technical assistance and planning (TAP) grants Apply now - Implementation grants Technical assistance and planning grants will help grantees identify and evaluate facility-specific efficiency projects and decarbonization efforts.
Example projects may include assessments, studies, or analyses on selected processes or equipment; heat mapping; feasibility studies; techno-economic analyses; piping diagrams; energy assessments; and greenhouse gas inventories. Implementation grants are intended to execute capital expenditure projects.
Example projects may include fossil fuel equipment electrification, industrial heat pumps, combined heat and power, improved process and efficiency equipment, distributed energy resources, energy storage, fuel-switching, waste heat recovery, and anaerobic digestion of food scraps, wastewater, or manure.
In addition to these competitive grant programs, the Industrial Innovation in Food Systems program will provide $10 million in funding to Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy, in partnership with Dem-Con HZI Bioenergy and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, to construct and operate a new organics management facility in Shakopee.
The facility will showcase the effectiveness of advanced industrial energy and decarbonization technologies, particularly anaerobic digestion and biochar production. Program contact: Paul Beamer ( Paul. Beamer@state.
mn. us ), MPCA Cleaner refrigerants, $10 million The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will provide grants to small businesses, supermarkets, schools, hospitals, food banks, corner stores, cold storage warehouses, and similar organizations to invest in refrigeration equipment that reduces climate pollution. This program will include two competitive grant opportunities.
$8. 5 million will be available for projects where existing systems are replaced with equipment using a natural refrigerant such as carbon dioxide, propane, or ammonia. Another $1.
5 million will be available for smaller refrigeration projects switching to a lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant. Coming in 2026: Natural refrigerants in retail food refrigeration and cold storage Coming in 2026: Lower GWP refrigerants grants (smaller systems eligible) Program contact: Clark Bartelt ( Clark. Bartelt@state.
mn. us ), MPCA Vehicle and equipment replacement, $20 million The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will implement new programs to switch to cleaner fuels in vehicles and equipment we use to grow and transport our food.
The MPCA’s vehicle replacement program will award approximately $11 million to replace food system-related vehicles with those powered by electricity or advanced clean fuels. The MDA’s Electric Farm Equipment Grant will award approximately $6. 6 million to help farmers purchase electric agricultural equipment.
Apply now - Electric farm equipment grants (MDA) Closed (March 27, 2026): Equipment/vehicle replacement grant (MPCA) Cindy Osborn ( Cindy. Osborn@state. mn.
us ), MPCA Michael Greene ( Michael. Greene1@state. mn.
us ), MDA Prevention of wasted food and organics management, $33 million The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will administer grant and loan programs that reduce the amount of food and organic material thrown in the trash to keep valuable nutrients in circulation to feed people, livestock, and soil while preventing significant methane emissions.
The prevention of wasted food and food rescue grant program will fund projects that prevent wasted food from being generated, prevent food from going to waste, or rescue edible food from disposal and redirect it for human consumption. The organics management grants programs will expand infrastructure capacity and programs for composting organic materials with a focus on wasted food and food scraps.
The organics management revolving loan program will provide loans for organics management capital expenses. The food-to-livestock grant program will divert food scraps to farms for feeding livestock.
Coming in 2026: Food-to-livestock grant Coming in 2026: Organics management programs grant Coming in 2026: Organics management revolving loan program Closed (April 15, 2026): Organics management composting infrastructure grant Closed (April 28, 2026): Prevention of wasted food and food rescue grant MPCA’s prevention of wasted food and food rescue work MPCA’s 2024 organics management grant awards (a non-CSFS program) Program contact: Katie Niemeyer ( Katie.
Niemeyer@state. mn. us ), MPCA Food sovereignty and vibrant local food economies, $35 million The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), in collaboration with local public health, have established regional food networks statewide to improve food security, expand local food economies, strengthen food sovereignty, and reduce climate pollution in Tribal and local food systems.
Tribal food sovereignty funds will be available to support planning and implementation of projects within Tribal Nations and American Indian communities in urban areas. Local food systems grants will be available to support community-driven strategies for decarbonization of local food systems across the state.
Available now for eligible Tribes: Tribal food sovereignty non-competitive grants Coming in 2026: Food sovereignty grants, competitive Coming in 2026: Local food systems grants, competitive Closed (July 18, 2025): Regional food coordination Closed (Jan. 28, 2026) Assessment of local and regional food systems (MDH) Regional food networks and local food systems assessment: Sadie Gannett ( Sadie. Gannett@state.
mn. us ), MDH Tribal food sovereignty and local food systems grants: Valerie Gamble ( Valerie. C.
Gamble@state. mn. us ), MPCA 18376: Webinars for Climate-smart food systems The Climate-Smart Food Systems initiative held a one-year update webinar in December, building on the information in the kickoff event in October 2024.
This project has been funded by the EPA under assistance agreement 66. 046 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The contents of this webpage do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the EPA.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Food and beverage manufacturing facilities and food system organic waste processing sites in Minnesota; recipients must provide minimum 40% of total project costs. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $60 million total program allocation. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Industrial Innovation in Food Systems Grant Program is funded by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Grant Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs that funds the acquisition and development of public parkland and outdoor recreational facilities. Eligible applicants include Massachusetts cities of any size and towns with 35,000 or more year-round residents that have an established park or recreation commission and an approved Open Space and Recreation Plan. Smaller communities may qualify under small town, regional, or statewide provisions. Awards reach up to $425,000, with a deadline of July 8, 2025. The program supports community green space, conservation, and recreational access across the Commonwealth.
Bats for the Future Fund is a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, that funds efforts to slow or halt the spread of white-nose syndrome (WNS) disease and support the recovery of affected bat populations in North America. Funded projects may address disease treatment, habitat conservation, population monitoring, or public education strategies that contribute to bat species survival. Additional support is provided by NextEra Energy Resources through its charitable foundation. Eligible applicants include researchers, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies with relevant conservation expertise. Awards range from $50,000 to $250,000, with the 2025 deadline on August 14, 2025.
Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund is a grant from Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment that funds small and emerging grassroots organizations in California building climate resilience and advancing environmental justice. The fund prioritizes groups rooted in historically marginalized communities, including BIPOC, frontline, and low-income populations, with strong advocacy, organizing, and outreach components. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations or fiscally-sponsored groups with annual income or expenses of $150,000 or less; government agencies, colleges, and universities are not eligible. Awards typically range from $4,000 to $7,500, with a maximum of $7,500.
On June 1, DARPA and NSF announced AI Forge — a jointly governed forum that will fund university-led research on three thrusts: AI interpretability, AI control, and adversarial robustness. The RFI on sam.gov closes June 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET. Project Ventures awards run roughly \$750K to \$3M with one-year durations and multiple awards expected annually. Administration runs through a nonprofit, intellectual property will be shared via open-source licensing, and CAISI at NIST is the third partner. Here is what the 15 priority research challenges look like and how U.S. universities should respond.
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