00E03864

Description: The purpose of this award is to provide funding under the Inflation Reduction Act to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

The recipient will implement greenhouse gas reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Planning Grant.

Activities conducted through this grant will benefit all residents and visitors in the state of Minnesota through four main objectives:

Implementation of ambitious measures that will achieve significant cumulative greenhouse gas reductions by 2030 and beyond;

Pursuit of measures that will achieve substantial community benefits, particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities;

Complementing other funding sources to maximize these greenhouse gas reductions and community benefits; and,

Pursuit of innovative policies and programs that are replicable and can be 'scaled up' across multiple jurisdictions.

Activities: The activities include:

Peatland restoration,

Adoption of climate-friendly agricultural practices,

Implementing industrial innovation for food, energy, and waste systems,

Transitioning to low and ultra-low global warming potential refrigerants,

Vehicle and equipment replacement,

Prevention of wasted food and organics management,

And strengthening food sovereignty and vibrant local food economies.

Subrecipient: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will provide the following subawards:

Department of Natural Resources to complete restoration on state-administered peatlands and provide to tribal nations for peatland restoration;

Board of Water and Soil Resources for restoration contracts on private, local government, and tax-forfeit lands;

Minnesota Department of Agriculture for climate-friendly agricultural practice incentives and continuous living cover crops market development;

Subawards for approximately 5 implementation projects to subsidize food system facilities to implement biofuel production;

Ramsey and Washington Counties Recycling and Energy for organics waste management;

Minnesota Department of Agriculture for agricultural equipment replacement;

Organics management grants - 4 compost facility grants;

Tribal nations and communities for tribal food sovereignty grants;

And to Minnesota Department of Health for tribal coordination and regional food network coordination and food system greenhouse gas assessments.

Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include:

Restoring 10,000 acres of peatlands;

Accelerating the adoption of climate-friendly agricultural practices;

Implementing innovative industrial food, energy, and waste systems;

Accelerating the transition to low and ultra-low global warming potential refrigerants for food storage in commercial settings;

Electrifying vehicles, equipment, and agricultural equipment in food systems;

And, strengthening tribal food sovereignty and vibrant local food economies statewide.

The expected outcomes include:

Water quality improvements, flood management, and protection of key habitats;

Reduced soil, sediments, and phosphorus in waterways and improved drinking water supplies;

Reductions of criteria air pollutants, particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities;

Energy cost savings;

Workforce trained in new, cleaner technologies;

Increased capacity for grocers to operate in food deserts in low-income communities;

Tons of food waste diverted from harmful disposal methods;

Creation of jobs in construction and composting sectors;

Reduced food waste, reduced waste to landfills, and environmental harms from landfills;

And, increased food security and food sovereignty.

Activities conducted through this grant will benefit all residents and visitors in the state of Minnesota.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE S - CROSS AGENCY STRATEGY S.1 - ENSURE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AND SCIENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING 3 - LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION 3.2 - RESTORE LAND 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE

66.046 - Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

EPA Region 5: Chicago [EPA - RO]

Minnesota United States

State-Wide

Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program: Implementation Grants (General Competition) (EPA-R-OAR-CPRGI-23-07)