01E03682
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
**Description:** This agreement provides funding under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to the Minneapolis Foundation.
The recipient is Regional Grantmaker.
The Minneapolis Foundation will work with their partner, the NDN Collective, to redistribute $40 million in grant funding to communities within Region 5.
They anticipate awarding 206 grants over the project period with 30% of awards allocated to tribes and Indigenous groups, 25% to rural and remote Environmental Justice (EJ) communities, and 45% to urban EJ communities.
The additional $2 million in funding will be used for operating costs such as administrative costs, hiring contractual support, and other overhead.
Additionally, a portion of this $2 million will be allocated for personnel to support the subawardees as project officers, where their assigned tasks will include acting as liaisons between the EPA PO and the subawardee, conducting routine check-ins and closeouts of awarded grants.
The purpose of this award is to fund the subsequent award for the pass-through entity the Minneapolis Foundation.
**Activities:** The activities in the subsequent award phase include reviewing and finalizing an application for Tier 1 (competitive and noncompetitive), Tier 2, and Tier 3 awards; providing specific contractual support to adhere to EPA requirements for quality assurance and human subjects research; providing outreach to target communities so they are aware of funding opportunities; monitoring each of the estimated 206 awards to assure compliance with the Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program; and conducting a virtual townhall meeting to solicit feedback on the program.
The Great Lakes Grantmaking Program (comprised of the Minneapolis Foundation and their partner, NDN Collective) intends to use the allocated funds to open applications during the month of October, 2024.
Prior to the start of their grantmaking program, they intend to have a draft version of their Quality Management Plan (QMP) submitted to the Regional Quality Assurance Manager, as well as versions of the Conflict of Interest forms and CAP amount award policy.
Currently, their workplan includes the definitions they will be using to differentiate the three award tiers under this program as well as their definition for severely capacity constrained.
**Subrecipient:** Subawards will be given across three grant tiers, for a total estimate of 206 subawards.
The intent is to distribute them 30% to Indigenous and tribal communities, 25% to rural and remote Environmental Justice communities, and 45% to urban Environmental Justice communities.
Subgrants will be awarded in one of three tiers, either competitively or noncompetitively, depending on the capacity of the organization and the type of grant.
Tier 1 grants will be assessment grants, covering topics such as air, water, and soil data collection as well as other assessment types of activities.
Tier 2 grants will be planning grants, focused on planning, partnership agreements, and other similar activities.
Tier 3 grants will be project development grants, including activities such as gathering work permits and implementing project plans.
Current estimated award distribution by tier and year include:
Year 1: 83 awards, Tier 1 (competitive): 20 awards, Tier 1 (noncompetitive): 18 awards, Tier 2: 26 awards, Tier 3: 19 awards.
Year 2: 85 awards, Tier 1 (competitive): 20 awards, Tier 1 (noncompetitive): 18 awards, Tier 2: 27 awards, Tier 3: 20 awards.
Year 3: 38 awards, Tier 1 (competitive): 21 awards, Tier 1 (noncompetitive): 18 awards, Tier 2: 21 awards, Tier 3: 0 awards.
**Outcomes:** The anticipated deliverables for the subsequent award only include awarding an estimated 206 subgrants through this grant program.
Current goals include that 30% of these awards go to tribal and Indigenous communities; 25% to rural and remote Environmental Justice communities (with populations less than 50,000); and 45% of awards to urban Environmental Justice communities (with populations over...
The recipient is Regional Grantmaker.
The Minneapolis Foundation will work with their partner, the NDN Collective, to redistribute $40 million in grant funding to communities within Region 5.
They anticipate awarding 206 grants over the project period with 30% of awards allocated to tribes and Indigenous groups, 25% to rural and remote Environmental Justice (EJ) communities, and 45% to urban EJ communities.
The additional $2 million in funding will be used for operating costs such as administrative costs, hiring contractual support, and other overhead.
Additionally, a portion of this $2 million will be allocated for personnel to support the subawardees as project officers, where their assigned tasks will include acting as liaisons between the EPA PO and the subawardee, conducting routine check-ins and closeouts of awarded grants.
The purpose of this award is to fund the subsequent award for the pass-through entity the Minneapolis Foundation.
**Activities:** The activities in the subsequent award phase include reviewing and finalizing an application for Tier 1 (competitive and noncompetitive), Tier 2, and Tier 3 awards; providing specific contractual support to adhere to EPA requirements for quality assurance and human subjects research; providing outreach to target communities so they are aware of funding opportunities; monitoring each of the estimated 206 awards to assure compliance with the Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program; and conducting a virtual townhall meeting to solicit feedback on the program.
The Great Lakes Grantmaking Program (comprised of the Minneapolis Foundation and their partner, NDN Collective) intends to use the allocated funds to open applications during the month of October, 2024.
Prior to the start of their grantmaking program, they intend to have a draft version of their Quality Management Plan (QMP) submitted to the Regional Quality Assurance Manager, as well as versions of the Conflict of Interest forms and CAP amount award policy.
Currently, their workplan includes the definitions they will be using to differentiate the three award tiers under this program as well as their definition for severely capacity constrained.
**Subrecipient:** Subawards will be given across three grant tiers, for a total estimate of 206 subawards.
The intent is to distribute them 30% to Indigenous and tribal communities, 25% to rural and remote Environmental Justice communities, and 45% to urban Environmental Justice communities.
Subgrants will be awarded in one of three tiers, either competitively or noncompetitively, depending on the capacity of the organization and the type of grant.
Tier 1 grants will be assessment grants, covering topics such as air, water, and soil data collection as well as other assessment types of activities.
Tier 2 grants will be planning grants, focused on planning, partnership agreements, and other similar activities.
Tier 3 grants will be project development grants, including activities such as gathering work permits and implementing project plans.
Current estimated award distribution by tier and year include:
Year 1: 83 awards, Tier 1 (competitive): 20 awards, Tier 1 (noncompetitive): 18 awards, Tier 2: 26 awards, Tier 3: 19 awards.
Year 2: 85 awards, Tier 1 (competitive): 20 awards, Tier 1 (noncompetitive): 18 awards, Tier 2: 27 awards, Tier 3: 20 awards.
Year 3: 38 awards, Tier 1 (competitive): 21 awards, Tier 1 (noncompetitive): 18 awards, Tier 2: 21 awards, Tier 3: 0 awards.
**Outcomes:** The anticipated deliverables for the subsequent award only include awarding an estimated 206 subgrants through this grant program.
Current goals include that 30% of these awards go to tribal and Indigenous communities; 25% to rural and remote Environmental Justice communities (with populations less than 50,000); and 45% of awards to urban Environmental Justice communities (with populations over...
Awardee
Funding Goals
2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.2 - EMBED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS INTO EPA’S PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ACTIVITIES
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Minnesota
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Minneapolis Foundation was awarded
ThriveComm Program: Funding Environmental Justice Communities
Cooperative Agreement 01E03682
worth $42,000,000
from EPA Region 5: Chicago in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Minnesota United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 66.615 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM).
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 10/15/24
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/27
End Date
Funding Split
$42.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$42.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
01E03682
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
68HF05 REGION 5 (GRANTS OFFICE)
Funding Office
68U000 REGION 5 (FUNDING OFFICE)
Awardee UEI
FVP7MYH59L76
Awardee CAGE
7R5Q4
Performance District
MN-08
Senators
Amy Klobuchar
Tina Smith
Tina Smith
Modified: 10/15/24