The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency invites eligible applicants to submit project applications that expand existing or establish new prevention of wasted food and/or food rescue projects in Minnesota.
Donor Name: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/28/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The MPCA funds available to decrease the amount of food being wasted across the state through projects that will prevent wasted food from being generated, prevent food from going to waste, or projects that rescue edible food from disposal and redirect it for human consumption.
In line with the waste hierarchy, it is first preferable to prevent wasted food, followed by donating food to people. This grant supports projects that will result in an increase in the amount of wasted food that is prevented or is rescued for human consumption in Minnesota.
Funding Information
Total available funds: $12.5 million. Applicants must match at least 20% of the grant request.
- Large projects ($4 million):
- maximum award: $1.5 million
- minimum award: $1 million
- Medium projects: (approximately $4 million):
- maximum award: $999,999
- minimum award: $500,000
- Small projects ($4 million):
- maximum award: $499,999
- minimum award: $75,000 (applicants requesting less than the minimum amount will be deemed ineligible)
Eligible Projects
To be eligible for funding, project must result in an increase in the amount of wasted food that is prevented or is rescued for human consumption in Minnesota.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations include entities that are serving Minnesota communities or have operations in Minnesota, such as not-for-profit and non-profit organizations, for-profit businesses, educational and other institutions, political subdivisions of the state (including counties, cities, town, etc.), state agencies, and tribal governments. Multi-organizational collaboration is encouraged.
For more information, visit MPCA.
