The Green Fertilizer Grant Program provides funding to agricultural and rural electric cooperatives to invest in green fertilizer production facilities located in Minnesota.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/18/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
Program funds can be combined with available federal financial assistance programs, such as the Inflation Reduction Act Green Hydrogen Tax Credit (45V) or Department of Energy loan programs.
Funding Information
MDA has approximately $6.665 million available for eligible projects. The minimum grant award is $250,000 and the maximum grant amount is $6.665 million.
Grant Period
Grant contract agreements will be for three years, with an expected start date of July 1, 2025, an expiration date of June 30, 2028.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must:
- Be organized under MINN. STAT. 308A or 308B as an agricultural or rural electric cooperative.
- Intend to invest in a facility that produces green fertilizer.
- Commit to a long-term offtake agreement(s) with the green fertilizer production facility.
- Commit to provide training in fertilizer application best management practices and develop a program to share information with cooperative members.
- Be in good standing with the State of Minnesota.
- Green fertilizer production facilities must:
- Use renewable energy in the production of anhydrous ammonia, urea, or hydrogen.
- Use green hydrogen to make green fertilizer.
- Only use renewable energy, hydrogen, and ammonia produced within 100 miles of the green fertilizer production facility.
- Produce final green fertilizer product in Minnesota.
- Be operational within five years of the grant agreement effective date.
- This grant program will prioritize:
- Projects demonstrating strong business readiness.
- Projects demonstrating support through private financing, state loans, or federal sources.
- Projects located in Minnesota counties with a poverty rate greater than 9%.
For more information, visit MDA.
