The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking applications for its Recycling Market Development Grant for projects that will build lasting capacity to support recycling markets in Minnesota.
Donor Name: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/12/2022
Size of the Grant: $75,000 – $300,000
Details:
The goal is to increase recycling feedstock value, increase end-market capacity, divert recyclable materials from disposal, and create jobs in Minnesota.
The grant money must help Minnesota businesses to use recyclable material in their products, thereby increasing local demand for recyclable material. Processing recyclable material into a higher value to use in making a product is also available for grant money.
Funding Information
- Total funds: Approximately $800,000
- Awards: Maximum $300,000; minimum $75,000
- Match requirement: Applicants must provide at least a 20% match of the grant award. (An applicant asking for $100,000 in grant money must provide at least $20,000 in cash and/or in-kind match.)
Eligible Project
Projects using any type of recyclable material will be considered. Priority projects include uses of:
- Paper: mixed paper, news, old corrugated cardboard (OCC), and sorted office
- Glass: includes commercial and residential glass, windshield glass, and window/door glass
- Plastic: polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene (PP),
- Plastic film: includes retail bag film, pallet wrap film, ag plastic, and boat wrap
- Textiles
- Finished compost is derived from source-separated organics, but excludes the collection or processing of organic material.
For more information, visit Recycling Market, Development Grant.
