The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), through its Brownfields and Redevelopment Unit, is accepting grant applications through the Contamination Cleanup and Investigation and RAP Development Grant Program.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This grant program assists local communities with the investigation and cleanup of soil, soil vapor, and groundwater contamination at previously or currently developed sites. Sites where significant barriers exist to redevelop contaminated properties into a different and/or more productive use are complex and more costly to redevelop than undeveloped parcels. This program is not intended for parties that have operated on the site long-term, but rather to assist new parties with site redevelopment. Grants are awarded based on statewide, statutory criteria.
Funding Information
As authorized in Minn. approximately $4 million is available for grants under the Contamination Cleanup and Investigation and RAP Development Grant Program. If applying for an Investigation and RAP Development Grant, the grant cannot exceed $50,000.
Target Population
- It is the policy of the State of Minnesota to ensure fairness, precision, equity, and consistency in competitive grant awards. This includes implementing diversity and inclusion in grant-making. Office of Grants Management (OGM) Policy 08-02 establishes the expectation that grant programs intentionally identify how the grant serves diverse populations, especially populations experiencing inequities and/or disparities.
- This grant will serve geographic diversity within and across the entire State of Minnesota. Per Minn. Stat. § 116J.555, Subd. 1, unless sufficient applications are not received for qualifying sites outside of the metropolitan area, at least 35% of the money provided as grants must be made for sites located outside of the metropolitan area
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are cities, counties, federally recognized Tribe, housing and redevelopment authorities (HRAs), economic development authorities (EDAs), and port authorities. In addition, the following eligibility requirements apply:
- A grant may not be awarded to a municipality in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area unless it is participating in the Metropolitan Council Local Housing Incentives Program. For information on participating in the Local Housing Incentives Program, A site may not be scheduled for funding under the Federal Superfund Program (United States Code, title 42, section 9601 et seq.) or the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act.
- A site must contain contaminants, pollutants or hazardous substances as referenced in Minn. Stat. §.
- Finally, to qualify for this grant program, it is expected that the site will be improved with buildings or other improvements within a reasonable period of time, and that these buildings or improvements will provide a substantial increase in the property tax base or will be used for an important publicly owned or tax-exempt facility. The redevelopment of polluted sites may include, for example, commercial, industrial, office, multi- family housing, or mixed-use development.
For more information, visit DEED.
