The Statewide Organics Management Infrastructure Grant Program is designed to reduce the amount of organic material being disposed of through landfilling or incineration by funding projects that expand composting capacity either through the creation of new compost infrastructure or the expansion of capacity within existing compost infrastructure.
Donor Name: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/15/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The MPCA has approximately $10 million available to support organics management infrastructure projects across the state that will expand infrastructure capacity for composting source-separated organic materials (SSOM) in Minnesota with a focus on wasted food and food scraps.
Funding Information
Total available funds: $10 million. Applicants must match at least 20% of the grant request.
Large projects ($8.5 million):
- maximum award: $2 million
- minimum award: $500,000
Smaller projects ($1.5 million):
- maximum award: $499,999
- minimum award: $100,000 (applicants requesting less than the minimum amount will be deemed ineligible)
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, project must result in the expansion of wasted food and food scraps composting infrastructure capacity in Minnesota. Composting infrastructure is defined as facilities and equipment that process, or prepare for processing, source-separated organic material into compost. This includes compost sites and compost processing equipment, fixed or mobile transfer facilities and transfer stations, collection vehicles, and other equipment or infrastructure for delivering or preparing organic material to be processed at compost sites.
Funds may be used for capital expenses, operating and staff costs, and other costs directly related to the project. See the RFP for more details on eligible expenses.
This grant focuses on wasted food and food scraps composting, composting projects focused on yard waste or other organics management methods are not eligible.
Multi-organizational collaboration is encouraged. Eligible applicants include entities that are serving Minnesota communities or have operations in Minnesota, such as:
- not-for-profit organizations
- for-profit businesses
- a new business that will locate a facility in Minnesota
- educational and other institutions
- political subdivisions of the state (including counties, cities, town, etc.)
- state agencies
- Tribal governments
For more information, visit MPCA.
