The Statewide Wood Waste Utilization Grant aims to reduce open burning, land disposal, and landfilling of woody biomass by funding projects that improve utilization of this resource for energy production, soil amendments, carbon storage, durable wood products, and other projects that demonstrate beneficial use as laid out in the wood utilization hierarchy.
Donor Name: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
A minimum of approximately $1 million in funding will be awarded. Applicants must match at least 20% of the grant request.
- Large projects ($750,000)
- Maximum award: $250,000
- Minimum award: $100,000
- Smaller projects
- Maximum award: $99,999
- Minimum award: $10,000.
Eligible Projects
Funds may be used for programs, staffing, equipment/supplies, transportation, and other activities that demonstrate increased or improved utilization of wood waste. Among other factors, projects will be scored based on the where they lie within the wood waste utilization hierarchy and the volume of material being addressed.
Who may apply?
Eligible applicants include entities that are serving Minnesota communities or have operations in Minnesota, such as not-for-profit organizations, businesses, institutions, political subdivisions of the state (including counties, cities, town, etc.), state agencies, and tribal governments. Multi-organizational collaboration is allowed.
For more information, visit MPCA.
