Verification Pending
MN-MPCA-GREATER-MN-WRRRC-2000018632
Minnesota MPCA Greater Minnesota Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, and Composting Grants – 2026
MPCA has approximately $1 million for Greater Minnesota waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting projects, with $10,000-$250,000 awards and a 25% match. Held in draft pending full SWIFT RFP and deadline time-zone verification.
FundingApproximately $1 million total; $10,000 minimum and $250,000 maximum per project
DeadlineOctober 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM CDT; full SWIFT package verification remains pending
Last verifiedSeptember 24, 2026
Required next actionRetrieve and verify SWIFT Event 2000018632 (MPCA Greater Minnesota WRRRC), including complete eligible/ineligible costs, required forms and attachments, evaluation/scoring criteria, project period, procurement terms, certifications, and all current addenda before publication, applicant-specific CRM advancement, package production, or ORIGINAL outreach. Deadline control is now verified as October 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM CDT.
Broad Eligibility
Minnesota counties, cities, townships, and Tribal Nations outside the Twin Cities metro area; cities must have populations below 45,000; requests below $10,000 are ineligible.
Atlas Analysis
Official MPCA public materials confirm an open 2026 Greater Minnesota WRRRC opportunity, approximately $1 million total funding, awards of $10,000-$250,000, and a minimum match equal to 25% of the grant request. Minnesota's official SWIFT bidding event now authoritatively confirms the deadline as October 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM CDT. The controlling RFP and forms remain housed in SWIFT Event 2000018632 and were not fully retrievable during this verification. Fail closed: keep draft and unscored until the complete bid package, eligible/ineligible costs, forms, evaluation, project period, procurement terms, certifications, and addenda are verified. N9+ Fit 0/100 pending verification; QC Healthcare Fit 0/100; Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit 0/100.
Verification status: Verification Pending. This record is intentionally held in draft until the controlling SWIFT bid package is retrieved and the public-page deadline time zone and complete application controls are authoritatively verified.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) currently lists approximately $1 million for projects that improve waste reduction, reuse, recycling, or composting programs in Greater Minnesota. The public MPCA page lists a minimum award of $10,000 and a maximum award of $250,000 per project.
Eligibility: Minnesota counties, cities, townships, and Tribal Nations outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area may apply. Cities must have populations below 45,000. Applicants requesting less than $10,000 are ineligible.
Match: Applicants must provide at least 25% of the grant request. Matching funds may not come from other MPCA-administered funding sources.
Funding split: MPCA states that $500,000 is intended for traditional recycling projects, with preference for projects contributing to Minnesota statutory recycling goals, and $500,000 for waste reduction, reuse, and composting projects.
Public-page deadline: October 13, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. The MPCA public page does not state a time zone, so no time zone is inferred. Questions are due October 6, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
Submission: The RFP and application materials are available only through the State of Minnesota SWIFT Supplier Portal under event MPCA Greater Minnesota WRRRC, event ID 2000018632. Applications are accepted only through SWIFT.
Atlas control: Do not publish, create applicant-specific CRM pursuit records, produce a package, or initiate ORIGINAL outreach until the SWIFT bid package is retrieved and the controlling deadline time zone, eligible and ineligible cost rules, complete forms and attachments, evaluation/scoring terms, project period, procurement requirements, and addenda are verified. No N9+ or QC Healthcare fit is established from the public materials reviewed.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.pca.state.mn.usAtlas last verified this record September 24, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
