Open — Pending Review of complete controlling SWIFT RFP and addenda
Minnesota MPCA 2026–2027 Industrial Innovation Technical Assistance and Planning Grants ($50,000–$200,000; January 4, 2027)
Funding$50,000 to $200,000 per applicant grant; up to 90% of eligible project costs, at least 10% applicant match. $7,200,000 is total program funding, not an applicant award.
DeadlineJanuary 4, 2027 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time for current round; quarterly reviews thereafter through June 30, 2028 or funding exhaustion.
Last verifiedOctober 29, 2026 — Minnesota Pollution Control Agency public program guidance reviewed; complete SWIFT event documents remain outstanding.
Required next actionRead SWIFT event 2000018797 (MPCA Industrial TAP Program), review current bid package, forms and addenda, confirm facility-specific eligibility and budget match, and apply only through SWIFT.
Broad Eligibility
Qualifying Minnesota food or beverage manufacturing facilities and qualifying public or private food-system organic-waste processors serving or located in Minnesota, including Tribal lands, for facility-specific decarbonization and process-efficiency planning.
Atlas Analysis
MPCA public guidance confirms the 2026-2027 Industrial TAP grant is a distinct applicant-facing planning opportunity, with individual funding $50,000 to $200,000 and 10% match; the $7.2 million total program pool is not individual funding. January 4, 2027 is the current quarterly application deadline. Detailed cost restrictions and controlling SWIFT forms/addenda remain to be reviewed before publication approval.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency offers competitive Climate Smart Food Systems Industrial Innovation Technical Assistance and Planning grants for facility-specific studies and planning that reduce pollution and improve resource efficiency in food manufacturing and organic-waste processing. This is financial assistance to qualified applicants, not ordinary vendor procurement.
Applicant grant range: $50,000 to $200,000, covering up to 90% of eligible project costs. Applicants supply the remaining 10% match. MPCA identifies $7.2 million as the total program pool, not an individual award.
Current application deadline: January 4, 2027 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time. MPCA says it will evaluate additional applications every three months through June 30, 2028, or until funds are fully spent.
Eligibility: A qualifying food or beverage manufacturing facility, or qualifying public or private organic-waste processing facility, must be located in Minnesota or serve Minnesota, including Tribal lands. Qualifying organic-waste facilities must satisfy the program threshold for food-system inputs or end-product use.
Allowable project themes: Facility efficiency assessments, feasibility and techno-economic studies, heat mapping, piping and instrumentation diagrams, energy analyses, greenhouse gas inventories, and relevant community engagement, verification, financial-assistance and permitting plans.
Application: Review and apply through the official Minnesota SWIFT Supplier Portal under event MPCA Industrial TAP Program, ID 2000018797. Only SWIFT submissions are accepted. Program questions must be submitted through the designated grants.pca@state.mn.us question process; unauthorized staff contact may cause disqualification.
Application verification: Official MPCA program guidance checked October 29, 2026. Review the full controlling SWIFT RFP, application forms, cost restrictions, selection criteria and addenda before applying.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.pca.state.mn.usAtlas last verified this record October 29, 2026 — Minnesota Pollution Control Agency public program guidance reviewed; complete SWIFT event documents remain outstanding.. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
