The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is soliciting project proposals to distribute $10 million to communities for projects to prepare local wastewater infrastructure for the impacts of climate change.
Donor Name: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/26/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
These projects are specifically meant to protect water quality and increase resilience. 
Project examples include rehabilitation, upgrades, or construction related to wastewater resilience:  

Asset hardening (e.g., installations, upgrades, electrical work, equipment) for resilience

Electrical work to protect lift stations / wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) from power outages during extreme weather events
Overland flooding protection from rising streams (e.g., earthen basins or other barrier to prevent overland flooding of WWTP from receiving stream)
Moving/raising discharge pipes that are submerged during high stream flows
Installation of automated warning systems at lift stations, WWTP
Backflow prevention in public structures to protect from flash flooding

Treatment system resilience

Expansion of preliminary treatment units to accommodate high influent flows
Construction of flow equalization basins/tanks/storage
Lift station upgrades (bigger or more pumps)
Control structure replacement (stabilization ponds) to better control wastewater flow

Replace direct force main discharges into stabilization ponds for collection system resilience

Public purchase of inflow and infiltration (I&I) detection equipment
Private or public fixes on lines identified to have high I&I
Access cover rehabilitation
Purchase of additional trash pumps/equipment used to move wastewater to prevent basement backups/human contact (e.g., public MnWARN trailers/tools/equipment)

Wastewater system energy and water efficiency for resilience

Measurable reductions in wastewater system energy and/or water consumption through process, equipment, and/or fixture upgrades
Conversion of wastewater operations to renewable energy (wind, solar, geothermal, micro-hydroelectric, combined heat and power)
Public recycling and water reuse projects that replace potable with non-potable water

Funding Information
Total funding available: $10 million.
Eligibility Criteria
Tribal nations and local governmental units (LGUs) that are located within the geographic boundaries of the state of Minnesota are eligible applicants. LGUs include cities, counties, towns (townships), soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs), water management organizations (WMOs), watershed districts (WDs), regional development commissions (RDCs), and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). 
For more information, visit MPCA.