CSFS: Industrial innovation in food systems - implementation
CSFS: Industrial innovation in food systems - implementation supports food and beverage manufacturers and organic waste processors with capital projects to cut greenhouse gas emissions and improve efficiency.
This grant was recently updated
Applications reopened with a Jan. 4, 2027 deadline at 4 p.m. Central, replacing the closed round’s Oct. 1, 2026 deadline. Reviews will occur every three months through April 1, 2028 or until funds run out; eligibility, allowable technical assistance and planning costs, and application instructions also changed.
Funder: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Due Dates: January 4, 2027, 4 p.m. Central Time (Current round) | April 1, 2028 (Final deadline, unless funds are exhausted earlier)
Funding Amounts: $50,000–$8 million per award, covering up to 60% of project costs; $40 million total funding
Summary: Capital grants help food and beverage manufacturers and food-system organic waste processors reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve efficiency, and reduce waste.
Key Information: Target facilities must be in or serve Minnesota, including Tribal lands, and recipients must provide at least 40% nonfederal match.
Description
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) provides competitive implementation grants for capital expenditure projects at food and beverage manufacturing facilities and food-system organic waste processing sites. The program aims to lower operating costs and environmental impacts while helping Minnesota’s food and beverage industry remain competitive, operational, and located in the state.
Supported work includes equipment electrification, energy-efficient machinery, boiler upgrades, industrial heat pumps, renewable energy, and process improvements that reduce energy or water use. Waste-focused projects include anaerobic digestion, food waste recovery, waste heat recovery, and carbon management. Projects must reduce greenhouse gas emissions and may also reduce criteria air pollutants, hazardous air pollutants, or waste. Technical assistance and planning services related to the awarded implementation project may be included under one award.
