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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$55,955,509

Environmental Protection Agency·Environmental Protection Agency

to MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

WORK BEGAN2021-10-01·LATEST ACTION·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_98568812_068
Award description

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION OF THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY'S (MPCA) CONTINUING ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS WHILE GIVING IT GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS ITS HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES, IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, ACHIEVE ADMINISTRATIVE SAVINGS AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MPCA AND EPA. MPCA WILL OPERATE MANY ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS UNDER THIS PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP GRANT (PPG). THIS PPG INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: CLEAN AIR ACT SECTION 105 FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 106 FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL, CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 319 FOR NONPOINT SOURCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT/RCRA, TOXICS SUBSTANCE COMPLIANCE MONITORING, POLLUTION PREVENTION (P2) AND THE MULTIPURPOSE GRANT. THE PPG ENABLES THE STATE THE FLEXIBILITY TO DIRECT RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT PROTECTING HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE WORK INCLUDES OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH MANAGING C

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In plain English

Environmental protection programs in Minnesota: air/water pollution control, hazardous waste management, toxics compliance, and pollution prevention under EPA's Performance Partnership Grant.

Sub-sectors
state-epa-partnershipair-qualitywater-quality
Why this matters

State-level environmental enforcement is foundational to Clean Air and Clean Water Act compliance; PPG funding enables Minnesota's core air/water/waste programs.

Supply-chain signal

State pollution enforcement determines operating conditions for Minnesota's agriculture, manufacturing, and waste industries, affecting their compliance costs and regional competitiveness.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-08. Cost: $0.012439.

Period of performance
Start
2021-10-01
End
2026-09-30
Status
activein 92 days
Sources

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