For the purposes of this grant program, business means both for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations that earn revenue in ways similar to businesses. To be eligible, non-profits must meet at least one of the two definitions of an eligible non-profit: • Definition A: A nonprofit organization that earns 30 percent or more of their revenue on an ongoing basis through a non-tax-deductible sales or dues in a fee-for-service model similar to for-profit businesses. • Definition B: A nonprofit organization that earns 10 percent or more of their revenue on an ongoing basis through a non-tax-deductible sales or dues in a fee-for-service model similar to for-profit businesses AND demonstrate they maintain ongoing customer-facing operations at a permanent physical location at which some of those sales take place.
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY (MPCA)
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) 520 Lafayette Road, 2nd Floor St. Paul, MN 55155-4100 800-657-3864 Grants, loans, and contracts Contract information - contracts.pca@state.mn.us Grant information - grants.pca@state.mn.us
Environmental Assistance Loans Grants-Loans.pca@state.mn.us
Financial assistance to accelerate the application and/or improvement of environmental processes and technologies in Minnesota by providing assistance for the capital costs (machinery and equipment) of eligible projects. MPCA partners with private financial institutions to offer loans resulting in substantially reduced interest rates for projects that will improve the environmental and economic quality of Minnesota. Eligibility Priority eligible projects: green chemistry, pollution prevention, source reduction, recycling, and source-separated compostable materials. Eligible loan costs : limited to the capital costs of implementing waste or pollution prevention technologies in Minnesota — the costs of acquisition of machinery and equipment, including freight and installation, and related improvements. Loan types : participatory and direct • Participatory loans provide for awards up to a maximum loan of $250,000 at zero percent interest (contingent upon available funding in the revolving account). Participatory loan funds must be matched by a minimum dollar-for-dollar match by loans from a participating
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