DEED now accepting applications for Contamination Cleanup/Investigation & RAP Development grants

The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), through its Brownfields and Redevelopment Unit, is accepting grant applications through the Contamination Cleanup and Investigation and RAP Development Grant Program.

This grant program assists local communities with the investigation and cleanup of soil, soil vapor, and groundwater contamination at previously or currently developed sites. Sites where significant barriers exist to redevelop contaminated properties into a different and/or more productive use are complex and more costly to redevelop than undeveloped parcels. This program is not intended for parties that have operated on the site long-term, but rather to assist new parties with site redevelopment. Grants are awarded based on statewide, statutory criteria. Click here to submit an application.

Application Information Sessions

To learn more about the DEED's Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grant Programs, and to have the opportunity to discuss potential projects and/or questions, the Brownfields and Redevelopment Unit will be holding three information sessions across the state. Date and location specifics are provided below.

• August 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library, 101 - 1st St SE, Crosby, MN 56441.
• August 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Clara City Community Center, 215 NW 1st St (South Side of building), Clara City, MN 56222.
• September 3 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Medicine Lake Room at Plymouth City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth, MN 55447.
• September 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Inver Grove Heights Council Chambers, 8150 Barbara Ave, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077.

More information can be found on DEED’s Site Cleanup and Redevelopment grants webpage.