Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 04/20/2026

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MPCA personnel are not authorized to discuss this RFP with applicants outside of the question -and - answer forum. Contact regarding this RFP with any MPCA personnel may result in disqualification. 10. Application review process Formal review of applications will be conducted by a team of MPCA staff. Late proposals will not be considered for review. In addition to the ability to partially award projects, the MPCA reserves the right to withdraw the award offer or refrain from awarding a grant in the event program funding is made unavailable or none of the proposed projects meet the requirements of the grant. If the MPCA concludes that no project has sufficient potential to implement the desired environmental outcome in Minnesota, the MPCA may or may not reinitiate the RFP process. In the event additional funding is made available, the MPCA reserves the right to award additional grant funds to eligible applicants who were not originally funded. In the event two applicants are tied and there isn't sufficient funding to award both projects, the MPCA will select the applicant with the highest score in the following criteria, in descending order, until a winner is able to be determined. • Environmental Justice (a combination of the proposed low-income program structure, relationship with tribal governments, business owner identification, and targeted group scoring criteria) • Organization Type (in order of tribal government, non-profit, then for -profit business) The review team will consider an applicant's past performance (pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 16B.97 and Grants Management, Policy Number 08-13) and may disqualify an applicant if it finds documented evidence of poor performance under a grant in the past five years. Notification The MPCA anticipates notifying applicants of award status within four to six weeks after closing of the application period. 11. Grantee responsibilities Awardees are required to be a registered vendor in SWIFT and will sign the grant agreement using DocuSign. To register, go to the Supplier Portal webpage SWIFT and click on the Vendor Registration Link. Applicants should allow up to two business days to become registered as a Bidder. If an applicant is already registered in the SWIFT system as a Supplier (previously known as a vendor), then the applicant does not need to register as a bidder. The applicant will need their Supplier ID. Questions regarding registering can be directed to the Vendor Assistance Help Desk at 651-201-8100, option 1 or by clicking on Supplier Portal Help within the SWIFT Supplier Portal. Grant contract agreement Each grantee must formally enter into a grant contract agreement. The grant contract agreement will address the conditions of the award, including implementation for the project. Grantees should read the grant contract agreement, sign, and once signed, comply with all conditions of the grant contract agreement. No work on grant activities can begin until a fully executed grant contract agreement is in place and the State's Authorized Representative has notified the Grantee that work may start. The funded applicant will be legally responsible for assuring implementation of the work plan and compliance with all applicable state requirements including worker's compensation insurance, nondiscrimination, data privacy, budget compliance, and reporting. Page 7 of 14 March 2026