Minneapolis Foundation

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION. THE RECIPIENT IS REGIONAL GRANTMAKER. THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION WILL WORK WITH THEIR PARTNER, THE NDN COLLECTIVE, TO REDISTRIBUTE $40 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO COMMUNITIES WITHIN REGION 5. THEY ANTICIPATE AWARDING 206 GRANTS OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD WITH 30% OF AWARDS ALLOCATED TO TRIBES AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS, 25% TO RURAL AND REMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (EJ) COMMUNITIES, AND 45% TO URBAN EJ COMMUNITIES. THE ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION IN FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR OPERATING COSTS SUCH AS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, HIRING CONTRACTUAL SUPPORT AND OTHER OVERHEAD. ADDITIONALLY, A PORTION OF THIS $2 MILLION WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT THE SUBAWARDEES AS PROJECT OFFICERS, WHERE THEIR ASSIGNED TASKS WILL INCLUDE ACTING AS LIAISONS BETWEEN THE EPA PO AND THE SUBAWARDEE, CONDUCTING ROUTINE CHECK-INS AND CLOSEOUTS OF AWARDED GRANTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO FUND THE SUBSEQUENT AWARD FOR THE PASS-THROUGH ENTITY THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES IN THE SUBSEQUENT AWARD PHASE INCLUDE REVIEWING AND FINALIZING AN APPLICATION FOR TIER 1 (COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE), TIER 2 AND TIER 3 AWARDS; PROVIDING SPECIFIC CONTRACTUAL SUPPORT TO ADHERE TO EPA REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE AND HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH; PROVIDING OUTREACH TO TARGET COMMUNITIES SO THEY ARE AWARE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES; MONITORING EACH OF THE ESTIMATED 206 AWARDS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE THRIVING COMMUNITIES GRANTMAKING PROGRAM; AND CONDUCTING A VIRTUAL TOWNHALL MEETING TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK ON THE PROGRAM. THE GREAT LAKES GRANTMAKING PROGRAM (COMPRISED OF THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION AND THEIR PARTNER, NDN COLLECTIVE) INTENDS TO USE THE ALLOCATED FUNDS TO OPEN APPLICATIONS DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2024. PRIOR TO THE START OF THEIR GRANTMAKING PROGRAM, THEY INTEND TO HAVE A DRAFT VERSION OF THEIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN (QMP) SUBMITTED TO THE REGIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER, AS WELL AS VERSIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS AND CAP AMOUNT AWARD POLICY. CURRENTLY, THEIR WORKPLAN INCLUDES THE DEFINITIONS THEY WILL BE USING TO DIFFERENTIATE THE THREE AWARD TIERS UNDER THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS THEIR DEFINITION FOR SEVERELY CAPACITY CONSTRAINED. SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL BE GIVEN ACROSS THREE GRANT TIERS, FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATE OF 206 SUBAWARDS. THE INTENT IS TO DISTRIBUTE THEM 30% TO INDIGENOUS AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, 25% TO RURAL AND REMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, AND 45% TO URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. SUBGRANTS WILL BE AWARDED IN ONE OF THREE TIERS, EITHER COMPETITIVELY OR NONCOMPETITIVELY, DEPENDING ON THE CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE TYPE OF GRANT. TIER 1 GRANTS WILL BE ASSESSMENT GRANTS, COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS AIR, WATER AND SOIL DATA COLLECTION AS WELL AS OTHER ASSESSMENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES. TIER 2 GRANTS WILL BE PLANNING GRANTS, FOCUSED ON PLANNING, PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. TIER 3 GRANTS WILL BE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GATHERING WORK PERMITS AND IMPLEMENTING PROJECT PLANS. CURRENT ESTIMATED AWARD DISTRIBUTION BY TIER AND YEAR INCLUDE: YEAR 1: 83 AWARDS, TIER 1 (COMPETITIVE): 20 AWARDS, TIER 1 (NONCOMPETITIVE): 18 AWARDS, TIER 2: 26 AWARDS, TIER 3: 19 AWARDS YEAR 2: 85 AWARDS, TIER 1 (COMPETITIVE): 20 AWARDS, TIER 1 (NONCOMPETITIVE): 18 AWARDS, TIER 2: 27 AWARDS, TIER 3: 20 AWARDS YEAR 3: 38 AWARDS, TIER 1 (COMPETITIVE): 21 AWARDS, TIER 1 (NONCOMPETITIVE): 18 AWARDS, TIER 2: 21 AWARDS, TIER 3: 0 AWARDSOUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES FOR THE SUBSEQUENT AWARD ONLY, INCLUDE AWARDING AN ESTIMATED 206 SUBGRANTS THROUGH THIS GRANT PROGRAM. CURRENT GOALS INCLUDE THAT 30% OF THESE AWARDS GO TO TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES; 25% TO RURAL AND REMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES (WITH POPULATIONS LESS THAN 50,000); AND 45% OF AWARDS TO URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES (WITH POPULATIONS OV

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION. THIS IS A REGIONAL GRANTMAKER. THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION, PARTNERED ALONG WITH THE NDN COLLECTIVE, WILL INSTITUTE A GRANTMAKING PROGRAM WITHIN THE REGION 5 STATES. THIS AWARD WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAMMATIC STRENGTH NEEDED TO AWARD OVER 200 GRANTS WITHIN REGION 5, TARGETING AREAS SUCH AS RURAL COMMUNITIES, URBAN CENTERS AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION WILL DEVELOP A QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN, CREATE AN APPLICATION TO SUPPORT THE GRANTMAKING PROGRAM, TRAIN THEIR STATUTORY PARTNER ON EPA REQUIREMENTS, IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT 10 REGIONAL COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RAC) MEMBERS, AND PERFORM OUTREACH IN THEIR TARGETED COMMUNITIES USING THESE FUNDS. THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION WILL USE THE MONEY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AWARD TO BUILD UP THEIR GRANT MAKING CAPACITY AND TO COVER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GRANTMAKING FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES IN THE INITIAL AWARD PHASE INCLUDE PARTNERING WITH THE NDN COLLECTIVE AND USING THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION'S PROJECTS (MIDWEST EJ NETWORK AND RE-AMP) TO OUTREACH SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES IN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, URBAN EJ AREAS AND RURAL/REMOTE EJ AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION AND THEIR PARTNERS WILL RECRUIT 10 RESIDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSULTANTS TO HELP DRAFT THE REQUEST FOR FUNDING AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS. THESE 10 RAC CONSULTANTS WILL BE RECRUITED THROUGHOUT REGION 5 AND BE COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND OTHER PARTNERSHIP TYPES. RAC MEMBERS ALONG WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION AND NDN COLLECTIVE WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE REGION 5 STATES. VARIOUS PARTNERS HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE AND THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION WILL EXPAND ON THOSE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THEIR COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. SUBRECIPIENT:NDN COLLECTIVE WILL COLLABORATIVELY OVERSEE AND MONITOR ALL ASPECTS OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO COMPLIANCE WITH EPA AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS ALONG WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION. USING A CONSENSUS DECISION-MAKING MODEL, NDN COLLECTIVE AND THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION WILL IDENTIFY RAC MEMBERS, PARTICIPATE IN RAC MEETINGS AS NON-VOTING PARTICIPANTS, AND OVERSEE IMPLEMENTATION OF RAC DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL ALSO SERVE AS DECISION MAKERS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ON AN IMMEDIATE BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, NDN COLLECTIVE PROVIDES CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE OF INDIGENOUS PRACTICE, CUSTOMS AND KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT TARGETED OUTREACH TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE DEVELOPING AN ONLINE PLATFORM FOR COLLECTING APPLICATIONS AND REPORTING, TRAINING STATUTORY PARTNERS IN QUALITY ASSURANCE, MONITORING TYPE AND AMOUNT OF OUTREACH IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITY TYPES, KEEPING APPLICATION DECISIONS NO MORE THAN 5 MONTHS FROM APPLICATION SUBMISSION, AND MONITORING APPLICANT SATISFACTION WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE SHORT TERM OUTCOMES SUCH AS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THAT HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ABOUT ENGAGING IN EJ, PUBLIC HEALTH OR CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH RELIABLE ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND INCREASING GRASS-ROOT LED COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS WORKING TO IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE CAPACITY TO COLLECT, ANALYZE AND SHARE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, REDUCE PUBLIC EXPOSURE TO TOXINS AND POLLUTANTS IN AREAS THAT WERE RESTORES OR CLEANED UP AND INCREASED NUMBER OF CBOS WITH INCREASED CAPACITY IN TERMS OF FUNDING, STAFF AND SKILLS. LONG