Resources by Topic
Search by topic. And please scroll down for more pooled resources across our TA providers.
Rebates & Incentives
Loans and Financing
Funding Trackers
Local Funding Opportunities
Elective Pay
Elective Pay Sprint Hub (L4GG) - support to navigate elective (direct) pay
Clean Energy Tax Navigator: discover if your project qualifies for elective pay
Racial Justice & Racial Equity Tools
Community EJ Data + Resource Libraries
Authentic Community Engagement + Planning
Partners Advancing Climate Equity (PACE)
- Community Needs Assessment Toolkit (contains a robust set of prompts and resources to guide the development of actionable, community-driven plans)
MORE DATA SETS + TOOLS (by topic)
Screening Tools & Maps: Environmental Justice & Climate - National
- Environmental Insights Explorer (awaiting public release)
Screening Tools & Maps: Environmental Justice & Climate - States
Agriculture
Air
(air resources below compiled by Environmental Protection Network)
Resources for Community Air Monitoring Approaches
- AQ-SPEC Sensor Evaluation Summary Tables:– PM Sensor Evaluations– Gas-Phase Sensor Evaluations– VOC Sensor Evaluations
Broadband
Buildings
- DOE Asset Scoring Tool (scores energy efficiency and ID's retrofit potential)
Climate / Resiliency / Adaptation
- Climate Mapping for Adaptation and Resilience (assessment tool, hazard risks, open data)
- Nature-Based Solutions (EESI Factsheet + Tools)
Community Benefits Agreements (and Plans)
CDFIs & Green Banks
- Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority (MnCIFA)
Economic Development
Energy
Extreme Heat
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
- To learn more about greenhouse gas and renewable energy reporting: Bettering Your GHG and Renewable Energy Reporting webinar recording, slides, and Q&A follow-up and links.
Forestry
Health
Housing
- Housing Justice Narrative Toolkit (PolicyLink)
Lead Paint
Policy
Transportation / Transit / Mobility
Water
Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
Quality Assurance Introductory Webinar, Climate Justice Alliance and Environmental Protection Network
Slide Decks
Frequently Asked Questions
Webinar Recordings
Passcode: Z&7egq?z
- Quality Assurance Project Plan Resources
- The EPA training seminars and presentations on QAPPs: CPRG Training, Tools and Technical Assistance
- EPA’s webinar presentation: Quality Assurance Project Plans
- South Coast AQMD Sample QAPPs:
ORG + PROJECT READINESS: START HERE
Build Your Oragnization's Capacity
- Fiscal Sponsorship: What to Consider + Resources
- Video: Maintaining Nonprofit Compliance (Nonprofit Utopia)
Tell Your Organization's Story
FEDERAL FUNDING LIFECYCLE
STEP 1: Start Here: What is a Federal Grant?
STEP 2: Federal Grant Lifecycle: Before You Apply
- Federal Grant Readiness Checklist (Nevada Lab)
- The Essential Guide to Grant Management (Amplifund)
- Allowable vs. Unallowable Costs (Nevada Lab)
- Post-Award Toolkit (Nevada Lab)
- Federal Grants Training - 17 modules (CA Office of Planning & Research)
- Video: Understanding the Federal Grants Lifecycle (Nonprofit Utopia)
STEP 3: Get Registered & Get to Know Uniform Grant Guidance
- Grant Management Basics (from CDC)
STEP 4: Scope Your Project
- Scope your Project (Grants Works Academy)
- Identify and Strengthen Partnerships
- Project Narrative (example)
- Cooperative Agreement Template (example)
STEP 5: Find Federal/State Grants
- view our More Grants Portals
STEP 6: Assess: Is This Grant Right For You?
- Should We Consider a Federal Grant? (Nevada Lab)
- Grant Readiness Assessment Tool (Arthur Davis Consulting)
- Video: Assessing Your Organization's Capacity to Apply for a Federal Grant (Nonprofit Utopia)
STEP 7: Apply For the Grant (see resources below)
Grants.gov Resources
- Video: Strategies for Writing Successful Federal Proposals (Nonprofit Utopia)
STEP 8: Negotiate & Manage Award, Implement Project, and Closeout
- New Prospective Awardee Guide (published by NSP and offers insights on how to prepare to manage an award)
- Video: Financial Management Best Practices (Environmental Protection Network, Groundworks USA, L4GG, NRDC)
- Video: So you Got the Federal Grant, Now What? (Nonprofit Utopia)
- Video: Federal Grant Management & Compliance Training for Nonprofits partnering w/ local govts (Chicago BACP)Equitable Evaluation
legal support for grantees and subawardees of BIL and IRA federal funding, Lawyers for Good Government
connecting environmental organizations with pro bono legal services
MN Rural Maps, Data, and Service Providers by County
Funding
- For a detailed list of State of MN and Federal Funding, see our Funding page and our More Grant Portals page
Resources
- MN Rural Counties (association)
List of Funders for Sustainable Agriculture:
- Schmidt Family Foundation
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders
While it still accounts for a relatively small share of all philanthropy, the sustainable agriculture grantmaking space has seen a lot of growth and diversification in recent years. The affinity group Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) has more than 100 members, including private foundations, community foundations, individual investors, and corporate philanthropies. There is a high level of collaboration among donors in this space, as evidenced by SAFSF, the Global Alliance, the Agroecology Fund, Funders for Regenerative Agriculture, Transformational Investing in Food Systems, and other funder groups.
11 MN Tribal Nations
Partnerships & Engagement
- MN Government-to-Government Tribal Relations
Funding
- For a detailed list of State of MN and Federal Funding, see our Funding page and our More Grant Portals page
Request Technical Assistance
Resources
community benefits agreements database from BlueGreen Alliance with several case studies and resources
Highlights six state examples of how legislative CBA requirements can potentially ensure robust, enforceable benefits packages for disadvantaged or host communities, Initiative for Energy Justice
offers guidance on how to co-develop a legally binding CBA between a developer and community to ensure community-driven and defined benefits.
insights on community benefits agreements convened by the MN Pollution Control Agency
Quality Assurance Introductory Webinar, Climate Justice Alliance and Environmental Protection Network
Slide Decks
Frequently Asked Questions
Webinar Recordings
Passcode: Z&7egq?z
Additional QAPP Resources
- The EPA training seminars and presentations on QAPPs: CPRG Training, Tools and Technical Assistance
- EPA’s webinar presentation: Quality Assurance Project Plans
- South Coast AQMD Sample QAPPs:
TA-Pooled Resources
Check out these resources developed (or discovered) across many of our TA providers.
(this new section is currently under development . If you're a TA provider, please submit resources to add and check back for updates.)
CEDA, Annual Report 2023
Region 5 Development Commission
Region 9 Development Commission
West Central Initiative
Mid-Minnesota Regional Development Organization
Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy (CEED)
Ecolibrium3
Tribes
Tribal Community-Based Social Marketing Training Guide with Recycling Toolkit, developed by Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa,
Additional
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Data
- To learn more about greenhouse gas and renewable energy reporting: Bettering Your GHG and Renewable Energy Reporting webinar recording, slides, and Q&A follow-up and links.
MN GreenStep Cities & Tribal Nations
Spreadsheet List of ~175 Actions (29 best practices) to include: Buildings and Lighting, Land Use, Transportation, Environmental Management, Resilient Economic and Community Development
Southwest Regional Development Commission
Region 9 Development Commission
Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy (CEED)
Headwaters Regional Development Commission
Region 5 Development Commission
Region 9 Development Commission
Headwaters Regional Development Commission
Region 9 Development Commission
Region 5 Development Commission
- This Is What Capacity Looks Like: Building Development Muscle in Rural and Native Nation Communities - Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group (aspencsg.org)