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