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MPCA says $200 million federal climate grant was briefly frozen, appears unfrozen but uncertainty remains
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Commissioner Katrina Kessler told the committee that a $200 million Inflation Reduction Act award for climate-smart food systems had been frozen by the prior federal administration, was locked until late last week and now appears available — but the agency warned about ongoing uncertainty and reimbursement timing.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency told senators on Feb. 27 that a $200 million federal award for climate-smart food systems, granted competitively through the Inflation Reduction Act, had been frozen by the federal government earlier this year and was inaccessible until late the previous week. The agency said the funds now appear to be accessible, but officials expressed concern about the long-term availability and the reimbursement-based structure of the award.
Commissioner Katrina Kessler said the award was developed with input from farmers, food processors, counties and tribes and would support a wide…
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