Resources
GWP Limits
- 2026 Minnesota Buy Clean Buy Fair Act Global Warming Potential Limits (updated 2/16/2026)
Reports
Other Resources
- Buy Clean Task Force Timeline (PDF)
- 2023 Buy Clean Task Force Legislation, Article 12 (PDF)
- 2022 Construction Materials: Environmental Impact Study (PDF)
- EPD Basics: A Manufacturer’s Guide to How and Why to Develop an Environmental Product Declaration (PDF)
EPD Grants
The University of Minnesota's Center for Sustainable Building Research (CSBR), in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Administration and Minnesota Department of Transportation, seeks proposals from Minnesota-based manufacturers of eligible construction materials/products to create Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) under the "Buy Clean" legislative funding.
- The maximum grant per grantee will be $49,999.00. Industry Organizations collectively representing a group of multiple eligible manufacturers may apply for up to $150,000. See RFP below for more details.
- Grants awarded will either be assigned from the Department of Administration ($255,000 total available) or the Department of Transportation ($310,000 total available).
- Application Due Date: February 7, 2025, by 4:30 p.m. CST.
- Buy Clean EPD Grant RFP (Amended January 2025) (includes information about the grant requirements and application)
- Exhibit A - Grant Application and Narrative (Amended January 2025)
- Exhibit B - Grant Work Plan and Budget
- Exhibit C - Capacity Responses (only for Grants $50K and higher)
- Exhibit D - Certification (only for Grants $50K and higher)
- Exhibit E - Evidence of Good Standing (only for Grants $50K and higher)
- Exhibit F - Nonprofit Grantee Documents (only for Grants $50K and higher)
- Exhibit G - For Profit Certification Disclosure and Required Documents (only for Grants $50K and higher)