To accept funding

• Reply to your acceptance email.
• Confirm your plan to move forward with the project.
• Complete the next steps outlined in the email.
• Complete the steps above within 90 days or risk losing funding.

Email the following to your staff contact.

• Before and after photographs highlighting the project(s)

• Proof of final inspection by the City of Minneapolis for any work requiring a City permit

• Final paid invoices from contractor(s) showing total project cost

• You can invoice for reimbursement separately for each component of the larger project
• Any other proof of work documents required by your contract.

Email your invoice for reimbursement to submitinvoices@minneapolismn.gov

• Any agreements resulting from this application are limited to a maximum based on the highest eligible city match for each category.

• Any agreement over $5,000 must have an attached certificate of insurance showing proof of:

  • General liability insurance

  • Worker’s compensation insurance (if applicable) 

• If the total amount of funding for your organization surpasses $100,000 in a year, you must submit an affirmative action plan to the City.

• No one organization can receive more than $175,000 annually through the Green Cost Share unless through a formal Request for Proposal process.

Green Cost Share funds

• Are allocated based on what’s approved in the Green Cost Share application.
• Can only be used to compensate for the materials and labor for the improvements approved in the application.
• For solar, these funds can only be used to compensate for the first year's annual kWh production of the system.

If your final invoice is higher than the bid, our program administrator needs to approve additional funds before we can pay you.

Code requirements

• All work must meet City, state, regional, and national zoning, building, and fire codes.

The applicant is responsible for

• Arranging all upfront project financing.
• Making sure proposed work is completed satisfactorily before paying the contractor(s).
• Submitting updated documents to us if the scope of work changes.

Reassigning your incentives

• You can reassign your incentive to a contractor.
• You need to notify us in writing.
• The contractor's invoice must reflect a discount equal to the amount of the incentive.