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Connect with environmental impact goals

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Help solve some of Minnesota's greatest challenges

The Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP) bring communities and the University of Minnesota together on behalf of shared sustainability goals. University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment (IonE) shares RSDP’s commitment to sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, clean water, vibrant local economies, and more. RSDP and IonE have a rich history of collaborating to connect community-driven projects to academic and applied research. 

IonE’s signature Impact Goals initiative invites grant proposals that move the needle on sustainability through education, research, and collaboration. When you submit a project idea to RSDP, our staff consider whether your idea is also a potential match for an IonE grant. Together we make connections to opportunities to more widely test and share sustainability solutions! 

Starting in 2024, IonE expanded its investment areas to ten interconnected domains: 

  • Adaptation
  • Mitigation
  • Biodiversity
  • Clean Energy
  • Water & Land
  • Food Systems
  • Planetary Health
  • Environmental Justice
  • Natural Capital
  • Decision Support

If your idea relates to IonE’s impact goals to make progress on sustainability challenges, the RSDP regional executive director will work with you and IonE to determine best next steps. This could take the form of joining a team applying for a competitive grant through IonE, or engaging in partnership discussions with RSDP and IonE. If you have questions, please reach out to your RSDP regional executive director. 

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Do you have an idea to make your Greater MN community more sustainable?

Submit an Idea Brief today!

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