WSB’s sustainability team has a contract with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to provide a cumulative total of approximately $200,000 in technical environmental and climate-related assistance to Minnesota Tribes at no cost to tribal communities, now through June 2026. In the coming weeks and months, WSB will be reaching out to your Tribe to listen, understand your goals, and explore opportunities to align our support with your community’s vision. This funding is designed to enhance capacity and offer free, expert assistance to identify, prioritize, and implement Tribal environmental and climate-related projects that may have otherwise faced barriers to completion, ensuring that the projects we support reflect your Tribe’s unique priorities and long-term goals.
What projects are eligible?
This technical assistance can include activities such as:
- Sustainability/Climate Work
- Climate plans and greenhouse gas inventories
- Sustainability Plans
- Renewables development
- Policy development such as for solar, EVs, water conservation
- Feasibility studies (such as EV or solar plans)
- Community planning and economic development
- Public engagement support on climate topics
- Natural Resource Support
- Water resources, water reuse, and hydrology modeling
- Forestry services
- Fisheries services
- Wetland and soils services
- Regulatory assistance
- Limnological analysis
- Vegetation surveys
- GIS support
- Transportation Support
- Transportation or transit planning that reduce vehicle miles travelled
- Trail planning and fundraising
- Traffic engineering such as to support pedestrian or EV-related projects
- Grant Support
- Identification, writing, and administration assistance
- Partnership development
- Research and analysis to identify most competitive grant applications
How can WSB support my Tribe?
WSB is a trusted engineering and consulting firm with deep expertise in energy, resiliency, water, environmental stewardship, transportation, and a range of other disciplines. We have had the privilege of partnering with Tribes across the Midwest, providing tailored support in climate planning, renewable energy development, and natural resource management. Our team approaches every project with respect for Tribal sovereignty, cultural values, and traditions—prioritizing meaningful relationship building, adaptability, and genuine curiosity. Based in Minneapolis, our project team is readily available to travel to your community to engage directly and ensure our work reflects your Tribe’s unique needs and priorities.
Amy has nearly 25 years of experience across many industries, particularly energy and agriculture, in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. This experience has provided Amy with a broad background that enables her to meet community and business needs based on the business case for sustainability. By working across intersecting systems to simultaneously advance environmental, economic and social goals, she is able to uncover creative solutions.
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