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DNR, MPCA forming work groups to plan 3M PFAS <br />settlement grant process <br />Applications sought for Resident Work Group <br />The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are <br />seeking applicants for a new Resident Work Group to help plan a grant process as part of the 3M <br />Per- and Polyfluoronated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) settlement. <br />About $20 million in grant funds will be available for projects designed to restore or enhance <br />aquatic resources, wildlife, habitat, fishing, resource improvement and outdoor recreational <br />opportunities. These grants are Priority 2 of the 3M PFAS Natural Resource Damage Assessment <br />settlement. Priority 1 is dedicated to drinking water projects in the Twin Cities east metropolitan <br />area. <br />Priority 2 funding will focus on natural resource and outdoor recreation projects in the east