What Does the Scholarship Cover? 

Reimbursement for mileage and travel expenses (lodging, meals, etc.) directly related to the Certified Rater/Verifier’s travel to and from the project location. Anticipating that multifamily projects will require more visits than a single family and other small projects, the maximum amounts by project type are listed below:

Office Location

Brainerd

Rochester

St. Paul

Watertown

Maximum Scholarship per Project

Single Family, Duplexes, and Triplexes: $750

Multifamily (4 or more units): $1,500

The scholarship is capped annually at $3,000 total for all projects across the state, unless otherwise adjusted by the Phius Alliance Board.

Where are MN Rater/Verifiers currently located? 

Refer to the table below for a list of Minnesota-based Phius Raters and Verifiers. If you are using a Rater/Verifier not listed here, please be sure to include the organization and their location within your application.

For the most up-to-date list of available raters and verifiers, see the Phius website: https://www.phius.org/find-professional 

MN-Based Raters & Verifiers

Organization

CR-BPS GBC

XRG Concepts, LLC

Center for Energy and Environment

Heartland Energy Consultants, LLC

Phius-Certified Rater?

X

X

X

X

Phius-Certified Verifier?

X

X

X

X

Timeline

Application should be submitted by either the Project Owner or the Rater/Verifier upon receiving Design Certification. Reimbursement will be provided after Final Certification. 

Copies of the following documentation should be provided to Phius Alliance Minnesota for each trip taken to and from the project site:

  1. Mileage Report

    • Mileage will be reimbursed according to the IRS rate for the given year (2024 = $0.67/mile)

  2. Receipts for any relevant payments to be reimbursed. Eligible expenses may include, but are not necessarily limited to:

    • Hotel/Lodging

    • Dining

    • Parking

Greater Minnesota Rater/Verifier Scholarship Program

We recognize that due to the limited number of rating and verification professionals outside of Minnesota’s major population centers, certification often represents a significant barrier to the construction of Phius-certified projects throughout the rest of the state. 

That’s why we’ve developed the Greater Minnesota Rater/Verifier Scholarship Program, to help offset some of the extra costs associated with these projects.

Who Qualifies?

Any project seeking Phius certification in an eligible county within the state of Minnesota. See the attached map for qualifying locations.