The Hennepin County is providing free resources and assistance for small businesses and nonprofit organizations to start or improve recycling and organics recycling.
Donor Name: Hennepin County
State: Minnesota
County: Hennepin County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/14/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $3,000
Details:
This grant program from Hennepin County was created to fund innovative projects that prevent waste in the business sector. Areas of focus can include prevention of food waste, reuse and recovery of goods and materials, and development and use of recovered products.
Eligible projects:
Anyone who wishes to apply should contact county staff to discuss their project idea and eligibility requirements. Awarded projects must occur in Hennepin County. Examples of projects and eligible expenses for consideration include but are not limited to:
- Conversion to reusables to replace disposables
- Reusable food packaging, dishes, utensils and cups
- Reusable shipping & packaging containers, such as food crates and shipping boxes
- Dishwashing equipment, including installation
- $10,000 maximum
- Must be National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) certified, and a plan must be submitted to a regulating health authority when applicable
- Must be Energy Star certified
- No replacement dishwashers
- Reusable boat and other reusable wrap used for storage.
- Food waste prevention
- Food-waste tracking software
- Equipment to support the software and training on how to use it
- Software contract costs for up to one year
- Examples of software: Leanpath, Phood, Winnow
- Freezers and refrigerators for food rescue organizations (including refrigerated vehicles)
- Must be Energy Star certified
- No freezers or refrigerators to replace currently functioning equipment
- Waste prevention grants for businesses
- Upgrades to expand capacity of current equipment
- Equipment to put food byproducts to greater use
- Food-waste tracking software
- Innovation in waste prevention
- Research and development with objectives in waste prevention
- Design or manufacturing changes to packaging or products that reduce material use
- Pilot projects that use other businesses’ waste products as raw material
Funding Information
Applicants may select up to $3,000 worth of containers and compostable bags from the county’s product list.
Eligibility Criteria
For profit businesses and nonprofit organizations located in Hennepin County that are registered with the Minnesota Secretary of State are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Hennepin County.
