The County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota (“County”) is soliciting applications for the Green Partners Environmental Action Grant (the “Grant”).
Donor Name: Hennepin County
State: Minnesota
County: Hennepin County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/11/2023
Size of the Grant: $12,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Through the Green Partners grant program, Hennepin County supports organizations to actively educate, engage, and motivate residents to become environmental stewards and make positive behavior changes, such as taking action to prevent waste, separate organic waste and recycle, reduce household hazardous waste, combat climate change, care for trees, protect birds, bats, and pollinators, and improve air and water quality.
Project Focus
These grants are for projects that focus on motivating adults to do more to protect the environment by focusing on one or two environmentally friendly actions using behavior change strategies.
Environmental Action Grants
Environmental action projects must primarily engage adults. Applicants must be willing to incorporate research-based behavior change strategies into project plans to motivate people to take one or two environmentally friendly actions. Support will be provided by county staff during the project period.
Funding Information
- The Green Partners grant budget for 2023 is $500,000. Approximately $190,000 of these funds are available for environmental actions grants for the 2023 grant round.
- If you have never received a Hennepin County Green Partners grant before, you can apply for up to $12,000 for a one-year environmental action project.
- If you have received a Hennepin County Green Partners grant before, you can apply for up to $25,000 for a one-year environmental action project. If you indicate the project is viable for two years, it will be considered for a two-year, $50,000 grant.
Eligible Applicants
To be eligible for the Grant, the applicant must be one of the following:
- A non-profit entity, such as a community, youth, or faith group;
- A public school district or private school, including community education and early childhood family education programs; or
- A park district.
For more information, visit Hennepin County.
