Hennepin County provides grants for preschools, K-12 programs, and higher education institutions to start collecting organics or improve recycling and organics collection programs that divert materials from the trash.
Donor Name: County of Hennepin
State: Minnesota
County: Hennepin County (MN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Hennepin County may select up to $5,000 worth of containers and BPI-certified compostable bags from the county’s product list. Compostable bags are only available to applicants starting new organics for composting programs to line their containers, not organics programs that are already in place.
Hennepin County Environment and Energy will purchase the containers and compostable bags, on behalf of the applicant, and products will be delivered to the address provided in the grant application unless noted otherwise.
Grant Period
Projects must be completed in 1 year.
Eligibility Criteria
Preschools, K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.
For more information, visit Hennepin County Government.
