Description
The Hennepin County Waste Prevention Grants for Businesses is a grant program that aims to fund projects that start or improve solid waste prevention in the business and nonprofit sectors. The program has $400,000 available to fund grants, with individual grant requests ranging from $2,500 to $50,000. Eligible projects include preventing food from going to waste, reuse and recovery of goods and materials, replacing disposables with reusables, and innovation in waste prevention. The grant program is open to for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations located within Hennepin County.
• Eligible projects: waste prevention, reuse and recovery, replacing disposables with reusables, innovation in waste prevention
• Eligible applicants: for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations located within Hennepin County
• Grant amount: $2,500 to $50,000
• Cost-share requirements: 25% of total grant fund request for grants over $10,000
• Project duration: 18 months