Green Partners Youth Environmental Leadership 2025 The County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota (“County”) is soliciting proposals for Green Partners Youth Environmental Leadership grants (the “Grant”) for the Environment and Energy Department. As used herein, the entity/individual responsible for any awarded Grant may be referred to as the “Applicant” and the Applicant’s response to this solicitation (the “Solicitation”) may be referred to as the “Application”. Through the Green Partners grant program, Hennepin County contracts with organizations to help the county 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, care for trees, protect birds, bats, and pollinators, and improve water quality.