Information for current green partners

Insurance requirements

Hennepin County requires organizations to have insurance in order to conduct Green Partners projects.

Green Partners grantee insurance requirements (PDF, 1MB)

Reporting documents

Documents will appear in your downloaded files.

Environmental action projects (projects working primarily with adults)

• Environmental action annual report (DOCX, 1MB): due August 31, 2026

Youth environmental education projects

• Youth environmental education annual report (DOCX, 1MB): due August 31, 2026 

Youth environmental leadership projects

• Youth environmental leadership annual report (DOCX, 1MB): due August 31, 2026 

Expense reports for all projects

• Expense report (XLSX, 1MB): Includes tabs to report mileage and in-house printing; due August 31, 2026
• Gift card and stipend form (DOCX, MB): submit this form, or an equivalent, with your report; add the total to your expense report 

Green partners webinars

Green partners contracting with the county, August 8, 2025 

• Watch a recording of the contracting requirements webinar (YouTube) 

Annual reporting requirements, August 7, 2025 

• Watch a recording of the Annual reporting webinar (YouTube)

Resource assessment and green purchasing, February 10, 2025 

• Vendor assessment form example (DOCX, 1MB) 
• Green purchasing whiteboard report out (PDF, 1MB)
• Watch the recording of the resource use assessment and green purchasing webinar (YouTube)

Green events, December 2, 2024 

• Watch the recording of the green events webinar (YouTube)

Grant resources

• Recognizing Hennepin County (PDF, 1MB)
• Best practices for Green Partners projects (PDF, 1MB): developed based on input received from past Green Partners about how they define success and their advice for other project managers.
• Project work plan template (DOCX, 1MB)
• Lead by example checklist (PDF, 1MB)
• Green options for event giveaways (PDF, 1MB)
• Behavior change and youth best practices cheat sheet (PDF, 1MB)

Surveys

• Youth environmental education survey guide (DOCX, 1MB)
• Creative survey ideas (PDF, 1MB)
• Environmental action outcomes tracking guide (PDF, 1MB)
• Barriers discussion guide (PDF, 1MB)
• Journey map planning worksheet (PDF, 1MB): Worksheet to help consider your audience's journey to taking action and planning outreach to support them in making change
• Motivating behavior change checklist (PDF, 2MB): Tips and steps for planning an environmental action projects