The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is now accepting applications for organizations interested in participating as a Host Site for the 2012-2013 year of the Minnesota GreenCorps program.
Minnesota GreenCorps is an environmentally-focused AmeriCorps program, coordinated by the MPCA, which places AmeriCorps members with organizations around the state to spend a year of service addressing critical environmental issues, while gaining experience and learning valuable job skills.
Groups across Minnesota have been benefiting from participation in the program for two years now, and CERTs is one of them (we hosted Katie Jones in 2010-2011, and are now working with me, Sarah Steinman in 2011-2012)! The University of Minnesota Morris has also had a great experience with the program.
Applications from eligible organizations interested in hosting Minnesota GreenCorps members are due by 5:00pm on Thursday April 19, 2012.
Host site application packets, including a detailed guidance document and the application, are only available by emailing your request to [email protected]. Please direct all questions to this email.
Eligible organizations include public entities (local, regional, state, tribal), school districts, not for profit institutions of higher education, and 501©(3) nonprofit organizations. Organizations may apply for Minnesota GreenCorps members who will serve on projects in the areas of:
- Energy Conservation
- Waste Prevention and Recycling
- Living Green Outreach
- Green Infrastructure
MPCA may place up to 27 full time members with various host sites for the 2012-2013 year. Members serve approximately 40 hours a week for 11 months beginning in mid to late September 2012 through August 2013. Members will be placed either individually or in teams of two at selected host sites.
For more information on the program, including descriptions of host site projects from current and previous years, please visit http://www.pca.state.mn.us/mngreencorps.
