The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) invites people who want to spend a year making a difference in their communities by working on environmental issues to apply for the 2025-2026 Minnesota GreenCorps program. From helping communities like yours address air quality issues to preventing food waste, Minnesota GreenCorps assignments offer valuable real-world experience at sites in Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area.  

This AmeriCorps program, coordinated by the MPCA, will match up to 58 Minnesota GreenCorps members to host sites for the upcoming 2025-2026 program year, where they will address an environmental need, such as:

• reducing air pollutants and improving air quality
• assisting community members in taking eco-friendly actions
• reducing water runoff and improving water and land quality
• preventing waste and increasing recycling

Members serve at their host sites for 11 months, from fall 2025 through summer 2026. They receive a stipend to cover expenses during their service term and an education award that can be used to pay qualified student loans or future tuition payments. Applicants must have a minimum of two years of post-secondary education, or equivalent experience, to be considered.

The number of new members for the 2025-2026 program year and length of their service will depend on continued federal funding.  While federal funding has been allocated for the program year 2025-2026, federal funding has been fluid since January 2025 and additional actions at the federal level could impact this program. There is a chance that funding will be removed during the program year, and that could impact the number of members and length of service.