Programs and initiatives

Learn about City programs and efforts to improve our City. Search by department or interest area to learn more.
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Two people carrying a person on a stretcher.

EMS Pathways Academy

Earn a Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification. Start your career in the Minneapolis Fire Department.
People working in community garden

Homegrown Minneapolis

We expand our community's capacity to grow and share food.
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Biochar

Our biochar program reduces tree waste and improves soil health. It also removes carbon from the air.
child in a garden

Environmental programs

We want to keep our air clean and our soil healthy. You can help.
Downtown Minneapolis buildings

Energy Benchmarking

Owners of large buildings can track their water and energy use. We explain how.
solar panels

Green Cost Share

We help pay for property upgrades that improve the environment and save money. Apply for funds.
Cannabis oils, flower and edibles.

Cannabis

We share information about cannabis for people who live in, work in and visit Minneapolis.
water testing, lead

Test your water for lead

You can have your water tested for lead.
Sidewalk cafe open for business

Minneapolis Forward

Minneapolis Forward is an initiative to help our city with recovery and transformation.
Bus lane along East Lake Street

Resilience Center

We are serving all community members to find support after the Sept. 15 mass shooting on Lake Street.
Red bus only monday - friday lane marking

Transit priority lanes

You can learn about the transit priority lanes in the City.
Urban Scholars group in rotunda

Urban Scholars

This program is for college and graduate students who want to work in the public sector.
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