The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is seeking applications for its Multifamily Recycling Grant Program to initiate or expand multifamily recycling programs within the state.
Donor Name: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Grant Size: $250,000
Details:
The purpose of this grant program is to assist with the implementation, expansion, and improvement of multifamily recycling programs in North Carolina. The Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) administers the Multifamily Recycling Grant program through the Solid Waste Management Outreach Program.
The Multifamily Recycling Grant Program will support projects that create NEW access and/or NEW recovered tonnage from multifamily residences. Grant funds may be used to purchase typical equipment needs to start or expand multifamily recycling such as carts, dumpsters, collection vehicles, concrete pads, recycling corrals and education.
Funding Information
The minimum amount of grant funding available per Multifamily Recycling Grant project is $25,000. The maximum amount of grant funding available per Multifamily Recycling Grant project is $250,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible grant applicants include recycling businesses or non-profits, local governments, multifamily property owners, or multifamily property management companies.
Eligible Entities:
- Local governments, defined as counties, municipalities, councils of governments and solid waste authorities in North Carolina, are eligible to apply for funding from the Multifamily Recycling Grant Program.
- Recycling businesses and non-profits are eligible to apply for funding from the Multifamily Recycling Grant Program. For the purposes of this grant, a recycling business or non-profit is defined as a company or organization that accepts, collects, and/or recycles materials from outside sources to create a value-added feedstock for intermediary processing or end-use recycled product manufacturing.
- Multifamily property owners or managers are eligible to apply for funding from the Multifamily Recycling Grant Program. For the purposes of this grant, eligible entities include companies that own or manage one or more multifamily property. Local ordinances may define the number of dwelling units for a property to be considered multifamily.
- Applicants with previous or current DEACS recycling grants are eligible to apply as long as any open grants are in good standing and expected to be completed on time.
- Federal and state agencies are not eligible for funding through this grant program.
- Public universities, community colleges and private colleges and universities are not eligible for funding through this grant program.
For more information, visit North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
