Keep Louisiana Beautiful partnered with French Quarter Festivals, Inc. to create Greener Grounds Grants as an event organizer, can plan to manage and reduce waste, increase recycling and prevent litter at your event.
Donor Name: Keep Louisiana Beautiful
State: Louisiana
Parish: All Parishes
Type of Grant: Grant | In-Kind | Reimbursement
Deadline: 05/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of KLB’s Greener Grounds Grant is to provide funding for resources, and to provide education via the Greener Grounds guidebook and workbook, to aid event organizers in incorporating practical ways to plan and manage operations resulting in better waste reduction, increased recycling and litter prevention at large Louisiana outdoor events.
Type
- Reimbursement grant up to $10,000 for 3,000+ attendee-per-day events; up to $5,000 for 1,000+ attendee-per-day events.
- Minimum 15% cash match, in-kind donation or volunteer hours value required.
- Completion of the Greener Grounds Workbook is a condition of grant reimbursement.
Eligible for Funding
- Trash receptacles – permanent or disposable
- Recycling receptacles – Clear Stream, permanent or disposable
- Trash/Recycling bins and bags
- Waste Station signage and banners
- Litter prevention and recycling signage and banners
- Litter prevention and recycling education to attendees
- Promotions strictly regarding litter prevention, recycling, and waste reduction efforts at event
- T-shirts for volunteers working waste stations and grant efforts – not to exceed 10% of total grant budget
- Water and food for volunteers working waste stations/grant efforts – not to exceed 10% of total grant budget
- Litter removal supplies such as litter grabbers, shovels, and rakes.
Eligibility Criteria
- Municipalities and Parishes that organize large-scale community special events
- Not-for-profit large outdoor events – festivals, fairs, concerts, and parades – Non-profit applicants must submit their IRS Determination Letter
- Outdoor events with a minimum of 1,000 attendees per day
- Event attendance must be open to all Louisiana citizens
- Event must be in Louisiana and must be held outdoors
- Event must be held after execution of the Grant Agreement and before the Final Report is due with enough time to complete the Greener Grounds Workbook and all Final Report requirements
- All applicants must submit Form W-9
- All applicants must be in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State
- All applicants must be a State Certified Vendor
- Application must be submitted by the deadline and be completed in its entirety.
For more information, visit Keep Louisiana Beautiful.
