Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced a Request for Proposals for 2022 Recycling Grant.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy):
- Michigan Market Development Grants: January 7, 2022
- Michigan Recycling Infrastructure Grants and Michigan Market Development Grants: April 20, 2022
- Michigan Market Development Grants : June 30, 2022
- Michigan Small Community Education Grants: On-going until all funds distributed
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) protects Michigan’s environment and public health by managing air, water, land, and energy resources, and is focused on addressing climate change, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In fiscal year (FY) 2022, EGLE will provide matching grants to support Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s climate priorities by supplementing efforts to increase the statewide recycling rate, ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion, and grow recycling markets and recycling supply chains through the NextCycle Michigan Initiative (NextCycle). A total of $15 million is currently available for NextCycle Michigan Recycling Grant projects in FY 2022. A minimum of 50 percent of this funding will be earmarked for entities that have not received an award from the EGLE recycling grants program in the last fiscal year.
The NextCycle Michigan Recycling Grants have the following categories:
- Michigan Recycling Infrastructure Grants
- These grants are designed to increase the statewide recycling rate, with the goal of achieving a 45 percent statewide recycling rate by 2025. Additionally, the Recycling Infrastructure Grants work to increase collection and processing capacity of recyclable materials or food waste and increase access and participation rates in recycling or food waste composting programs while promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion across Michigan, and they will support Governor Whitmer’s climate change priorities through measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
- Michigan Recycling Market Development Grants
- These grants are designed to create new markets or expand existing markets and create supply chains for recycled materials, as well as stimulate demand for recycled materials and recycled content products and strong supply chains to feed that demand. In addition, these grants aim to assist businesses that manufacture, market, and use recycled-content products while building diversity, equity, and inclusion. These grants will also commercialize technologies to replace materials with recycled content; to improve the quality, increase the quantity, and grow demand for utilizing recycled materials in manufacturing or other uses; and facilitate research and development of new uses for recycled materials.
- Michigan Small Community Education Grants
- These grants are designed to help small communities access education and outreach resources to improve local recycling programs, reduce contamination, and further educate residents. This grant program is a collaboration between EGLE and The Recycling Partnership, a nonprofit action agent transforming the U.S. residential recycling system for good.
These NextCycle Michigan Recycling Grants are critical for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of Michigan residents, and are not only important for facilitation of safe management of waste materials, but also help to maintain the flow of vital materials for Michigan manufacturing. Additionally, increasing access to recycling opportunities and expanding local recycling end-use markets will result in water savings, energy savings, local job creation, and will support Governor Whitmer’s climate change priorities through measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Funding Information
The minimum grant funds an applicant may request is $5,000. Applicants may resubmit unsuccessful applications in future grant cycles.
Eligible and Ineligible Applicants
- Eligible applicants for Michigan Recycling Market Development Grants are businesses, non-profit organizations, tribal governments, school districts, universities/colleges, local health departments, regional planning agencies, cities, villages, townships, charter townships, counties, municipal solid waste authorities, and resource recovery authorities located in Michigan.
- Eligible applicants for Michigan Small Community Education Grants are nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, regional planning agencies, cities, villages, townships, charter townships, counties, municipal solid waste authorities, or a resource recovery authorities located in Michigan serving fewer than 10,000 households with a curbside and/or drop-off recycling program.
- Preference will be given to communities that face historic environmental or socioeconomic disparities.
- Eligible applicants must be able to confirm the endpoint of materials collected or processed using items purchased with grant dollars. It is expected that grant-funded items will be deployed and utilized in a material management system where collected materials are directed to market for manufacture of new products and are not disposed.
- Eligible applicants must be able to confirm the endpoint of materials collected or processed using items purchased with grant dollars. It is expected that grant-funded items will be deployed and utilized in a material management system where collected materials are directed to market for manufacture of new products and are not disposed.
For more information, visit 2022 Recycling Grant Request for Proposals.
