The California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is seeking projects that implement new or enhance existing programs to provide convenient beverage container recycling opportunities in various locations statewide.
Donor Name: California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/18/2022
Size of the Grant: $275,000
Details:
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers a program to provide opportunities for the California local government agencies, cities, counties, regional programs, public colleges and universities, public school districts, non-profit organizations, and qualifying tribal entities to promote increased recycling of beverage containers throughout California and reduce the beverage container litter in the waste stream.
Funding Information
- $1,500,000 available for each fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 and 2023-24.
- $75,000 is the minimum and $275,000 is the maximum per grant award.
Eligibility Criteria
- California cities, counties, and other local government entities.
- Special districts (e.g., recreational park districts).
- Public colleges and universities and public K–12 school districts.
- Non-profit organizations (except private schools K–12) registered with the federal government under 501(c)3, (c)6, or (c)10 of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Qualifying Tribal Entities.
- Joint Powers Authorities (JPA) as an eligible entity (where all of the participating entities are otherwise eligible).
Projects
- Multi-family residential dwellings (five units or more).
- Public colleges/universities, non-profit colleges/universities, and public K–12 school districts.
- Curbside Residential Program locations (excluding single stream).
- Community events including, but not limit to, those sponsored by local jurisdictions.
- Parks/recreational areas.
- Purchase of water refill stations, including the installation, education & outreach, or replacement of infrastructure, plumbing, maintenance, additional attachments or modifications.
- Litter reduction and cleanup along the United States-Mexico border where the waste stream includes beverage containers that will be recycled.
- Out of State beverage containers collected as part of the litter abatement and cleanup projects cannot be funded under this grant program.
For more information, visit CalRecycle.
