The Recycling Program provides funding to political subdivisions of the State of Arizona, private enterprises, nonprofit organizations, and Arizona’s Tribal Governments.
Donor Name: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
State: Arizona
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 12/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The ADEQ Recycling Program was established through the Arizona Solid Waste Recycling Act of 1990. The Recycling Program is responsible for providing public education to encourage participation in recycling and source reduction, and for providing the public with information about proper solid waste disposal. Program monies are derived from landfill disposal fees and fund the following types of grants:
- Waste Reduction Assistance (WRA): Funds initiatives like curbside recycling and household hazardous waste collections to majorly curb the solid waste stream.
- Waste Reduction Initiative Through Education (WRITE): Funds education efforts to teach Arizonans about proper disposal of solid waste, as well as recycling campaigns and outreach programs to encourage participation in recycling.
- Recycling Research & Development (RR&D): Funds development of new tools, products and information to assist in diverting material from landfills by using that material to create new products or by improving old technologies.
Funding Information
Total funding under this competitive opportunity is approximately $1 million to be awarded in State Fiscal Year 2024. ADEQ anticipates that multiple grant awards will be made. Each recipient’s budget and work plan may include work to be completed during a 1-year period after grant award.
Any eligible organization may request a maximum of $500,000 of WRA funds to establish a new end market for processing materials.
- More than one project application per applicant may be submitted.
- Eligible entities may collaborate on proposed projects, if appropriate.
- A grant must be awarded and a grant agreement executed before a project can be started.
- Payments are made on a cost reimbursement basis. Grantees must provide assurance that the work has been completed by submitting receipts and invoices in order to receive reimbursement.
- Reimbursement can be made no more frequently than monthly but at least quarterly.
- Applicant must give suitable public acknowledgement to ADEQ’s Recycling Program for the grant assistance.
- All projects must be completed one year from award.
Eligibility Criteria
The following Arizona entities are eligible applicants
- Political Subdivisions/Tribal Governments
- Non-profit Organizations
- Private Enterprises
Organizations whose goals are consistent with the state’s interests are eligible organizations who may submit applications. Organizations whose goals are determined to be inconsistent with the state’s interests are not eligible organizations.
For more information, visit ADEQ.
