The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet is seeking applications for its 2025-2026 Household Hazardous Waste Management Grant.
Donor Name: Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
State: Kentucky
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | In-Kind | Matching Grants
Deadline: 04/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The goal of the program is to leverage limited funds into efficient and cost effective projects to help Kentucky develop an integrated recycling infrastructure, manage Household Hazardous Waste and provide recycling and HHW public education programs.
Priority will be given to regional recycling projects and regional household hazardous waste management programs with state approved inter-local cooperative agreements.
Funding Information
$50,000.
Grant Period
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Allowed Matching In-Kind and Cash Household Hazardous Waste Management Project Expenditures
- Hourly rate of pay of the staff for planning and implementing the event. The matching salaries (includes benefits) for staff shall be the actual hours worked as they relate to the grant project.
- Volunteers and inmates at the rate of $7.25 per hour.
- Event advertising, signs and banners and HHW educational materials for school program.
- Public advertisement costs related to bidding procedures.
- Hourly rate for the use of the vehicle to transport recyclable commodities (use FEMA rates).
- Used Gaylord boxes with lids and reconditioned drums with lids to reduce overall vendor quotes.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for volunteers and staff working the day of the event; PPE can include a pair of gloves, a reflective vest/apron, and a pair of safety glasses ONLY for each volunteer/staff participating.
- Personnel for local security and/or traffic control costs for the day of the event.
- Meals for county employees and volunteers during the event.
- Other in-kind match REQUESTS will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Eligible Expenses
- Grant funds may be used to cover the cost of vendor services for the collection, and proper management of HHW.
- Advertising for HHW and regular reporting in local/regional media, signs, displays and banners for HHW collection events
- Educational materials for school programs and Personnel to teach school education.
Eligibility Criteria
Any county, waste management district, city, urban-county government, or other political subdivision of the state or any combination of the above, including schools/school districts, shall be eligible to apply.
For more information, visit KEEC.
