2024 Recycling Business Development Grant Program – North Carolina

The N.C. Recycling Business Assistance Center seeks viable, well-planned proposals from recycling businesses and nonprofit organizations in North Carolina.

Donor Name: N.C. Recycling Business Assistance Center (RBAC)

State: North Carolina

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 11/16/2023

Size of the Grant:

• Standard Project: $40,000
• Priority Project: $60,000

Grant Duration: 1 year

Details:

For the purposes of this grant program, a recycling business is defined as a business or a nonprofit organization that accepts, collects, and/or recycles materials from outside sources to create a value added feedstock for intermediary processing or end-use recycled product manufacturing.

The goal is to build lasting, private-sector capacity to divert materials from the waste stream and create jobs in North Carolina. Grant money is intended to assist with capital costs for physical infrastructure to increase the capacity or improve efficiency of a recycling operation

Priority Project

Grants Priority Project Grants support investments in the private recycling sector that RBAC has determined to be of particular importance to North Carolina’s recycling infrastructure. Proposals addressing these needs are strongly encouraged and will be identified as Priority Projects, making them eligible for additional points and additional funding. 2023 RBAC Recycling Business Development Grant priorities include:

• Projects that expand, upgrade, or improve the capacity and/or efficiency of a single-stream material recovery facility (MRF). For the purposes of this grant, a MRF is defined as a facility that receives, separates and prepares commingled residential recyclables for downstream commodity markets.
• Projects that establish or expand recycling processing capacity for paper.
• Projects that establish or expand recycling processing capacity for clothing or textiles.
• Projects that establish or expand recycling processing capacity for solar panels, electric vehicle batteries, or lithium-ion batteries. Electronics recyclers managing these materials must be R2 or e-Stewards certified to receive priority consideration.

Funding Information

• Standard Project: Applicants may request any amount of grant funding up to a maximum of $40,000.
• Priority Project: Applicants may request any amount of grant funding up to a maximum of $60,000.

Funding Period

After the grant is awarded, it is anticipated that the grant contract period will begin on March 1, 2024 and end on February 28, 2025.

Eligibility Criteria

• Private-sector recycling business applicants are eligible for funding under this grant cycle.1 For the purposes of this grant program, a recycling business is defined as a business or a nonprofit organization that accepts, collects, and/or recycles materials from outside sources to create a value-added feedstock for intermediary processing or end-use recycled product manufacturing.
• All applicants selected for funding are subject to a compliance review to ensure they are meeting applicable permitting and regulatory requirements. Prospective grantees found to be out of compliance must resolve all compliance issues and submit proof of compliance before receiving a grant contract.
• Applicants are also responsible for contacting the appropriate state and local regulatory agencies to obtain information about permitting requirements for the proposed grant project. All permitting requirements must be satisfied prior to receiving any grant funding.

For more information, visit RBAC.