The Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) is seeking proposals that request grant funding to help initiate or expand multifamily recycling programs within the state.
Donor Name: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $250,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The purpose of this grant program is to assist with the implementation, expansion, and improvement of multifamily recycling programs in North Carolina. The Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) administers the Multifamily Recycling Grant program through the Solid Waste Management Outreach Program.
The intent of this grant program is to fund projects that help build lasting capacity to recycle traditional household materials (paper, cardboard, metal cans, glass and plastic bottles and containers) from multifamily residences. Generally, a multifamily property is defined as a housing structure that includes five or more dwelling units although local definitions and service provisions may vary.
The Multifamily Recycling Grant Program will support projects that create NEW access and/or NEW recovered tonnage from multifamily residences. Grant funds may be used to purchase typical equipment needs to start or expand multifamily recycling such as carts, dumpsters, collection vehicles, concrete pads, recycling corrals and education.
Grant funds will only be awarded to projects that will collect all or most of the traditional household recyclable stream, which includes: mixed paper; cardboard; steel cans; aluminum cans; glass bottles and jars; and plastic bottles, tubs, jugs and jars. Any exclusions to this list must be identified with an explanation for why a particular material cannot be accepted in the recycling program.
Funding Information
- The minimum amount of grant funding available per Multifamily Recycling Grant project is $25,000. The maximum amount of grant funding available per Multifamily Recycling Grant project is $250,000.
- The resultant grant contract period is one year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Local governments, defined as counties, municipalities, councils of governments and solid waste authorities in North Carolina, are eligible to apply for funding from the Multifamily Recycling Grant Program.
- Recycling businesses and non-profits that collect and/or haul recyclables from multifamily properties are eligible to apply for funding from the Multifamily Recycling Grant Program.
- Multifamily property owners or managers are eligible to apply for funding from the Multifamily Recycling Grant Program. For the purposes of this grant, eligible entities include companies that own or manage one or more multifamily property. Local ordinances may define the number of dwelling units for a property to be considered multifamily.
- Applicants with previous or current DEACS recycling grants are eligible to apply as long as any open grants are in good standing and expected to be completed on time.
- Federal and state agencies are not eligible for funding through this grant program.
- Public universities, community colleges and private colleges and universities are not eligible for funding through this grant program.
For more information, visit NCDEQ.
