The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is seeking applications for its Food Waste Reduction Grant Program to help local governments, non-profits, and businesses reduce the amount of wasted food being disposed in landfills.
Donor Name: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $80,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Funding Information
- Applicants can submit grant proposals for a maximum award of $80,000
- The resultant grant contract period is one year and is expected to begin on May 1, 2023 and end on April 30, 2024
Who is Eligible?
All applicants must already manage or plan to manage excess food or wasted food in their operations with the purpose of diverting material from landfill disposal. North Carolina-based food rescue organizations, local governments, compost facilities, and compost businesses are eligible to apply for funding from the FWR Grant. For the purposes of eligibility for this grant, the following definitions apply:
- Food rescue organizations include food banks, food pantries, and nonprofit organizations that specialize in the collection, storage, and distribution of food for households or individuals in need.
- Local governments are defined as counties, municipalities, councils of governments and solid waste authorities in North Carolina.
- Compost facilities are permitted or exempt facilities that process organic material from outsiden sources to create a usable soil amendment.
- Compost businesses are companies or nonprofit organizations that collect or haul organic material from outside sources to compost facilities.
Eligible Projects
- Grant funds must be used to develop food waste reduction infrastructure by expanding food donation networks or composting operations, including collection and hauling. Excess food donation occurs through food banks, food pantries, or nonprofit organizations in which packaged food, prepared food and/or produce is distributed to households or individuals in need. Composting operations occur at permitted or exempt compost facilities and include the collection of food scraps from generators or designated drop-off sites.
- Successful applicants will demonstrate how the grant project will increase the tons of wasted food diverted from landfill disposal. Examples of approved uses of FWR Grant funds include site development costs, construction of facilities to handle wasted food, equipment or vehicle purchases, and equipment installation costs.
- Grant funds MAY NOT be used for employee salaries, land acquisition costs, administrative expenses such as overhead, utility costs, studies or work performed by consultants, contracted collection costs, and/or payment for other contracted services such as payment to a vendor for operating a collection program.
- Examples of Grant Projects:
- Purchase carts for curbside food scrap collection;
- Purchase a wheel loader to improve efficiency and capacity of food scrap management at a compost facility;
- Establish a drop-off site for residential or commercial food scraps;
- Purchase a mobile refrigerator to improve efficiency and capacity of food bank transportation;
- Build an aerated-static pile for food scrap composting;
- Purchase a truck or a cart-tipper to collect drop-off or curbside food scraps; or
- Construct a concrete pad to improve efficiency and capacity of food scrap management at a compost facility.
For more information, visit NCDEQ.
