The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is seeking applications for its 2023 Recycling Infrastructure Grant.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline:
- Michigan Recycling Infrastructure Grants: 05/19/2023
- Michigan Small Community Education Grants: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $1,000,000
Details:
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) protects Michigan’s environment and public health by managing air, water, land, and energy resources, and is focused on addressing climate change, diversity, equity, and inclusion. In fiscal year (FY) 2023, EGLE will provide matching grants to support Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s climate priorities by supplementing efforts to grow the statewide recycling rate, ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion, and increase access to recycling.
Additionally, these grants are important to facilitate the safe management of waste materials and help to maintain the flow of vital raw materials for Michigan manufacturing by protecting their domestic supply chains. Increasing access to recycling opportunities also has other positive impacts, including water and energy savings and local job creation.
Objectives
Project proposals must describe how the project aligns with the objectives, as applicable:
Michigan Recycling Infrastructure Grants specific targets:
- Projects that increase collection and processing capacity of recyclable materials or food waste.
- Projects that increase access to recycling or food waste composting infrastructure.
- Projects that increase participation rates in recycling or food waste composting programs.
Michigan Small Community Education Grants specific targets:
- Provide access to recycling education resources for small communities (fewer than 10,000 households).
Funding Information
The maximum amount of funding that can be requested for a Recycling Infrastructure Grant is $1,000,000. The minimum grant funds an applicant may request is $5,000.
Eligible applicants
- Eligible applicants for Michigan Recycling Infrastructure Grants are non-profit organizations, tribal governments, school districts, universities/colleges, local health departments, regional planning agencies, cities, villages, townships, charter townships, counties, municipal solid waste authorities, and resource recovery authorities located in Michigan.
- Eligible applicants for Michigan Small Community Education Grants are nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, regional planning agencies, cities, villages, townships, charter townships, counties, municipal solid waste authorities, or a resource recovery authorities located in Michigan serving fewer than 10,000 households with a curbside and/or drop-off recycling program.
- Preference will be given to communities that face historic environmental or socioeconomic disparities.
- Eligible applicants must be able to confirm the endpoint of materials collected or processed using items purchased with grant dollars. It is expected that grant-funded items will be deployed and utilized in a material management system where collected materials are directed to market for manufacture of new products and are not disposed.
For more information, visit Recycling Infrastructure Grant.
