The West Central Missouri Solid Waste Management District is accepting applications for its District Grant Program.
Donor Name: West Central Missouri Solid Waste Management District
State: Missouri
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/15/2022
Grant Size: $30,000
Details:
The purpose of the District Grant program is to provide grant funding to cities, counties, non-profit and other organizations, so they have money available to develop new or make improvements to programs that reduce the generation of solid waste, reuse materials that would have been sent to a landfill, create new markets or improve markets for recovered materials (recycling), or improve the handling of items banned by Missouri law from landfills.
These funds are intended for the grant projects to become self-sustaining (i.e., able to generate money from the materials) and to result in long-term waste diversion from disposal. State law, the implementing regulations and direction received from the State Government is clear: “The purpose of solid waste management district grants is to fund projects with the maximum impact on waste minimization and to create and sustain jobs directly related to waste reduction and reuse of materials previously destined for disposal.”
Eligible Types of Projects
- Recycling, reuse and recovery processing equipment including, but not limited to, materials processing and manufacturing, hauling equipment or materials collection.
- Feasibility or similar studies including, but not limited to, engineering or consulting costs and laboratory analysis for solid waste industrial enhancements and job creation, limited to 50% of study costs.
- District public education and outreach including, but not limited to, the creation of citizen groups (i.e., advisory committees, student groups, internships and workshops).
- Recreational equipment using recycling materials, limited to $30,000 per project.
Funding Information
- The exception is for market development-recreational equipment projects which are limited to $30,000 per project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include any municipality, county, public institution, not-for- profit organization or other businesses or individuals (sole proprietorships) currently operating within the district boundaries.
- Applicants previously receiving district grants are required to list those prior projects on the current grant application request.
For more information, visit West Central Missouri Solid Waste Management District.
