The Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) is seeking proposals that request grant funding to support food waste reduction through the expansion of food donation networks or organics recycling operations, including collection and hauling.
Donor Name: Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS)
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/24/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Grant funds must be used to develop food waste reduction infrastructure by expanding food donation networks or organics recycling 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. Organics recycling operations occur at permitted or exempt composting or anaerobic digestion facilities and include the collection of food scraps from outside sources or designated public drop-off sites.
Funding Information
- Priority Project Grants – Eligible for up to $60,000 in grant funding
- Standard Project Grants – Eligible for up to $40,000 in grant funding.
Grant Period
The resultant grant contract period is one year and is expected to begin on February 1, 2026, and end on January 31, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
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 compost facilities, anaerobic digestion facilities, compost businesses, local governments, and food recovery organizations are eligible to apply for funding from the FWR Grant. For the purposes of eligibility for this grant, the following definitions apply:
- Compost facilities are permitted or exempt facilities that process organic material from outside sources to create a usable soil amendment. Compost facilities can be operated by a private business, local government, food bank, food hub or food pantry.
- Compost haulers are companies that collect or haul organic material from outside sources to compost facilities.
- Local governments are counties, municipalities, councils of governments and solid waste authorities in North Carolina.
- Anaerobic digestion facilities are permitted or exempt facilities that process organic materials from outside sources to create biogas and digestate.
- Food recovery organizations include food banks, food pantries, and nonprofit organizations that specialize in the collection, storage, and distribution of rescued food for households or individuals in need.
For more information, visit DEACS.
