The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers a program to provide opportunities for the funding of regional pilot programs that are supplying bins for collection of empty glass beverage containers from restaurants and on-sale retail licensed establishments with the goal of increasing the recycling of glass beverage containers.
Donor Name: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/10/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
- $4,000,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2024-2025.
- $500,000 is the minimum and $2,000,000 is the maximum per grant award.
Eligible Projects
Establishing a regional pilot program that includes all of the following:
- Purchasing bins for the collection of empty glass beverage containers at restaurants and on-sale retail licensed establishments.
- Collection and consolidation of contents from the bins.
- Transportation of the empty glass beverage containers that are collected to a glass processing facility.
Eligibility Criteria
Private entities must be authorized to conduct business in the State of California, by either being registered and in good standing with the California Secretary of State as a business located in California, being registered as a foreign (out-of-state or out-of-country) business or processing a business license issued by a California city, county, or city and county. Any and all subsidiaries, divisions or affiliated businesses are considered part of the primary business entity for the purpose of applying for and receiving a grant award under the program. The business must be qualified to do business in California and be in good standing with all applicable California state agencies. A business is considered an “affiliated business” if it has at least one owner with a forty (40) percent or greater interest in another applicant’s business.
Private, nonprofit entities, in addition to being registered and in good standing with the California Secretary of State, must also be registered and in good standing with the California Department of Justice, and appear on their Registry of Charities and Fundraisers. If a nonprofit entity is excluded from registering with the Department of Justice, proof must be provided with the application.
Eligible applicants include:
- Local governments (cities, counties, or cities and counties) as defined in PRC section 30109.
- Qualifying Tribal Entities.
- A Qualifying Tribal Entity is defined as a tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community, residing within the borders of California, which:
- is recognized for special programs and services provided by the United States because of the status of its members as Native Americans; or
- can establish that it is a government entity, and which meets the criteria of the grant program.
- A Qualifying Tribal Entity is defined as a tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community, residing within the borders of California, which:
- Non-profit Organizations – Non-profit organizations (except private schools) registered with the federal government under 501(c)3, (c)4, (c)6 or (c)10 of the Internal Revenue Code. Must be qualified to do business in California and be in good standing with all applicable California state agencies, including being registered and current in the Registry of Charitable Trusts.
- Private, for-profit entities. For purposes of this program, a “private, for-profit entity” is defined as a business intended to operate at a profit and return a profit to its owners. Private entities must be authorized to conduct business in the State of California, by either being registered with the California Secretary of State as a business located in California, being registered as a foreign (out–of– state or out–of–country) business or processing a business license issued by a California city, county, or city and county. The business must be qualified to do business in California and be in good standing with all applicable California state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Secretary of State and the Franchise Tax Board. Any and all subsidiaries, divisions or affiliated businesses are considered part of the primary business entity for the purpose of applying for and receiving a grant award under the program. A business is considered an “affiliated business” if it has at least one owner with a forty (40) percent or greater interest in another applicant business.
For more information, visit CalRecycle.
