The Recycling Market Development Grants fund projects that increase recycling markets, education, and collection efforts in reaching the state’s recycling goals.
Donor Name: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Proposals for the Recycling Market Development Program should demonstrate an understanding of the changing economy for recyclers, looking at where monies can be used most effectively by businesses and communities to reach Indiana’s 50 percent state-wide recycling goal. Proposals should demonstrate a need for the project and include one or more of the following:
- An increase in recyclable material collection or utilization,
- A reduction in municipal solid waste shipped for final disposal,
- Improved partnerships with communities, including not only economic impacts, but increased public awareness of recycling opportunities through tangible outreach and education efforts.
Funding Information
Grant funding request may range from $50,000 up to $500,000, with a fifty percent required cash match.
Grant Period
Sponsored projects must be completed within eighteen months from the agreed upon project start date.
Eligibility Criteria
- Municipalities, solid waste management districts, non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, and public and private businesses located and doing business in the state of Indiana are eligible to apply for funding. Business entities applying for funding must be an established Indiana-based business, registered with the Office of the Secretary of State. All applicants must be in compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
- Projects should focus on reuse, reduction, and recycling methods. Entities must maintain goals that are consistent with the state’s interest and vision of proper solid waste management, including diverting priority materials from landfills for final disposal which could be reused or reprocessed. Priority materials include but are not limited to: plastics, mixed glass, organics, and electronics.
- Only one proposal project, per applicant, is eligible for funding. For example, you could decide that you need equipment and outreach funding and submit two separate proposals, respectively. Both are eligible, but the board would consider only one for possible funding. Previous grant award recipients may not reapply until the following year or later after their grant has been closed.
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