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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is now accepting applications for Recycling Assistance Grants for the FY09 grant year. Applications must be submitted no later than Sept. 19, 2008. Grant awards will be announced in October 2008, and projects must be completed by Dec. 31, 2009.
DNREC developed the grant program in conjunction with the Recycling Public Advisory Council to enhance Delaware’s recycling efforts. The program is designed to empower Delawareans to develop or expand innovative waste reduction, reuse, and/or recycling projects tailored to community needs.
A total of $50,000 in grant funding is available in FY08. This is a matching program, with grant recipients required to provide 25 percent of total project funding in either cash or in-kind services.
Eligible applicants include Delaware schools, colleges, universities, municipalities, and not-for-profit organizations (scouting troops, churches, community organizations, etc.). Applicants are encouraged to establish cooperative partnerships with other parties, including private industry.
Eligible activities are those that will reduce the amount of municipal solid waste going to Delaware’s landfills. Some examples are: The design, implementation, or expansion of recycling and yard waste composting programs; curbside collection of recyclables; design or implementation of “Pay-As-You-Throw” programs; and recycling outreach or educational initiatives. |
