Grant Services.

TARGET SECTORS:

• Waste prevention and recycling programs that serve schools (recycling supplies, program materials and other education activities such as field trips);
• Projects in: waste prevention, source reduction, reuse, recycling, composting and procurement of recycled content products;
• We are especially interested in supporting school projects in food waste prevention, food donation, and organics separation pursuant to Senate Bill 1383;
• We prioritize projects that provide a learning opportunity for students and/or the community and projects that result in high quality recovered materials and products;
• Priority will be given to programs that change the culture/behavior of waste prevention and recycling in schools;
• Community education through waste prevention, source-separation and recycling education programs;
• Job training and internships in the field of waste prevention and recycling. This grant year, we will not be considering grants for job training programs in general retail or construction.
• The grant objectives for the mini-grants and project grants should be accomplished within the 2021-2022 grant year. 
  

 
Note:The Board will not fund hand dryers, water stations, battery chargers, document readers or gardening equipment.

Grant Guidelines
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Mini-grants

The mini-grant program awards between $500-$3,000 to all eligible projects that meet award criteria up to the funding allocation amount. In 2019-20, mini-grants supported environmental science programs and school recycling and composting infrastructure projects.

Project grants

The project grant program would award competitive grants up to $50,000 for projects that would make significant contributions to the development of sustainable diversion education programs and job training in waste prevention and recycling. Types of projects could include: curriculum development, district-wide diversion education programs, job training programs, and community-based programs.

Multiple Year grants

Multiple year grants allow applicants for the project grant program, to propose multiple year grants for up to three years of on-going support.

Report Form.

2020 Progress Report Form
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