ODNR Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention 2011 Community Development Grant

2012 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS GRANT REQUEST
50% cash match required (per project)
Commercial Recycling $50,000
Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling $150,000
Deconstruction Material Recycling $150,000
Litter Collection $10,000
Material Recovery Facility Recycling (Public) $150,000
Recycling Curbside $150,000
Recycling Drop-Off $50,000
Special Venue Recycling $20,000
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
Application doc | pdf
Fact Sheet doc | pdf

The Community Development Grant program provides financial assistance to Ohio’s local governments that propose to design and establish projects involved in the collection and processing of recyclable materials. The division is seeking proposals involving one or more of the following materials collected or processed in Ohio:

  • construction and demolition debris
  • deconstruction material
  • electronics
  • glass
  • old corrugated cardboard
  • organic (food scrap) material
  • paper
  • plastics (agricultural & orphan)

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is also soliciting grant applications proposing the implementation of litter collection programs, which involves illegal dumpsite cleanup, roadside collection and Adopt-A-Roadway Programs operated throughout the entire grant period. Keep America Beautiful Certification Fee would be an eligible project.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Applicants eligible to apply for Community Development Grant funding must be an agency of the state, as established in ORC Sections 343, 1502, and all applicable section of the ORC. An agency of the state may be a municipal corporation, county, township, state college or university, solid waste management district or authority, park district created under Section 511.18 and 1545.04 of the ORC, health districts as defined by 3709.01 of the ORC, a soil & water conservation district or Keep Ohio Beautiful affiliates.

FUNDING CRITERIA

These competitive grants will be awarded based on the following:
  • Demonstration of positive economic and environmental impact regionally or statewide
  • Assurances that the project will accomplish stated goals and is transferable
  • Potential for evolution into a permanent service or program without future division funding
  • Applicant’s past performance in grant administration and project management, if applicable
  • Consistency with the strategic goals of the local solid waste management district plan
  • Qualifies as a eligible project and includes one or more targeted materials
  • Financial need of the applicant
  • Availability of grant funds
  • Submission of required forms and comprehensive responses to all applicable questions
  • No outstanding financial obligation to the State of Ohio

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Applicants must indicate how they will comply with the project-based match requirements for the grant. A fifty percent (50%) cash match must be available and expended on those allowable costs directly associated with the approved project. The maximum grant period for the Community Development Grant is 12 months.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FUNDING SOURCE

A grant funding line is required for all projects. (Examples include the ODNR DRLP logo/signage on grant funded equipment or facilities or the standard funding credit line on printed educational material or promotional items).

IMPORTANT DATES

  • February 3, 2012 - Applications due
  • May, 2012 - Awards announced
  • July, 2012 - Funding available

CONTACT:    Chet Chaney at chet.chaney@dnr.state.oh.us or by calling (614) 265-6407.