2010 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention
| COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS |
GRANT REQUEST |
| 50% cash match required |
(per project) |
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| Commercial Recycling |
$50,000 |
| Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling |
$150,000 |
| Deconstruction Material Recycling |
$150,000 |
| Material Recovery Facility Recycling (Public) |
$100,000 |
| Recycling Curbside |
$100,000 |
| Recycling Drop-Off |
$50,000 |
| Special Venue Recycling |
$20,000 |
| Energy Initiatives |
$20,000 |
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| DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES |
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| Application |
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| Managers Manual |
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| Fact Sheet |
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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:
- carpet and padding
- construction and demolition debris
- deconstruction material
- electronics
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- glass
- old corrugated cardboard
- organic (food and fiber-based) material
- plastic
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is also soliciting grant applications proposing the implementation of distributed energy resource and waste to energy projects including but not limited to industrial heat recovery, and landfill or biomass methane for electric generation.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Those eligible to apply include:
- Ohio cities with a population greater than 50,000 - based on the most recent U.S. Census
- Ohio counties
- Ohio solid waste management districts/solid waste management authorities
FUNDING CRITERIA
These competitive grant awards will be issued based on nine factors:
- 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 plan
- Qualifies as a specified project and includes one or more targeted materials
- Financial need of the applicant will be taken into consideration
- Availability of grant funding
- Submission of required forms and comprehensive responses to all applicable questions
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
- Community Development Grant - Applicants must indicate how they will comply with the project-based match requirements as specified in the application handbook. The maximum grant period for the Community Development Grant is 12 months.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Subject to cash availability, grantees will receive an advance grant payment, while the remaining grant balance will be held in reserve to reconcile the grant at closeout.
IMPORTANT DATES
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- February 2, 2009 - Applications due
- May, 2009 - Awards announced
- July, 2009 - Funding available
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CONTACT: Chet Chaney at chet.chaney@dnr.state.oh.us or by calling (614) 265-6407. |