The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has announced the availability of grant funds to assist communities’ efforts to increase recycling and waste reduction.
Donor Name: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/29/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $100,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
Projects that can be funded under this program include education and promotion of recycling, waste reduction, organics management (including yard waste management and composting), and household hazardous waste collection and disposal.
Funding Information
- Grants start at $1,000 and go up to $100,000 with a 25 percent cash match.
- Grant agreements will be for a term of 18 months.
Eligible Projects
Projects should accomplish one or more of the following:
- Start or expand a recycling, source reduction, reuse, buy-recycled, or composting program.
- Offer a new service, collect a new material, and/or serve a new area through the establishment of a new permanent service.
- Improve efficiency and sustainability over current program practices through increased volumes of materials collected, and better processing of materials, cost savings, and resource conservation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Solid waste management districts (SWMDs)
- Counties
- Municipalities
- Schools
- Nonprofit organizations located in Indiana
Non Eligible Applicants
- Businesses
- Commercial operations
- For-profit organizations
- State agencies are not directly eligible for grants from IDEM. State agencies may be partners in projects with a solid waste management district or a local unit of government.
For more information, visit IDEM.