The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority is seeking applications for Recycling Mini-Grant Program.
Donor Name: Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority
State: Pennsylvania
County: Centre County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 10/04/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority (CCRRA) mini-grant program is intended to provide reimbursement grant funds for Centre County base projects that improve recycling education and the collection of materials to be processed by CCRRA. The purpose of the mini – grant program is to encourage innovative and strategic solutions to increase the capture of recycling that is processed by CCRRA. Grant funds are made available based upon the performance of CCRRA and the recycling market commodities processed by CCRRA for the prior calendar year.
Program Goals
- Increase recycling collection
- Decrease recycling contamination
- Recycling education and outreach
- Community engagement.
Grant Priorities
Funding priorities for round one will include:
- non-traditional recycling such as plastic film, hardback books
- community space permanent recycling
- special event recycling
- school recycling.
Funding Information
Mini-grants may range from $1,000 – $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include:
- Municipalities and municipal agencies
- Schools (K-12 and post-secondary) and other educational institutions
- Non-profit organizations and community-based organizations
- Businesses
- Refuse haulers for whom CCRRA is subcontracted to collect recycling
- Ineligible applicants include:
- Recycling processors,
- Recycling brokers or transportation companies.
For more information, visit CCRRA.
