The Community Recycling Grant Program is accepting applications until October 6, 2022.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has announced the availability of grant funds to assist communities’ efforts to increase recycling and waste reduction. The Community Recycling Grant Program (CRGP) is authorized to provide grants by IC 13-20-22-2. 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.
Applicant Eligibility
Solid waste management districts (SWMDs), counties, municipalities, schools, and nonprofit organizations located in Indiana are eligible to apply for funding from the CRGP. Businesses, commercial operations, and for-profit organizations are not eligible for funding.
Project Eligibility
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.