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Solid Waste Grants

 
     

A total of $1.2 million will be available for solid waste implementation grants during FY12 and FY13. Unlike past years, there will only be one call for applications for the two-year period, with half of the money to be distributed each year. Additionally, $600,000 has been earmarked for large projects (those $100,000 and over) and $600,000 has been earmarked for small projects. No match is required, however, it is encouraged. The application period for this two-year period is now closed. Pass-through funding comes from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Grant Application Scoring

A total of 31 grant applications were submitted for the current round of funding. Grant presentations will be held in front of the 10 person Solid Waste Project Review Committee on January 10 and 11, 2012, at the H-GAC offices in Conference Room C (2nd floor). The presentation schedule can be found here. At the conclusion of day two the committee will determine the projects to be funded during FY12 and FY13.

Who is Eligible?*

Recycling  





Cities
Counties
Public School Districts
Councils of Governments (COGs)
Certain general and special law districts
(those with water quality protection or solid waste management authority and responsibility)

*

Only those in H-GAC’s thirteen-county Gulf Coast Planning region are eligible. Non-profit organizations and private companies are not directly eligible, but may be subcontracted by eligible public entities.

Enforcement 

Eligible Project Categories







Citizens’ Collection Stations and “Small” Registered Transfer Stations
Education and Training
Household Hazardous Waste Management
Litter and Illegal Dumping Cleanup and Community Collection Events
Local Enforcement
Local Solid Waste Management Plans/Technical Studies
Source Reduction and Recycling

Regional Priorities

An additional 10 points will be given to projects submitted which address one of four regional priorities that have been established. Individual regional priorities are not specific to any one project category, but rather may be tied to multiple categories. Regional priorities include:




Development of independent school district programs that increase school-based source reduction and recycling
Development of new infrastructure
Development of targeted education programs to change recycling and waste diversion behavior
Development of new programs to minimize environmental risk and promote safe disposal

Collection  

Eligible Expenses

Truck
   








Supplies
Equipment
Personnel 
Fringe
Indirect 
Construction
Contractual
Travel

Examples of Projects

 Facility

 


















Community Cleanup Event
Construction and Demolition Waste Processing and Reuse Facility
Construction of Recycling Facility
Curbside Recycling Startup
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
Local Enforcement Officer
Local Environmental Enforcement Program
Organics Management
Permanent Drop-off Recycling Center
Permanent Used Electronics Collection Center & Voucher Program Development
Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center & Voucher Development
Public Education and Outreach
Purchase of Environmental Enforcement Vehicle and Equipment
Purchase of Recycling Equipment
Reinvestment in Existing Recycling Drop-off Centers, Signage and Equipment
School Recycling Education
Storm Debris Plan
Upgrade of Recycling Equipment

Solid Waste Grants to date  (PDF) 119

Enforcement 

To Apply

The application period is now closed.

 

Additional Resources

FY2012-13 Solid Waste Funding Plan Presentation (PDF) 127K
Tentative Grant Schedule UPDATED (PDF) 7K 
FY2012-13 Grant Application Workshop Presentation (PDF) 140K

 

Grant Notification List

Please send an e-mail if you would like to be added to the grant notification list for FY12/13:
hilde.leitenbacher@h-gac.com

For further information please contact:

 

Cheryl Mergo
Sustainable Development Program Manager
(713) 993-4520
cheryl.mergo@h-gac.com

Erin Livingston
Environmental Planner
(832) 681-2525
erin.livingston@h-gac.com

Amanda Thorin
Sustainable Development Program Specialist
(713) 993-4587
amanda.thorin@h-gac.com

 

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