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Household Hazardous Waste Grant, HD36 (Construction)

Grantor:
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Portal ID:
5878
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers a program to provide opportunities for the local governments in implementing safe Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) programs for collection, public education, source reduction, reuse, and/or recycling of HHW.

Description:

This competitive grant offering is designed to fund construction projects that establish new or expand existing HHW programs in California.  HHW construction projects do not qualify for CalRecycle grant funding unless they are past the design phase of the project and are prepared for construction (shovel ready).  Applicants must have completed proper site analysis, conceptual design and most of the local approval processes.  The permitting, licensing and siting approval process must be well underway.  Applicants must provide documentation by providing a completed General Checklist of Business Permits, Licenses and Filings form (CalRecycle 669).  The applicant must convincingly indicate that they are beyond the planning phase of the construction project and can successfully complete the HHW construction project before the Grant Term ends (date of Notice to Proceed email to September 30, 2025).

Grant applications must indicate one of the following types of projects:

(1) Construction of a new Permanent HHW Collection Facility or Recycle-Only HHW Collection Facility; or (2) A construction project that expands/upgrades an existing Permanent HHW Collection Facility or Recycle-Only Collection Facility

A Resolution is required by the secondary due date.  

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

The grant is available to:• Local governments (cities, counties, and city and counties) that have direct responsibility for HHWmanagement• Regional or local sanitation agencies and waste agencies, having directresponsibility for HHW management• Joint Powers Authorities (JPA) having directresponsibility for HHW management• Qualifying Indian Tribes with direct responsibility for HHW management

Important Dates

Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantor.
Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
September 2021
Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
September 30, 2025

Funding Details

Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$500,000
Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Yes ( see Description for details )
Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
Funding Source: The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State
Funding Method: The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Jayme Tesser, 1-916-341-6047, jayme.tesser@calrecycle.ca.gov

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