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Organics Grant Program (FYs 2021-22 and 2022-23)

Grantor:
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Departmental Grant ID:
ORG7
Portal ID:
34214
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The Organics Grant Program provides opportunities to further the purposes of the CA Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) and lower overall greenhouse gas emissions by expanding existing capacity or establishing new facilities in CA to reduce the amount of CA-generated green or food materials, or ADC being sent to landfills. Refer to the Organics Grant Program NOFA webpage,  https://calrecycle.ca.gov/climate/grantsloans/organics/fy202122fy202223/.

Description:

Eligible Organics Grant Program projects are:

Construction, renovation, or expansion of facilities to increase in-state infrastructure for the composting or digestion of organics into compost, soil amendments, fertilizers, biofuels, or bioenergy. Construction, renovation, or expansion of facilities to increase in-state infrastructure for the pre-processing of organics. Projects must result in an increase in tons of green materials or food materials diverted from landfills beyond that which the pre-processor was already diverting.

Four project types will be funded from this expenditure: (a) anaerobic digestion/co-digestion, (b) composting, (c) in-vessel composting, and (d) stand-alone pre-processing projects.

Projects must be located in California and facilitate or result in:

Reductions in GHG emissions compared to existing practices of landfilling green or food materials within California; and Increases in quantity (tons) of green materials or food materials that are newly diverted from landfill disposal or alternative daily cover (ADC) use, and composted or digested in California. For purposes of this program, “newly diverted” means the tons of materials that are currently being landfilled or used as ADC that will instead be diverted as a result of this project.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies:

Projects must be located in California and facilitate or result in California-generated green materials or food materials that are newly diverted from landfill disposal or alternative daily cover use.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
October 2023
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
12 weeks

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$154,960,671
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
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
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
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 Source Notes:

Funding allocation for the Organics Grant Program FYs 2021-22 and 2022-23 comes from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund through California Climate Investments, and the State of California General Fund from fiscal year 2022-23.

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)

Funding Method Notes:

The Organics Grant Program FY's 2021-22 and 2022-23 eligible applications will be scored and ranked in the following catgegories:  1) Project Description, Tons and Greenhouse Gas Reduction, 2) Permits, 3) Experience and Project Viability, and 4) Community Benefits. An application can receive a total score of 105 maximum points with a 60-point minimum score required to be considered eligible for funding.

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
1-916-327-2777, stanley.uyeda@calrecycle.ca.gov

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