JBRSWA 2010 GRANTS AVAILABLE
GRANTS AVAILABLE
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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JEFFERSON-BELMONT REGIONAL SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY

125 FERNWOOD ROAD

P.O. BOX 2129

WINTERSVILLE, OH 43953

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

March 16, 2010

 

The Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority Grants Available

 

The Jefferson-Belmont Regional Solid Waste Authority announces the availability of grants through its 2010 Recycling Initiatives Competitive Funding (RICF) Project. Eligible applicants include: townships; villages; cities; schools and non-profit agencies. Applicants cannot possess a liquor license and must demonstrate a benefit to the citizens of Belmont and Jefferson counties.

 

Two types of grants, the Community Award and the Comprehensive Grant are available. The Community Award requires no match. The maximum that can be applied for under the Community Award is $1,000. Projects must contain a recycling component or theme. Schools, government offices and non-profits may seek funds to: implement recycling at sporting events; purchase recycling bins and create awareness posters; begin a re-use store or program so that unwanted items are not discarded; or buy supplies to perform community litter clean-ups and recycling activities.

 

The Comprehensive Grant projects must include a recycling or reuse initiative where the actual weights will be submitted to the Authority in the final report. These grants will be highly competitive thus entities should consider mini-grants as an alternative. Eligible applicants may apply for funding between $1,001.00 and $5,000.00 and must supply a 20% match which may include in-kind services such as: labor, donated equipment, materials, and activities directly related to the project. Applicants must do a thorough justification of requested funding and relate the project directly to recycling. Procurement and application of recycled content items must have a significant recycling component as part of the project in order to qualify for funding. Applicants must commit to completing the final report and supplying recycling and or reuse data.

 

Eligible applicants may seek Comprehensive RICF funds for: community clean-up projects that include a recycling component; implement or expand recycling programs; implement or expand reuse initiatives; implement or expand composting initiatives; or implement a recycling and waste reduction awareness campaign.

 

Applications are available by calling the JBRSWA office at 740-266-6899 or by calling the Jefferson County office at 740-283-8614, or the Belmont County office at 740-296-5376. Applicants may also request an application by emailing solidwastedirector@comcast.net. Applicants must complete and submit their application by Noon on April 9, 2010. The Authority’s Grants Committee will review applications and make formal award recommendations to the Board of Trustees by the April 12, 2010 Board meeting. Notification of awards and passage by the Board of Trustees should occur by April 13, 2010. Thus when drafting an application, applicants should consider beginning their projects no sooner than April 13, 2010. 

 

 

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