Household Hazardous Waste Grant: 15th Cycle, FY 2006/07

Notice of Funding Availability

The application period ended on May 31, 2006.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) grants are available to help local governments establish or expand HHW facilities or develop innovative collection programs for new waste types.

Funding
It is anticipated that $4.5 million in funding will be available for this grant cycle pending approval of the FY 2006/2007 Budget Act. Individual jurisdictions may request up to $200,000 and regional groups (two or more cities/counties) may request up to $300,000 for competitive infrastructure projects. The grant term will be approximately September 2006 through April 2009.  New for this cycle are regional universal waste (u-waste) coordination grants available at the countywide level. Funding for these one-year grants will range from $7,000 to 15,000, depending on the countywide population. Only one u-waste coordination grant is available per countywide area.

Eligibility
All California cities, counties and local agencies, including Indian reservations and rancherias with direct responsibility for HHW management may apply individually or as a regional group. Businesses and not-for-profit groups may partner with a local government, but are not eligible to apply on their own.

Priorities
Each applicant may submit up to two applications--one application for a competitive HHW infrastructure project and the second (with the support of other jurisdictions) as the lead coordinator in a countywide u-waste coordination grant.

For the competitive infrastructure projects, extra points will be given to applicants from rural areas and small cities, as well as those proposing multi-jurisdictional projects addressing regional needs. In addition, priority will be given to projects that focus on one of the following:

• Plan or construct new, sustainable HHW collection facility(ies), or
• Expand an existing permanent HHW collection facility(ies) to accommodate u-wastes, or
• Develop innovative u-waste collection opportunities that promote public/private partnerships.

Application Format
Each applicant must at a minimum:

• Evaluate and describe its current HHW and u-waste program;
• Identify its community's HHW and u-waste program needs;
• Describe how the proposed project will meet those needs;
• Justify its proposed project's budget, program elements, and work plan; and
• Demonstrate how the program will be sustained upon expiration of grant funding.

Application Deadline
Applications must be postmarked no later than May 31, 2006. E-mailed or faxed applications will not be accepted. Hand-delivered applications must be received in CIWMB's Sacramento Office at 1001 I Street by 3:00 p.m. on May 31, 2006.

For More Information
Hard copy applications will be available by contacting Wendy Roberson. For additional program information, contact Chris Schmidle.

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Last updated: December 02, 2007