Recycle Ohio Grant Program

The Recycle Ohio Grant Program supports academic institutions that initiate or expand recycling programs, encourage sustainable practices, and help to protect the environment. Local institutions, and nonprofits are eligible for grant funding from the following Recycle Ohio programs: Academic: education initiatives, recycling equipment, and conference sponsorship Community and Litter: recycling equipment, community litter collection events, and outreach projects Market Development: recycling expansion and specialty equipment Scrap Tire: processing and engineering/construction projects Source Reduction: reuse-promoting equipment Grant applications are accepted in the fall and awarded in the spring. The application process for these funding programs is highly competitive. Website: recycleohio.gov Governing Statute: Ohio Revised Code 3736 Application Deadline: Annually on or about November 1 Contact: Ohio EPA — Office of Environmental Education 614.644.1694 [email protected] Academic Institution Grants Eligibility: Eligible applicants include Ohio colleges and universities, and public and private K-12 schools. Specifications: The Academic Institution Grant Program offers up to $200,000 for recycling efforts as well as outreach and education, recycling equipment, and conference sponsorships. Applications are submitted through the online Recycle Ohio Grant (ROG) system. Community and Litter Grants Eligibility: Eligible applicants include Ohio counties, municipal waste management districts or authorities, park districts, health districts, Keep Ohio Beautiful affiliates, boards of education and non-profit organizations. Specifications: The Recycle Ohio Grant Program offers up to $200,000 for projects that initiate or expand recycling programs, encourage sustainable practices, and support litter prevention efforts. Local non-profit organizations can receive funding to purchase equipment for the collection and processing of recyclables, implement litter collection events, and tire amnesty programs (tire amnesty programs require a minimum $0.50 collection fee). Applications are submitted through the online Recycle Ohio Grant (ROG) system. Market Development Grants Eligibility: Businesses are eligible to receive MDG funds, but must be sponsored by agency of the state, as established in ORC Sections 343, 3736, and all applicable sections of the ORC. An agency of the state may be a municipal college and university, or solid waste management district and authority. Specifications: The Recycling and Litter Prevention Grant Program offers up to $200,000 for Market Development projects that propose to create the infrastructure necessary for successful markets of recyclable materials and related products. Scrap Tire Grants Eligibility: Businesses can receive funding to create or expand scrap tire processing capacity and product manufacturing. Funds are also available for local governments, state colleges and universities, public and private K-12 schools, and nonprofit organizations to complete beneficial use projects that incorporate the use of ground tire rubber. Businesses must be sponsored by agency of the state, as established in ORC Sections 343, 3736, and all applicable sections of the ORC. An agency of the state may be a municipal college and university, or solid waste management district and authority. Specifications: The Recycling and Litter Prevention Grant Program offers up to $300,000 for Scrap Tire projects that propose to create the infrastructure necessary for successful markets of scrap tire materials and related products. Source Reduction Grants Eligibility: Ohio counties, municipal colleges and universities, public and private K-12 schools, solid waste management districts or authorities, park districts, health districts, Keep Ohio Beautiful affiliates, boards of education and non-profit organizations.