Residential Sharps Collection Program

Residential Sharps Collection Program Sharps Collection Site Location List Announcement of Residential Sharps Collection Program Funding Opportunity: Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Fiscal Year 24 (FY24): Illinois EPA approve 28 grantees totaling approximately $535,021.00. During the two years of operation, the sharps program has funded programs in 34 out of 102 counties in Illinois (33.3%, with potential for programmatic expansion under the posted Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The FY27 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announces the availability of $600,000 in funding from the Illinois Solid Waste Management Fund (SWMF), administered by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA or Agency) Materials Management and Compliance Section (MMCS). The SWMF provides funding for conducting household waste collection and disposal programs. See 415 ILCS 5/22.15(i). Sharps collected from private citizens are a household waste. Illinois EPA MMCS intends to reimburse units of local government that operate a sharps collection station, as defined in Section 3.458 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, for expenses incurred in disposing of used sharps. Eligible expenses include costs for advertising sharps collection stations, costs for educational materials focused on proper disposal of sharps, costs to obtain collection containers for use by individual residents (if not otherwise available from the Agency), collection receptacles to store sharps at the sharps collection station, mobilization fees assessed by an appropriately permitted potentially infectious medical waste (PIMW) transporter to pick up collected sharps, and disposal fees for the collected sharps. Each unit of local government is eligible for the actual costs of sharps collection and disposal, up to $35,000.00 per funding opportunity. Eligibility criteria and more information can be found in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) . APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications for the Residential Sharps Collection Program need to be submitted through AmpliFund. Click the link below to access the NOFO and submit an application. The application requires the following application forms: Uniform Application for State Grant Assistance, a Project Narrative, Conflict of Interest Disclosure, and a proposed program budget. All of these forms are to be filled out in AmpliFund when drafting an application. Applicants will also be required to fill out a performance plan detailing milestones and deliverables to be achieved throughout the grant period. Link for Sharps Grant Application:  https://il.amplifund.com/Public/Opportunities/Details/548defdb-238c-4683-b6d1-5d2ad0c1361a Question and Answer Assistance: 1. How will the reimbursement process work? Applicants will be reimbursed monthly and should include the following information: Grantee Name/Address Date Submitted Service Dates Invoice Amount Provide Backup documentation 2. Are the Anticipated Dates listed in the NOFO drop-dead dates? Applicants are able to apply until the total allotted funding has been exhaused.  Anticipated announcement dates are receipt of a Notice of State Award (NOSA) approximately 30 days after the receipt of an eligible application and a fully executed Grant Agreement approximately 60 days after the receipt of a signed NOSA. Remaining drop-dead dates are the June 30, 2027 final eligible collection date for sharps reimbursed under this award and July 30, 2027 submission of final reports to the Illinois EPA. 3. Does the Illinois EPA plan for this program to be an annual occurrence, with this same process EVERY year, or multiple years? Illinois EPA hopes that this will become a permanent program and the details of the grant application are continually being sorted out. Please note: all grant funding is subject to appropriation.