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Recycling Equipment Grants | Nebraska Recycling Council | Waste Nothing Recycling Equipment Grants Applications are no longer being accepted due to funding restraints. NRC staff is working to develop a new program to continue supporting recycling in Nebraska. For questions, email [email protected] .
Nebraska Recycling Council administers the Recycling Equipment Grant (REG) Program with funding from the Nebraska Environmental Trust . For more than 20 years, this grant has helped build recycling infrastructure across Nebraska by providing the funding needed to create, expand or enhance recycling programs.
Any Nebraska organization including schools, municipalities and other government entities, nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses are eligible. Please email [email protected] or call 402-436-2384 with any questions. Reimbursement Documents and Instructions Recycling Data Report Form Requirements and Limitations Up to $25,000 in equipment can be funded over a two-year period.
NRC reserves the right to limit simultaneous or overlapping grant requests from an organization’s subsidiaries, divisions, branches, etc. Equipment purchased before grant approval is not eligible for funding or to be used as cash match. The grants shall not provide direct assistance to regulatory programs or to implement actions mandated by regulations except remediation. Financing equipment is not eligible for grant funding.
Providing false or misleading information will disqualify the application. Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years in business to be eligible. Equipment purchased with these funds must have Nebraska Environmental Trust labels on them and only 25 will be provided by the Trust.
If you are requesting containers they must be current standardized colors (blue=recycling, green=composting, black=trash). Eligible Equipment Examples Forklifts, skid loaders, balers, trailers, indoor and outdoor recycling bins and carts, lift-gates, dumpsters, trucks, loading ramps, approved recycling labels and signage, compost screeners. Please use Recycle Across America as example of signage best practices.
Equipment may be new, used, or in need of refurbishing. A cash match is required from all grantees.
In general, these minimum match amounts are required: 20% Nonprofit organizations, schools and government agencies 20% Communities with populations of 5,000 or under 25% Communities with populations of 5,000 to 10,000 30% Communities with populations of 10,000 and above 50% For-profit businesses The deadline for submission of grant applications is the 15th of each month.
Typed applications are preferred and digital signatures are acceptable. Other documents to prepare for your application: Bids on equipment are required from three different sellers/vendors IF equipment is valued at $5000 or more. If equipment is valued at less than $5000 please provide one vendor bid.
Attach bids to the application email in pdf format. Two or more letters of support from partnering entities/communities is strongly encouraged. Providing letters of support will result in a higher score during the evaluation process.
If applying through the Google Form, the Signature Page must be downloaded, signed, and uploaded. If applying through the Microsoft Form, all documents must be sent to [email protected] . Grant applications are scored by members of the NRC Grants Review Committee with a points system, using an Application Scoring Matrix.
The NRC Grants Review Committee and Nebraska Environmental Trust staff review all applications received on a monthly basis. Upon their approval of grant funding, the applicant will be notified and required to submit all completed grant reporting forms and signed agreement to NRC before being reimbursed for the purchase. Grant recipients are required to use the grant equipment for recycling or composting.
Equipment must not be sold, leased, traded-in, rented or given to another party without permission from Nebraska Environmental Trust. Grant recipients are required to provide 24 months of recycling data (pounds recycled) after obtaining the grant equipment, showing the recycling impact the equipment has made in the grant recipient’s community or business.
Grant recipients that receive funds for equipment valued at greater than $5,000 are required to maintain insurance for the useful life of the equipment and provide insurance documentation on a yearly basis to NRC. Lincoln Bike Kitchen trailer Midwest Soilogix Compost Turner Together Home Deliveries recycling bins Reimbursement Documents and Instructions Recycling Data Report Form Application Scoring Matrix
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Any Nebraska organization, including schools, municipalities and other government entities, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses are eligible. Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years in business. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $25,000 over a two-year period. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Recycling Equipment Grants is funded by Nebraska Recycling Council (with funding from the Nebraska Environmental Trust). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Nebraska. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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