The Mississippi Recycling Coalition is looking at developing a grant program for schools. Please follow this web page and our News page to keep informed of this development. Until this grant program is developed, we want to encourage you to apply for any of the applicable grants below.
Mississippi Recycling Bin Grants
The Southeast Recycling Development Council (SERDC), the Alcoa Recycling Company (Alcoa), the
Mississippi Recycling Coalition (MRC) and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ) are partnering to offer a Recycling Bin Grant Program in Mississippi. This partnership
program will provide an opportunity for a grant of free recycling bins for schools, colleges
and universities and public and non-profit office buildings. Click
here for more information.
MDEQ Solid Waste and Waste Tire Grants
MDEQ offers Solid Waste Assistance Grants
for which cities, counties, multi-county entities (including solid waste authorities) may apply to assist in establishing
and/or maintaining a recycling program or to use in recycling education.
DOE Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG)
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has recently announced a funding opportunity through
the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) which was funded through the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). A total of $600,000 has been allocated from the EECBG by the Mississippi
Development Authority (MDA) and administered by MDEQ. For more information on these funding opportunities,
please see the MDEQ Solid Waste webpage.
USDA Grants
The Department of Agriculture offers two grants which may be used for recycling and/or waste reduction.
The Solid Waste Management Grant (SWMG) is available to nonprofit organizations,
county and/or city governments, Native American tribes, or academic institutions. The SWMG may be used to provide technical
assistance and/or training to solid waste operators and/or the community on ways to reduce the solid waste stream which may include
recycling or adding recycling operations at a solid waste facility. This grant is not intended to pay for capital costs.
The other grant that the USDA offers is the Community Program Grant.
This grant is intended to finance community facilities in rural areas and towns up to 20,000 in population. The grant funds can be used
to construct, expand, or improve community and public services. This can include the purchase of equipment for the operation of the
facility; however, it cannot include any recurring, operating, or maintenance costs.
EPA Region 4 Grant Info
The Environmental Protection Agency offers several different grant programs for which you may qualify.
Grants.gov
Clearing house of government grant programs.