Community Pollution Prevention Grants for food waste and toxics reduction roadmaps announced
Local and county governments, local health departments, municipalities, regional planning agencies, and non-profit organizations may apply for funding under the Community Pollution Prevention Grant Program, of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The grants are for projects that will develop roadmaps for meeting statewide food waste reduction objectives or statewide toxics use reduction objectives.
The maximum grant funding amount per application is $100,000. Applicants must provide matching funding of at least 25 percent of the total project budget.
Community Pollution Prevention (P2) grants can be used to develop a statewide food production and distribution food waste reduction roadmap to inform state and local decision makers of recommended policies and programs that encourage decarbonization through food waste reduction in the farming, food manufacturing, and grocery retail sectors in Michigan. Grants can also be used to develop a statewide toxics reduction roadmap, to inform state and local decision makers of recommended policies and programs that encourage reduction in the use of toxic materials.
Roadmaps are a proven technique for providing strategic guidance for economic development efforts to accelerate innovation and commercial activity, and are a dynamic tool for setting priorities, allocating resources, aligning stakeholders, and focusing efforts. The status of adoption and implementation of food waste reduction and toxics reduction efforts in Michigan is not known; the Sustainable Development Unit seeks to understand barriers to adopting and increase adoption of pollution prevention strategies for these two focus areas in Michigan.
Applicants must submit grant proposals by April 25, 2022, 11:59 p.m., to be considered. Proposals meeting the eligibility requirements will be evaluated and scored.
More information about applying for the grant has been posted to the Community P2 Grants Program website. Applicants can contact Devan Dodge of EGLE’s Materials Management Division at 517-275-2894 or DodgeD1@Michigan.gov for more information.
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