The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers the Food Waste Prevention and Rescue
Grant Program pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42999 of the Public
Resources Code.
The purpose of this competitive grant program is to lower overall
greenhouse gas emissions by expanding existing or establishing new food waste
prevention and/or rescue projects in California to reduce the amount of food
being disposed in landfills.
The Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant
Program is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that
puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
strengthening the economy and improving public health and the
environment—particularly in disadvantaged and low-income communities.
The Cap-and-Trade program also creates a
financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop
innovative ways to reduce pollution. California Climate Investment projects
include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation,
zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable
agriculture, recycling and much more.
Funding Information
- $4,000,000 available for fiscal
year (FY) 2019-20.
- $150,000 minimum and $300,000
maximum per grant award
Eligible Projects
- Food waste prevention projects
that prevent food waste from being generated and becoming waste that is
normally destined for landfills.
- Food rescue projects that
result in rescued food being distributed to people, that would otherwise
be destined for landfills.
- Any food waste residuals from
the food rescue project must be composted or sent to a digester within the
project service area (if available).
Eligibility Criteria
Only two distinct and separate applications per
qualifying entity will be accepted (this also applies to each campus for the
University of California, the California State University, or California
Community Colleges). Eligible applicants may submit an individual, cooperative
(typically for two or more private entities), or regional application
(typically for two or more local government entities). For a cooperative or
regional application, one entity must be identified as the lead participant to
act on behalf of the participating entities. A maximum of three other
participants are allowed because it is not efficient for one entity to
administer the grant on behalf of a large number of participants. Lead
participants and participating entities are subject to the two-application
rule. Eligible applicants include:
- Local governments (cities,
counties, or cities and counties)
- Cities, counties, and cities
and counties as defined in Public Resources Code section 30109
- Regional or local sanitation
agencies, waste agencies, or joint powers authorities
- Nonprofit organizations (except
private schools) registered with the federal government under 501(c)3,
(c)4, (c)6 or (c)10 of the Internal Revenue Code
- B-Corp and Benefit Corporations
- Private, for-profit
entities. A “private, for-profit entity” is defined as a business
intended to operate at a profit and return a profit to its owners.
The business must be qualified to do business in California and be in good
standing with all applicable California state agencies, including, but not
limited to, the Secretary of State and the Franchise Tax Board. Any
and all subsidiaries, divisions or affiliated businesses are considered
part of the primary business entity for the purpose of applying for and
receiving a grant award. A business is considered an “affiliated business”
if it has at least one owner with a forty (40) percent or greater interest
in another applicant business
- State or federal agencies
(including offices, department, bureaus, and boards)
- University of California campuses,
California State University campuses, or the California Community College
campuses.
- Solid Waste Facilities
- Public School Districts
- Qualifying Indian Tribes,
defined as an Indian tribe, band, nation or other organized group or
community, residing within the borders of California, which:
- Is recognized for special
programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of
the status of its members as Indians; or
- Can establish that it is a
government entity and that meets the criteria of the grant program
Post Date - 27-Oct-2020