By Staff Reports
(Maui)– The County of Maui, Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announce it is soliciting grant applications/proposals from the public for the use of available funds from the DEM Recycling Grant, Fiscal Year 2016. Estimated funds available are $237,000, subject to County Council appropriations.
Projects must be consistent with the goals of DEM, the Solid Waste Division and the Recycling Section and focus on landfill diversion. Potential projects may include but are not limited to: recycling education, equipment upgrades, program expansion and the collection or processing of materials.
Applications are now available online at www.mauicounty.gov/recycle; paper copies may be picked up between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. from the DEM Solid Waste Division, Recycling Section, One Main Plaza, 2200 Main Street, Suite 200, Wailuku.
Completed grant summary applications must be delivered or postmarked by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2015, to the Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division, Recycling Section, 2200 Main Street, Suite 200, Wailuku, Hawaii 96793.
Summaries will be reviewed and applicants will be notified if they have been selected to submit a full DEM Recycling Grant Application; submittal of the grant summary application or the complete grant application does not guarantee funding.
A recommended grant application workshop will be held Friday, February 6, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at One Main Plaza conference room, Suite 602. If an applicant cannot attend the workshop but would like to discuss the grant process, please call the Recycling Section at 270-7880.
Complete full DEM recycling grant applications must be delivered or postmarked by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2015, to the Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division, Recycling Section, 2200 Main Street, Suite 200, Wailuku, Hawaii 96793. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all required documents are complete when submitted.
After the first round of grant applications are funded, there may be additional grant applications accepted in fiscal year 2016, subject to annual Council approval. To learn if additional funds are available, please contact the Recycling Section. For more information, call the Recycling Section at 270-7880. For those calling from Lanai, call 1-800-272-0125 x7880, and from Molokai, call 1-800-272-0117 x7880.