Notice of Funds Available: Household Hazardous Waste Grant Program (FY 2008/2009)

The application deadline for this cycle was September 22, 2008.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Grants are competitive grants for local governments to establish or expand HHW facilities or innovative HHW materials collection programs.

Grant information (including the application) is posted on this site. Hard copy applications will be available from Elaine Novak upon written request. Submittal of an application constitutes acceptance of all Grant Agreement provisions as contained in the Terms and Conditions and Procedures and Requirements. You may download these documents.

Applications become the property of the CIWMB and are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act. Do not submit confidential information.

Eligibility

Applicants

California cities, counties, and local agencies, including Indian reservations and Rancherias with direct responsibility for HHW management may apply. Commercial businesses and nonprofit groups are not eligible to apply for this grant, but may partner with a local jurisdiction on the delivery of program services. Each county may submit only one application for a competitive local/regional HHW project.

Projects

Statutory Priorities: Priority points will be given to applicants who:

• Establish new HHW programs for:
  • Rural areas (county having a population of 200,000 or less).
  • Small cities (population less than 35,000).
• Plan expansion of permanent HHW collection facility(ies) to accommodate increased universal waste and/or sharps collection.
• Establish a regional HHW program.

Program Criteria: Priority points will also be given to projects that:

• Construct sustainable HHW collection facility(ies), or
• Implement retail take back and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs and initiatives.

Bonus Points: Bonus points will be given to:

• Applicants who did not receive an HHW Infrastructure Grant during the 16th HHW Grant cycle (FY 2007/08).
• Applicants who did not receive an HHW Infrastructure Grant during the 15th and 16th HHW Grant cycle (FY 2006/07 and FY 2007/08).

All qualifying projects will be considered for funding. However, only projects related to one of the above statutory and/or program priorities will be considered for priority points.

Funding

Subject to funding availability and approval of the fiscal year (FY) 2008/09 Budget Act, the CIWMB anticipates that $5,000,000 will be available for FY 2008/09.

• $250,000 maximum award for a single jurisdiction applicant.
• $400,000 maximum award for multi-jurisdictional (regional) applicant.

Grant Term

The anticipated term of the grant is approximately three years. The official start date for each grant will be stated in a formal letter or "Notice to Proceed" (NTP) from the CIWMB. The beginning date will be no earlier than November 2008 and may be later based upon when the signed Grant Agreement form (CIWMB 110) is returned by the grantee to the CIWMB. All eligible expenditures must be completed by April 15, 2011.

Application Deadline and Submittal

Alert! The application deadline has been extended.

Applications must be postmarked by Monday, September 22, 2008 (Rev. 8/08) or hand-delivered and received (see address below) no later than 3:00 p.m. on the same date.

Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. Late applications will be disqualified and will not be considered for grant funding.

Applications may be mailed or hand-delivered to the appropriate address listed below:

By U.S. Postal Service

California Integrated Waste Management Board
Attention: HHW Grant Program
Financial Assistance Division, 9th Floor
P.O. Box 4025
Sacramento, CA 95812-4025

By commercial carrier or hand-delivered

California Environmental Protection Agency Building
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Attention: HHW Grant Program
Financial Assistance Division, 9th Floor
1001 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Applications sent by U.S. Postal Service or a commercial delivery service should be sent by a means that allows for tracking by the sender and that provides an addressed and dated receipt. Failure to send the application in this manner is at the risk of the applicant and if delivery is delayed or the application is lost by the Post Office or delivery service, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate timely mailing or delivery of the application.

Question and Answer Process

Questions for the HHW grant application must be submitted in writing no later than Thursday, July, 31, 2008.

E-mail questions should be directed to Elaine Novak  or mailed to the address above. Similar or related questions may be grouped together or reworded for clarity and responded to as one question. Responses will be posted periodically on the Question and Answer web page.

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