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ATTACHMENT 8 <br /> DENR CONTRACT NO.5833 <br /> 2. Cart Size—The following cart size requirements must be met in order to be eligible for funding through <br /> this grant program: <br /> a) Weekly Collection:minimum 65+gallon cart size is required. <br /> b) Bi-Weekly Collection:90+gallon cart size is required. Communities with every-other <br /> week collections may offer an option for smaller carts,however grant funds may not be <br /> used to purchase those carts. <br /> 3. Cart Distribution-Carts must be distributed to residents free of charge. Voluntary roll-out cart programs <br /> that require interested residents to purchase carts are not eligible for funding through this grant. <br /> 4. RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) Tags—RFID tags must be embedded in carts at the time of <br /> manufacturing. This requirement is explained in further detail in the next section. <br /> 5. Eligible Programs-The primary objective of the cart grant program is to support communities <br /> implementing new curbside recycling programs or to support public recycling programs that are <br /> converting from bins to roll-out carts. Roll-Out Cart Grants may also be made available for public <br /> recycling programs implementing the collection of residential food waste for composting. Roll-Out Cart <br /> Grants may not be used for the purchase of replacement carts. <br /> 6. Recurring Eligibility-To ensure that sufficient funds are available for all communities interested in <br /> converting to roll-out carts for recycling, local governments will be limited to one grant through this grant <br /> program. The only exception to this standard is that former grantees may be eligible for a second Roll- <br /> Out Cart Grant if the second application supports the implementation of a program for residential food <br /> waste collection. <br /> 7. Retroactive Costs-DENR grant-making rules do not allow for the reimbursement of costs associated <br /> with the purchase of roll-out carts made prior to the execution of a grant contract. Any grant-related <br /> purchases made prior to the grant contract period start date will not be reimbursed. It is estimated that <br /> grant contracts will be in place approximately two months after a roll-out cart grant application is <br /> finalized and a cart grant is formally awarded(see also: "Agreement on Final Grant Applications"below). <br /> 8. Applicant must be in good standing with DENR- <br /> a. Applicants with delinquencies on existing DEACS grants(e.g.,failure to submit final report)will <br /> not be considered for funding until such delinquencies are corrected. <br /> b. Applicants with outstanding Notices of Violations related to solid waste management rules and <br /> statutes will not be eligible for funding until the Division of Waste Management has determined <br /> the violation(s)has been corrected. <br /> c. Applicants that have failed to complete and submit the required Local Government Solid Waste <br /> and Materials Management Annual Report will not be considered for funding. <br /> 9. A-areement on Final GrantApplications-As a condition of grant award,DEACS may work with <br /> applicants to revise initially submitted proposals before entering into a grant contract. Any changes to <br /> initial proposals must be approved by DEACS and the applicant,and the resultant final grant application <br /> will become an attachment to the Grant Contract. <br /> RFID(Radio-Frequency Identification)Tags: <br /> The use of RFID technology is strongly encouraged by the Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer <br /> Service. Roll-out carts have a service life of roughly 15 years,and DEACS forecasts expanded use of this <br /> technology in recycling programs throughout North Carolina in the years to come. In consideration of future <br /> planning,DEACS has made the purchase of carts with embedded RFID tags a requirement for grant Grogram <br /> elizibility. <br /> Purchasing carts with embedded RED tags does increase the initial cost by an average of roughly$1.00/cart. In <br /> comparison,the cost of implementing RFID technology for carts that are already deployed could be as high as <br /> $5.00/cart. RFID technology is not only less expensive if accomplished during manufacturing,but �, A <br /> Revised Oo Dber 2013 2 AR <br /> NCDENR <br />