2014-316 Solid Waste - NCDENR for grant for recycling compactor - Eubanks Road Convenience Center $30,000

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ATTACHMENT 8 DENR CONTRACT No.5824 Required Cash Match;Grant winners must provide a cash match equal to or exceeding 20 percent of the requested grant funding. For example,a grantee under this program requesting$20,000 in grant funding from DEALS must show a minitnum expenditure of$4,000 of local funds on tile project. To meet the cash match require€neat,a►ninimuin of one(1)local dollar must be spent for every five(5) dollars of grant funding awarded, Calculating Cash Match: To determine the necessary cash match for any grant project,first determine the total project budget then use the following equation: required cash match=total project budget+G. The dil1erence between the total project budget and the required cash match equals the maximum possible j grant award. i Distributions from the$2 per ton solid waste disposal tax inay be used to cover cash match requirements. In-kind contributions will not be accepted in lieu of cash match. The annual Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant cycle typically receives funding requests that exceed available finds. However,it is a priority for DEACS to support as many projects as possible. After close examination of the requested funding and subject to agreement with the applicant,DEACS may award grant amounts lower than the original request. For any amount awarded,grantees must still provide the required cash match. I Grant Pi•oiect Planning: It is anticipated that the 2014 Grant Round will be highly competitive,and for this reason it is important that your project be well thought out anti well planned,and that you follow the instructions in this RFP and provide all information as outlined in the section addressing Required Proposal Formal. Proposals that seek grant Rinds lot-the replacement of existing equipment will be scored substantially lower than j projects that implement new recycling services or projects that expand existing recycling services. Examples of Approved Uses of Recycling Grant Funds include site development costs,construction of facilities to handle recyclable materials,equipment purchases or installations,public awareness programs and materials that support public education such as signs or brochures. Examples of Activities for which Recycling Grant Funds MAY NOT be used include employee salaries,land acquisition costs,administrative expenses such as overhead costs,studies or work performed by consultants,contracted collection costs or payment for recycling set-vices such as household hazardous waste events. Please consider contacting a DEACS staff member on the Local Government Assistance'ream to discuss your grant project prior to submitting your•proposal. Local Government Team members are available to provide technical assistance and advice on grant projects. A listing of team member contact information and areas of individual expertise is available on this web site: hitp;//poilal,iiedem•.orghyeb/deao/recyci ing/localgov. Eligible Entities: • Counties,municipalities,councils of governments and solid waste authorities in North Carolina are eligible to apply for funding from the Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant Program. • Federal and state agencies are not eligible for funding through this grant program. • Public universities,community colleges and private colleges and universities are not eligible for funding through this grant prograin. continued next page 3