FY 2022-23 Beverage Container Quality Infrastructure Grant Program QIG1

The application period for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 is now closed.

Criteria | Eligibility | Funding | Timeline and Cycle Details | Grant Administration Documents

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers a program to provide infrastructure costs related to sorting of materials for creating clean streams of beverage container materials that are substantially free of contamination from existing curbside recycling programs or drop-off collection programs.

Criteria

Approval of Criteria, 8/20/2024

Eligibility

Applicants

Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in collaboration with registered curbside programs
Registered Curbside (CS) Programs
Certified Collection/Drop-Off (CP) Programs
Certified Community Service (SP) Programs
Certified Processors

An organizational type that provides one of the services listed above include:

Non-profit Organizations – Non-profit organizations (except private K-12 schools) registered with the federal government under 501(c)3, (c)6, or (c)10 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Local Governments – California cities, counties, and other local government entities.
Private entities and for-profit businesses.
Public colleges and universities.
Qualifying Tribal Entities – A “Qualifying Tribal Entity” is defined as a tribe, band, nation or other organized group of community, residing within the borders of California, which:
- Is recognized for special programs and services provided by the United States because of the status of its members as Native Americans; or
- Can establish that it is a government entity, and which meets the criteria of the grant program.

Projects

Infrastructure costs related to sorting of empty beverage container material from existing curbside recycling programs, collection/drop-off or community service programs.

Eligible costs and activities will be described in the application documents. Proposed eligible costs may include:

Equipment related to sorting materials (e.g., new lines, new belts, robotic arms, scales, and other equipment to provide a cleaner material stream).
Software technology related to sorting materials.
Combined costs for permitting, indirect costs, and salaries, not related to construction or installation, may not exceed five percent of the total requested amount.

Funding

$47,500,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23
$1,000,000 is the minimum and $10,000,000 is the maximum per grant award

Timeline and Cycle Details

Dates	Activity and Details
October 15, 2024	Question and Answer Period and Due Date Questions may be submitted from application release date to this date Questions regarding the application and its requirements must be submitted in writing via e-mail: BevContainerGrants@calrecycle.ca.gov Questions and answers (Q&A) will be posted periodically during the application period. It is the applicant's responsibility to check the Q&A web page regularly to ensure that they are aware of all program details.
~~November 5, 2024~~ November 19, 2024	Application Due Date Application Guidelines and Instructions (Revised) Application Access: Applications must be submitted via the Grants Management System (GMS) by this date. Customer service will only be provided until 4:00 p.m. on the application due date. If you are unable to access GMS or need assistance, please send an email to grantassistance@calrecycle.ca.gov.
~~November 26, 2024~~ December 3, 2024	Secondary Due Date – Required Authorization documents and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and Practices (EPPP) Policy Approved Resolution, Letter of Commitment, or any other Applicant’s Required Authorization Documents must be uploaded in GMS by this date if it was not submitted with the application. If the applicant does not have an EPPP Policy at the time of application, an EPPP Policy must be adopted by this date.
February 18, 2025	Grants Awarded CalRecycle considers funding recommendations, and if approved, conditionally awards grants in this month (tentative).
April 1, 2027	Grant Performance Period Grantee may incur costs after the issuance of the Notice to Proceed to this date.
April 1, 2027	Deadline for Final Report and final Payment Request

Grant Administration Documents

Terms and Conditions

Notice: Submission of an application constitutes an acknowledgment that you have read these Terms and Conditions and understood and agreed that they will be part of the Grant Agreement upon an award of any grant funds.

The text of these Terms and Conditions may not be altered, changed or revised in any way, except in writing by mutual agreement of the parties pursuant to the Amendment provision herein. In the event of any dispute regarding the content of these Terms and Conditions, the original document contained in the grant cycle file located at the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 will control. These Terms and Conditions are applicable only to the specified cycle and/or Fiscal Year of the particular grant program specified.

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Procedures and Requirements

Notice: These Procedures and Requirements are in draft form. Upon issuance of Grant Agreement, these Procedures and Requirements shall become final.

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery reserves the right to make any necessary changes to the Procedures and Requirements prior to issuance of the Grant Agreement. Any such changes will be non-negotiable. In the event that any changes are made to the Procedures and Requirements, all Grantees will be notified as to what specific changes have been made.

Once the Grant Agreement has been issued and the Procedures and Requirements have become final, the text of the incorporated Procedures and Requirements may not be altered, changed or revised in any way, except in writing by mutual agreement of the parties pursuant to the Amendment provision contained in the Terms and Conditions. In the event of any dispute regarding the content of the incorporated Procedures and Requirements, the original document contained in the grant cycle file located at the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 will control. These Procedures and Requirements are applicable only to the specific cycle and/or Fiscal Year of the particular grant program specified.