Notice of Funds Available: Community Composting for Green Spaces Grant Program, Cycle 3 (FY 2021-22)

The application period for this cycle 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 opportunities to increase the number of small-scale composting programs supporting green spaces. This effort will also increase local composting capacity while expanding community knowledge about the benefits of compost use and proper composting techniques. This cycle of the grant program is focused on assisting Qualifying Tribal Entities to create or expand existing community composting sites on lands owned, managed, or stewarded by tribal community members.

Awards

Note: “CCG” followed by a number is the cycle code for the Community Composting for Green Spaces Grant Program.

Cycle 3: CCG3 Awards | Approval of Awards, March 12, 2024

Criteria

Approval of Criteria, October 3, 2023

Eligibility

Applicants

Qualifying Tribal Entities.

A Qualifying Tribal Entity is defined as a tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community, residing within the borders of California, which:

  1. is recognized for special programs and services provided by the United States because of the status of its members as Native Americans; or
  2. can establish that it is a government entity, and which meets the criteria of the grant program.

Resources

Projects

Eligible grant projects include the creation, improvement, or expansion of community composting sites to increase composting of organics and reduce generation of methane from organic waste decomposing in landfills.

  • All project sites must be located in California and on lands owned, managed, or stewarded by members of a tribal community.
  • All project sites must result in the creation of new, improved, or expanded community composting sites.

Funding

  • $510,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2021-22
  • $25,000-$100,000 per grant award

Timeline and Cycle Details

DatesActivity and Details
December 19, 2023Question 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: GHGReductions@CalRecycle.ca.gov
  • Questions and answers (Q&A) will be posted periodically during the Q&A 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.
January 23, 2024Application Due Date

  • Application Guidelines and Instructions
  • 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
  • Approved Resolution 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 you are unable to access GMS or need assistance, please send an email to grantassistance@calrecycle.ca.gov.
March 2024Grants Awarded
CalRecycle considers funding recommendations, and if approved, conditionally awards grants in this month (tentative).
April 1, 2026Deadline 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.

If you require assistance in obtaining access to this document, please use the contact information at the bottom of this page.

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.

If you require assistance in obtaining access to this document, please use the contact information at the bottom of this page.

Community Composting for Green Spaces Homepage

For more information, contact GHGreductions@calrecycle.ca.gov