The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is pleased to announce that the Illinois Recycling Grants Program has opened its FY2010 grant cycle for both traditional (i.e., fiber, metal, glass, plastic) and electronics (e.g., computers) recycling. We would appreciate any effort you could make to help disseminate this information to your members/contacts. Applications must be received in DCEO's Springfield Office by November 13, 2009. Copies of the actual grant Request-for-Applications (RFA) documents may be downloaded from our Web site: www.illinoisrecycles.com.
Through this competitive process grants are available to assist local governments, for-profit, and not-for-profit businesses and organizations with their recycling efforts. Traditional recycling grant funds may be used to purchase project-related capital equipment such as collection, processing or handling equipment and project necessary expansion and modernization costs. Electronics recycling grant funds may be used to set up permanent drop-off and collection facilities; purchase recycling containers; fund project necessary site improvements; and to purchase processing and handling project-related equipment to collect, refurbish, de-manufacture, and recycle computers and electronic equipment.
Grant funds are made available from the Illinois Solid Waste Management Fund. The maximum grant amounts for the Traditional Recyclables grant program are $60,000 for collection projects and $120,000 for primary processing projects. For the Computers and Electronics Recycling grant program, the maximum grant is $75,000 for collection and processing projects.
Entities interested in submitting an application for Traditional Recyclables are encouraged to schedule an individual consultation with their regional DCEO representative. Program regions are shown in the attached announcement, but generally contact the following individuals:
Northern Illinois - Rick Fiddyment, 217-524-1838 or Richard.Fiddyment@illinois.gov.
Central Illinois - Angie Embrey, 217-785-2773 or Angie.Embrey@illinois.gov.
Southern Illinois - John Druhot, 217-785-2768 or John.Druhot@illinois.gov.
Those interested in submitting a Computers and Electronics Recycling application should contact Sam Al-Basha, 217-785-2765, or Sam.Al-Basha@illinois.gov.