Eligibility The buy-recycled grant funds are available on a competitive basis to all Montgomery County schools and select nonprofits (exclusions may apply). Funding can be used to purchase and promote any type of recycled content material including but not limited to, paper, plastic, steel, aluminum, tires and glass.

Cities, townships and solid waste district members may apply for similar funding through the Incentive Grant Program in February 2009.  Applicants that do not receive funding for the Buy Recycled Grant are encouraged to apply for the 2009 Incentive Grant.  Applying for the Incentive Grant requires endorsement from the applicant’s jurisdiction and participation in a mandatory pre-submission meeting to be held in February 2009.

Funding The total funding dollars that may be available are $35,000. Funding for this project is contingent upon approval of the 2009 budget. The 2009 budgeting occurs in late fall of 2008.

Actual awards will vary based upon proposed projects and the total number of applications submitted.  Partial funding of proposals may be offered. Upon award announcement, funding dollars will be available beginning January of 2009.

Application Proposals must be submitted by October 30th, 2008, which is the end of Recycle, Ohio! Month. Any incomplete applications will not be considered.

To request an application:

• Download Application
• E-mail fitzpatrickj@mcohio.org

Funding Decisions

A committee of MCSWD staff will select proposals based upon rating criteria scores.  Awards will be announced at the end of November.

GRANT PROPOSALS SHOULD BE MAILED TO THE ATTENTION OF:

JOSEPH FITZPATRICK
PROGRAM SPECIALIST
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SOLID WASTE DISTRICT
2500 SANDRIDGE DRIVE
MORAINE , OH 45439
937-224-3920
937-496-3363-fax

Project Ideas

Possible items to fund include but are not limited to (feel free to be creative with project ideas):

	Playground Surface Tiles or Rubber Nuggets (Mulch) from recycled tires
	Bicycle Racks, Picnic Tables, or Benches made from recycled plastics
	Pirate Ship, Monster Truck or other playground equipment made from recycled plastics, aluminum and steel.

Suggested vendors to investigate:
-Recreation Creations Inc.-1-800-766-9458
-Universal Play Systems Inc.-1-888-742-3700
-Creative Playgrounds LTD.-1-800-338-0522

"Recycled" Computers (reused or rebuilt)

Suggested vendors to investigate:
-Computers to Go-252-2667
-The Computer Zoo-434-7900
-Nuclear Computers Company-264-8260
-Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc.-222-2755

	Signs made from recycled plastic, aluminum or steel
	Glass blocks and windows made from recycled glass, aluminum or steel
	Promotional materials/school store items of recycled content-pencils, folders, notebooks, etc.