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Attachment B <br />2018 Grant Funding <br />Applications due January 31, 2018 <br />The City or Town of is requesting the following funding for their <br />municipal program abatement efforts in 2018. <br />General Instructions <br />Eligible Expenses: <br />Staffing: Salary and benefits to cover a portion of full-time or part-time recycling program staff <br />who are directly working on the planning, implementation and promotion of waste reduction, <br />recycling and composting programs can be covered with base funding. <br />Collection Costs: If residents are charged recycling fees for curbside or recycling events, waste <br />abatement funds will reimburse the difference between the fees collected and the cost of <br />recycling or composting the materials. <br />Equipment: The cost to purchase, maintain and repair equipment that is used exclusively to <br />operate the recycling or composting program. <br />Containers: The cost for recycling or organics containers. <br />Promotion: The percentage of cost for the portion of a municipal newsletter dedicated to waste <br />reduction, recycling or composting information. <br />Ineligible Expenses: <br />The following costs should not be submitted for reimbursement from dedicated waste <br />abatement funds (SCORE, LRDG and SWMC). <br />General Municipal Staff: Administrative, clerical, finance and legal staff that provide general <br />support to municipal employees at the city or town. <br />General Operational Costs/Building Overhead: Since most of the municipal recycling <br />coordinators are part-time positions and staff serve multiple roles at the city/township, it is <br />assumed that the general cost of space, office equipment and basic office supplies would need <br />to be provided with or without the recycling program, therefore, these costs are not eligible for <br />reimbursement. <br />Project Costs: Specific to energy or ground water protection. <br />Collection Costs: General waste and recycling costs for the collection of materials from <br />municipal buildings, trash costs when accepted at a recycling/cleanup day or costs associated <br />with road side cleanup of illegally dumped materials. <br />