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Materials Management Grants Program

Reduce, reuse, reimagine - materials management grants

Materials Management is excited to announce the relaunch of our grants program. The program was paused in 2020 to address some of the inequities and inefficiencies within our application process and to better align our program with the 2050 Vision for Materials Management and the 2020 Framework for Action.

We look forward to relaunching our program with the new name: Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Materials Management Grants. We hope this updated name ignites creativity as you think of community and environmentally focused work you would like to see implemented in your area!  We plan to begin our solicitation process late Spring 2024.

Learn more about some of the improvements we have implemented:

  • Funding Amount: We will be awarding up to $1 million in grants during this first cycle.
  • Upfront Funding: The majority of funds will be disbursed up front, instead of by reimbursement. Disbursements will be made in several installments over the grant period.
  • Funding Range: The project funding range is $25,000 to $125,000. Projects may take up to two years to be completed.
  • Application Process: The solicitation period will open later this spring with a simple pre-application. Following an eligibility screen, the most competitive projects will be invited to submit a full application.
  • First-Time Applicants: Extra points will be awarded to first-time applicants and we strongly encourage projects that address inequities in BIPOC, rural, and underrepresented communities to apply.

​Community of DEQ Materials Management grantees

DEQ wants to support the community of past grant recipients. Sharing lessons learned, challenges and accomplishments are keys to learn from our peers and build off of their accomplishments. We are all working towards common goals of preventing and reducing waste generation. Here are a couple of project examples from previous Materials Management grant cycles:

  • The Rethink Waste Project of The Environmental Center in Bend:
  • The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability from the City of Portland and their Deconstruction Grant project
    The goals of the project was to increase deconstruction as an alternative to mechanical demolition, build capacity within the salvage industry, promote community awareness of deconstruction and collect and share project data and case studies.


As more resources become available, grant recipients will be able to find them here. ​

Regional contacts for ongoing grantees

Contact

If you have any questions you can reach out to the Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Grants coordinator Haley Miller at 503-995-2698