2020 General Materials Management Grants
DEQ's Materials Management Grants Program helps recipients reduce the environmental impacts of materials at all stages of their lifecycle. The recipients help reduce waste, build capacity for reuse and repair, support responsible recycling, or otherwise advance the 2050 Vision. Since 1991, DEQ has awarded over $9 million in materials management grants.
Grants matter because people and organizations need money to do this work, and this grant funding is often the only source of funding available for this type of work in Oregon. The contributions and creativity of local communities are vital to achieving the 2050 Vision where resources are conserved, the environment is protected and all live well.
Materials Management Grants paused in 2021
The Materials Management
grant program is on pause in 2021, and will not be awarding grants. The goal is
to streamline the grant process and establish funding priorities that align
with the 2050 Vision and Framework for Action. This will allow the program to
better serve current grantees and enhance transparency and accessibility in future grant cycles. An update will be posted
as soon as the next grant cycle is known. Thank you for your patience as the
program does this important work. We look forward to working with you when the
grant program resumes.
If you have questions, please contact Marie Diodati, Materials Management Grants Coordinator, 503-229-5446.
Grant Agreement
Your Regional Specialist will guide the usage of this document
For applicants who were awarded 2019 funding, this will be the grant agreement you will develop with DEQ.
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.