2019 grant opportunities
The Department of Environmental Quality’s
Materials Management Program funds projects on a yearly basis that support Oregon’s
2050 Vision for materials management. Since 1991, DEQ has awarded over $9 million in materials management grants. Grants are for projects that reduce impacts across the full cycle of materials and products. The lifecycle of materials and products includes product design, raw material extraction, manufacturing, transport, consumption, use, reuse, repair, recovery through recycling, composting or anaerobic digestion, and disposal.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Materials Management program has completed its 2019 grant solicitation period. These grants will fund projects that promote the prevention, recovery or reuse of solid waste, and the 2019 grantees will be announced on Dec. 13.
Applicants, if you did not receive an email confirmation when you sent your application, please contact Marie Diodati to confirm DEQ received it. DEQ staff has confirmed receipt with all applicants.
For project grants, the focus area for 2019 will be partnerships with community-based organizations. Please read the 2019 Materials Management Grant Focus Area to learn more.
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:
Food: Too Good to Waste
Food: Too Good to Waste, project presentation |
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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.
If you have more questions about any of the past grantees listed above please reach out to Marie Diodati.
Regional contacts for ongoing grantees
Baker, Benton, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Lincoln, Linn, Malheur, Marion, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, and Yamhill counties Cathie Rhoades4026 Fairview Industrial Drive SE Salem, OR 97302 503-378-5089 Cathy Brown 165 East Seventh St., Suite 100 Eugene, OR 97401 541-687-7325 Lexi Meek700 NE Multnomah St., Suite 600 Portland, OR 97201-4987 503-229-5790
700 NE Multnomah St., Suite 600
Portland, OR 97201-4987
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