Recycling Assistance Grant Program

The Recycling Assistance Grant Program aims to provide financial grants to help local governments and other stakeholders in West Virginia with recycling initiatives. The program focuses on:

• Initiating, expanding, or upgrading recycling programs.
• Supporting public education programs that promote recycling.
• Assisting in recycling market procurement efforts.

It offers specific types of grants, including:

1. Local Government Recycling Feasibility Study and Planning Grant: For researching the feasibility of community, county, and regional recycling programs, including market development. This involves the submittal of a detailed comprehensive plan and may include using professional services for planning or implementing a recycling program.

2. Recycling Program Assistance Grant: Targets the initiation, expansion, or upgrading of recycling programs with an emphasis on integrating source reduction and recycling activities.

The amount of grant support varies, with a cap of $150,000 for public entities and $75,000 for private entities.