Grants for 2023 for the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive, Litter Reduction and Recycling, and Scrap Tire programs can be submitted between July 13 and August 24, 2022 (4:00 p.m. CST). The grant term will be January 1 through December 31, 2023. Grant decisions will be announced in December 2022. An estimated $3 million will be available for Litter grants and $4.5 million for Waste grant awards.

A technical guide with instruction on how to use the Waste and Litter grant application software can be found at: /forms/publications-grants-forms/was066

The link to our application is: http://ecmp.nebraska.gov/DEE-WGS/ Please see the technical guide for instructions.

Eligible grant projects include, but are not limited to:

Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grants:

• Recycling systems and equipment – Equipment used in integrated solid waste programs and projects, such as balers, shredders, densifiers, and trucks/trailers to collect recyclables
• Food and yard waste composting – brush chippers, tub grinders, compost turners, and compost screens
• Household hazardous waste, electronic waste, and pharmaceutical collection events
• School chemical cleanouts
• Market development for recycled materials
• Deconstruction of abandoned buildings owned by the city/county (available to cities of the first class, cities of the second class, villages, and counties of five thousand or fewer population)

Scrap Tire Grants:

• 50% reimbursement of crumb rubber for rubber modified asphalt, manufacturing, landscaping, or playground mulch
• 25% reimbursement of mats or tiles for playgrounds, poured-in-place playground surfaces, athletic tracks, and artificial turf football, soccer, and baseball fields
• 100% reimbursement of the cost of scrap tire cleanup events (political subdivisions, only)
• 50% reimbursement of capital costs for processing, manufacturing, collection, and transporting scrap tires
• Cost-sharing for civil engineering uses ($20/ton)

Litter Reduction and Recycling Grants:

• Public Education – funding to promote recycling and litter reduction awareness through educational activities and program
• Cleanup – funding for cleanup activities on public spaces and roadways
• Recycling – funding for equipment and operating expenses

Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup Program:

• Available year-round to political subdivisions for illegal dumpsites along a road right-of-way. There are no deadlines for applications. The applications are currently received on paper.

For more information, or to discuss a project contact:

All programs: ndee.wastegrants@nebraska.gov
Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Grants – 402-471-3457
Scrap Tire Grants – 402-471-2480
Litter Reduction & Recycling Grants – 402-471-4242
Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup Grants – 402-471-3457
Web site: https://dee.nebraska.gov/home