Legacy Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program

Legacy Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program

The program provides financial assistance in the form of reimbursement grants up to $750,000 in matching funds for eligible costs to assist public entities requiring financial assistance, and committed to accelerating the pace of cleanup, restoring sites, and protecting public health and safety and the environment.

Public entities bear a financial responsibility for maintaining public landfill sites in compliance with state regulations and standards. The program provides financial assistance in the form of reimbursement grants up to $750,000 in matching funds for eligible costs to assist public entities requiring financial assistance, and committed to accelerating the pace of cleanup, restoring sites, and protecting public health and safety and the environment. Eligible projects include the remediation of disposal sites closed in accordance with the local laws at the time of the closure and prior to implementation of the State’s current permitting and/or closure requirements for landfills and disposal sites.

Details

• Agency: Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
• Type: Grant
• Funding Source: State
• Estimated Available Funds: $1,500,000
• Estimated Awards: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
• Award Amount: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
• Funding Method: Reimbursement(s)
• Matching Funds: 50%
• Geography: Within the jurisdiction of the local or county agency.

Categories

Disadvantaged Communities; Environment & Water; Health & Human Services; Housing, Community and Economic Development

Eligible Applicants

Public Agency