MMSB’s Solid Waste Management Innovation Fund (Canada)

Deadline: 15-Feb-21

MMSB’s Solid Waste Management Innovation Fund (SWMIF) has been announced that provides financial support to innovators who are advancing sustainable waste management by finding creative ways to turn trash into treasure in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Since the launch of the Solid Waste Management Innovation Fund in 2008, MMSB has funded over 56 projects, dispersing more than $500,000 from the Waste Management Trust Fund.

As part of this partnership, government, and its agencies such as MMSB are to initiate and support directed research and development into value added products from solid waste at every stage of the province’s waste management hierarchy as follows:

Reduce the amount of waste created in the first place.
Reuse materials and products rather than discard them.
Recycle or reprocess waste into another useable form.
Recover some useful benefit from waste.
Dispose of waste material that has no further economic or environmental benefit.

Funding Information

Funding will be to a maximum of $15,000.

Eligible Project Costs

For equipment, service or materials purchases over $500, Proponents much attach three quotes and at least one user reference for purchases over $5,000.

Ineligible Project

Costs Ineligible project costs include but are not limited to the following:

Hours of work performed by the proponent or by a member of the immediate family (child, stepchild, ward, spouse, parent, sister, or brother) of the proponent*;
Gifts and donations;
Advertising costs;
Alcoholic refreshments for any occasion;
Costs incurred prior to funding approval;
Refundable portions of HST.

Eligible Projects

Projects that support the management of solid waste in Newfoundland and Labrador at any stage of the waste management hierarchy are eligible.
Projects that involve innovation or uniqueness to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador will be given priority.

Who Can Apply?

Provincially owned and/or operated businesses, industry associations and non-profit organizations can apply for a maximum $15,000 non-repayable contribution for the development of new or improved technologies, products, services or processes that support the management of solid waste in Newfoundland and Labrador. Projects can operate at any stage of the waste management hierarchy (reduce, reuse, recycle or recover).

Proposal Submission

Proponents will be assessed based upon the contents of the proposal which must include the following:

Project overview
Company/organization profile
- History;
- Management and key staff description (attach resumes where applicable);
- Demonstrated financial stability (where applicable);
- Demonstrated capability to successfully undertake the project;
- Contact information (email, telephone, and mailing address).
Description of Project
- List of activities to be carried out;
- Location of activities to be carried out;
- Implementation plan and timelines by activity;
- Demonstrated maximization of local economic benefit;
- Demonstrated strategic importance of the project to the implementation of the Provincial Waste Management Strategy (impact to the waste management hierarchy);
- Demonstrated uniqueness of work/innovativeness to the province;
- List of project deliverables;
- Demonstrated consideration of risks to project implementation.
Project Budget (Table)
- Total project cost by item and activity;
- List of all funding partners and their contribution including the requested contribution by MMSB and the proponent’s contribution (monetary, in-kind, or a combination);
- Status of requested funding from other organizations where applicable.