Deadline: 5-Sep-22
Applications are now open for the WasteSorted Community Education Grants program (WasteSorted Grants) to support projects that contribute to the waste strategy’s targets.
The waste strategy contains objectives to avoid waste, recover more value and resources from waste, and protect the environment. Integral to this is supporting behaviour change work through communication, education and the development of better practice systems and processes.
The WasteSorted Community Education Grants program (WasteSorted Grants) is a State Government initiative administered by the Waste Authority.
The WasteSorted Grants are aligned with the waste strategy's objectives of avoiding waste, recovering more value and resources from solid waste, and protecting the environment. Assessment of applications for funding will focus on:
- Projects that support the waste strategy's objectives
- projects relating to focus materials, which include plastics, paper and cardboard, organics (including food organics), construction and demolition waste, metals, glass, textiles and hazardous waste (nondomestic)
- WasteSorted Grants are available to support organizations in the delivery of implementation-ready projects which are supported by well-developed and costed project plans.
Funding Information
- WasteSorted Community Education Grants provide funding of up to $25,000 per project.
- Preference will be given to projects that can be completed within 12 months from signing of the project funding agreement with the State Government.
Eligible Projects
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Projects that are eligible for community education funding include those which:
- Communicate messages for behavior change consistent with the 'WasteSorted' and 'Be a GREAT Sort' communications materials
- Develop, implement and promote training and knowledge sharing sessions contributing to waste avoidance, resource recovery or the diversion of waste from landfill.
- Resear ch, develop and disseminate improvements to waste avoidance, resource recovery or the diversion of waste from landfill.
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Preference in the 2022-23 funding round will be given to projects which promote waste avoidance and diversion from landfill for the following focus materials:
- Organics (food and garden organics)
- Construction and demolition waste
- Glass (packaging and containers)
- Metals (steel, non-ferrous metals, packaging and containers)
- Paper and cardboard (office paper, newspaper and magazines)
- Plastics (packaging and containers)
- Textiles (clothing and other fabric-based materials)
- Hazardou s wast e (non-household)
Eligibility Criteria
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Funding is available for projects implemented in WA. Organizations eligible for funding include:
- Incorporated, not-for-profit organizations located within the jurisdiction of the Government of Western Australia that have a registered ABN
- Unincorporated organizations or community groups applying through the auspice of an incorporated body or a local government authority that has an ABN3.
- Local governments
- Regional councils
- Businesses (normally with at least one year of continuous operation)
- Research and education organizations (excluding schools).
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Partnerships between organizations making an application are encouraged. In such cases, one organization must take responsibility for project accountability and reporting requirements and be the lead organization. Organization not eligible for funding include:
- Individuals
- State Government agencies and statutory authorities
- Applicants from Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Schools (WasteSorted Schools grants are available for school waste projects)
- organizations that have outstanding waste levy payments, reporting or other obligations under any programs funded through the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account (WARR Account)
- Unincor porated groups that do not have an auspice organization. Successful applicants may be required to confirm compliance with WA environment protection laws during the past five years.
For more information, visit WasteSorted Grants.
For more information, visit https://www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/programs/view/wsg?utm_source=miragenews&utm_medium=miragenews&utm_campaign=news