To enhance the quality of life for citizens of Tennessee and to be stewards of our natural environment
The Organics Management Grant aims to support efforts in reducing organic waste within the municipal solid waste stream, focusing on source reduction, wasted food recovery and food donation, and diversion or beneficial end-use. It prioritizes fostering public/private partnerships, supporting counties, municipalities, public institutions, or non-profit organizations in providing new or expanded organics management services, and pursuing reductions in wasted food and food waste through various means including education, recovery and donation, and more sustainable disposal methods like anaerobic digestion and composting. The grant program allocates a total of $300,000, with individual grants capped at $100,000, and requires a financial match of 10%-50% from recipients.
The Organics Management Grant will predominantly favor applications from entities that showcase a collaboration between the public and private sectors. Preference will also be extended to counties, municipalities, public institutions, and non-profit organizations committed to introducing or broadening organics management services for the community.