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2014 Grant Guidelines <br />Program Eligibility: <br />Exhibit B <br />Grant funds may be used for a variety of Waste Reduction & Recycling- related programs <br />including residential and commercial waste reduction and recycling education programs, business <br />assistance programs, and special recycling events. Cities may also use their funds on broader <br />resource conservation programs, as long as they are part of an overall waste reduction/recycling <br />program. Cities may choose to use their funding on one program or a combination of programs. <br />For WR/R program ideas, please refer to the Program Eligibility section below. <br />Please note these lists are not exhaustive, but merely intended to provide some guidance on <br />what is /isn't eligible. Cities may also refer to the currently adopted ComprehensiveSolid <br />Waste Management Plan for direction in program development. If you are unsure if your <br />proposed program is eligible for funding, please call Morgan John (206- 296- 8443). <br />Eligible for funding: <br />• School WR/R education/implementation programs <br />• Kitchen food waste composting programs <br />• Reusable bag promotions <br />• Yard waste subscription promotions <br />• Outreach at community events <br />• Promoting new and existing WR/R programs through media, mail, and social networking <br />• Business recognition programs <br />• Recycling Collection Events, including collection of tires and mattresses <br />• Business and residential WR/R education and communications <br />• Product stewardship initiatives - could be education programs or working with other <br />agencies /organizations/businesses to implement programs <br />• City recycling programs and facilities <br />• Videos promoting WR/R programs <br />The following are eligible for funding on a case -by -case basis, as long as part of an overall <br />WR/R Program. However, the County would not provide reimbursement if, for example, <br />all of a city's grant dollars were used to sell/give away rain barrels or distribute compact <br />fluorescent light bulbs. <br />• Water Conservation - i.e. Rain Barrels <br />• Energy Conservation <br />• Water Quality: integrated pest management; catch basin filters <br />• Demonstration gardens; interpretive signage; recycled- content park furnishings <br />2014 WR/R Grant <br />