CAPCOG Awards Solid Waste Funding To 9 Projects, Additional Grant Opportunities

Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) awarded $176,100 in funding for nine county and city solid waste projects during 2018 and 2019. Another five solid waste projects could receive funding if more money becomes available.

Eight of the nine projects seek to improve household hazardous waste management throughout the region, which is a primary goal of the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan.

Six projects will conduct special collection events that properly dispose of harmful chemicals and prevents them from entering the region’s water supply and becoming a public health and safety concern.

The two remaining hazardous waste projects will fund facility upgrades and equipment at permanent collection sites; such sites have increased proper disposal of the waste by providing residents with routine drop-off locations.

Funds for these projects are from legislative appropriated “tipping fees” at landfills. CAPCOG works with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to solicit and select projects that qualify for the funding; TCEQ will review CAPCOG’s selection before the money is distributed.

See Solid Waste Grant recipients below.

Current Grant Alerts

Crime Stoppers Program
Texas Office of the Governor
Deadline: March 9, 2018 — grants.gov

Environmental Education Local Grants
Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline: March 15, 2018 — grants.gov

CAPCOG Final FY 2018-19 Solid Waste Grant Scoring
January 19, 2018