Municipal Food Scraps Recycling

1. Grant Information

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is pleased to announce funding for projects that will provide funding for municipal food scraps recycling through the Municipal Food Scraps Recycling Grants- 2024 Program.

a) Funding
Approximately $1.25 million is available for Municipal Food Scraps Recycling Grants. Funding for this grant opportunity is provided from Environmental Protection Fund.

b) Proposed Project Timeframes
All projects must have defined objectives, tasks, and deliverables accounted for in performance measures that can be completed and invoiced within a three-year contract period/term. Costs outside of the contract period/term are ineligible. The Master Contract for Grants (MCG) must be fully approved by DEC, and if applicable approved by the Attorney General and the State Comptroller. Time extensions beyond the contract term end date will be determined by the Department based upon written justification from the Grantee. Applicants should not submit an application if they do not anticipate their project can be completed within the specified contract term.

c) Minimum and Maximum Award Amounts
Minimum grant amount is $1,000; Maximum grant amount is $200,000.

d) Application Limit/Award limit
Applicants may submit up to one application. The application can include multiple items.

e) Eligible Project Locations
Eligible projects for grant funding must be located in New York State.

2. Eligible Applicants
For the purposes of this grant program, a municipality is considered an eligible applicant.
Under this grant program, a municipality is defined as a:
• County, city, town or village
• Local public authority
• Local public benefit corporation (as established by New York State law)
• School district, supervisory district, and improvement district
• Native American tribe or Nation residing in New York State
• Combination of the above
Private companies, not-for-profit organizations, and State agencies are NOT eligible to receive this funding. However, eligible municipalities may partner with these types of organizations on an application if the municipality is the lead applicant.
October 2024

3. Inquiries & Designated Contact Information
For general information on completing this application and for clarification of application requirements, contractual terms and procedures, contact:
Organics Reduction and Recycling Section – Grants Program
Contact Information: organicsgrants@dec.ny.gov and (518) 402-8706
For technical information regarding the Grants Management Bid Event, direct questions to:
NYS SFS Grants Management
Contact Information: helpdesk@sfs.ny.gov | 877-737-4185 toll-free | 518-457-7737
Include “Municipal Food Scraps Recycling Grants – 2024” in the subject line of the email.
Questions regarding this grant opportunity will be accepted by the Department until C.O.B. January 29, 2025. All questions, and answers, will be uploaded to the DEC website that list the funding opportunity for the applicants to view.

4. Application Submission
Applications must be submitted through the NYS SFS Grants Management System Using Google Chrome to access the SFS Grants Management System (GM) is recommended. Using other browsers may cause errors.

If you do not have access to the SFS Vendor Portal and if your organization is already established within the SFS Vendor portal, an SFS Delegated Administrator has been authorized within your organization to provision user login credentials, unlock accounts, or reset passwords. Please reach out to your SFS Delegated Administrator directly.
Also, if you do not have a login and if you are new to the SFS Vendor portal, and would like to establish an account for the purposes of doing business with the State of New York, contact the SFS Help Desk at 518-457-7717, 855-233-8363 or HelpDesk@sfs.ny.gov for more information.

The NYS SFS Grants Management system offers a Vendor User Manual, training videos and webinars for applicants requiring assistance. Please visit https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/transition-SFS.

Paper applications will NOT be accepted. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their applications prior to the application deadline. Late applications will not be accepted. Please note staff with a Bid Response Initiator role can begin a bid, but only staff with the Bid Response Submitter role can submit the bid response.
All Applicants must be Registered with SFS Grants Management to apply. Please visit https://grantsmanagement.ny.gov/transition-SFS to register.