BACKGROUND
The Department of Environmental Protection has developed this grant program in accordance with Section 301 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101 of July 1988). The intent of this program is to reduce, to the greatest extent practicable, the amount of fresh and processed foodstuffs currently entering Pennsylvania’s waste stream.
Not-for-profit agencies operating programs in the Commonwealth that provide food to segments of the public (e.g. food banks, shelters, soup kitchens) will be supported in partnering with retailers, wholesalers, farms, processors and cooperatives of foodstuffs operating in the Commonwealth to capture apparently safe and wholesome foods before these items become waste, which can then be made available by these agencies to the public they serve. The program does not include the collection of municipal or residual waste, as the terms are defined in Pennsylvania’s waste regulations at 25 Ps. Code §§ 271.1 and 287.1, respectively.
SUPPORT
The grant under this program can assist not-for-profit agencies with the costs of equipment necessary to prepare, transport and store foodstuffs acquired from retailers, wholesalers, farms, processors and cooperatives. Examples of eligible equipment would include refrigerated or non-refrigerated box trucks, industrial-sized refrigerators, pallet jacks and/or dollies. Installation and shipping costs will also be eligible for support.
COSTS
A not-for-profit organization may only submit one grant application per calendar year. The maximum grant award the organization can request or receive per application cannot exceed $200,000.
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