The Houston-Galveston Area Council has $59,865 remaining in funding from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for fiscal year 2023 solid waste grants. These funds are intended for projects that will provide direct and measurable reductions in the amount of waste going into landfills or reduce environmental risk by decreasing improper disposal of waste. Eligible grant categories are:
- Local Enforcement
- Source Reduction and Recycling
- Litter and Illegal Dumping Cleanup and Community Collection Event
- Household Hazardous Waste Management
- Citizens’ Collection Stations and “Small” Registered Transfer Stations
- Education and Training
H-GAC received sixteen applications from local governments totaling $260,696 with one application having been deemed ineligible for solid waste funds prior to scoring. A subcommittee comprised of members, alternates, and appointees of H-GAC’s Solid Waste Management Committee reviewed the fifteen eligible proposals during applicant presentations on July 12, 2022, and scored them for merit, cost-effectiveness, and level of local effort. The subcommittee also identified areas in proposals where grant amounts could be reduced to allow more projects to be funded.