Zero Waste Grant Program

The Administrator is authorized to establish a Zero Waste Grant Program that is in accordance with the Guam Zero Waste Masterplan that targets fifty percent (50%) and seventy-five percent (75%) waste reduction by 2035 and 2045, respectively.

(a)Funds may be used for development, infrastructure, and operations of waste reduction and/or diversion projects or other assistance for zero waste initiatives within the community, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)development or deployment of technologies or practices to increase rates of waste prevention, re-cycling, composting, or product reuse;

(2)capital investment in infrastructure to start or expand waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse programs; and

(3)partnerships with local businesses interested in incorporating new technologies or processes to reduce or prevent waste in production or packaging. CH. 51 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND LITTER CONTROL

(b)With Board approval, the Administrator is authorized to spend up to Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) for zero waste grants. With Board approval, the Administrator is authorized to award Tier 1, Tier 2, and/or Tier 3 level grants in the following manner:

(1)Tier 1 grants range are above $50,000 but not to exceed $100,000;

(2)Tier 2 grants are above $25,000 but not to exceed $50,000;

(3)Tier 3 grants are not to exceed $25,000.

(c)Selection of proposals for grant awards and the tier levels will be based on selection criteria developed by Guam EPA with public input and approval by the Board of Directors.

(d)Proposals shall include performance waste diversion targets.

(e)Proposals shall be selected by the Board and the Administrator using criteria developed pursuant to § 51309(c).