CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
SOLID WASTE GRANTS' PROGRAM GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
CAPCOG – Regional Planning Commission in Statute; more often called a COG…
• Emergency Communications 9-1-1• Area Agency on Aging• Homeland Security Planning & Training• Regional Law Enforcement Academy• Air Quality Planning• Economic Development Analysis & Tech Assist• Solid Waste Planning
Ten – county service area; State of Texas planning region 12
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CAPCOG Executive Committee
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ChairmanMayorMarc HolmCity of Elgin
First Vice ChairCommissionerCynthia LongWilliamson County
Second Vice ChairMayorDebbie HollandCity of Hutto
SecretaryJudgeBert CobbHays County
Immediate Past ChairMayorAlan McGrawCity of Round Rock
Council MemberEileen AltmillerCity of Buda
JudgeBrett BrayBlanco County
MayorJeff ColemanCity of Pflugerville
CommissionerWill ConleyHays County
JudgeMary CunninghamLlano County
CommissionerGerald DaughertyTravis County
CommissionerJoe Don DockeryBurnet County
JudgeSarah EckhardtTravis County
JudgeDan A. GattisWilliamson County
MayorDaniel GuerreroCity of San Marcos
JudgeEd JaneckaFayette County
Former Council MemberKirsten LynchCity of Leander
MayorCaroline MurphyCity of Bee Cave
JudgeJames OakleyBurnet County
State Representative Jason Isaac
State RepresentativeEddie Rodriguez
State RepresentativePaul Workman
SenatorJudith Zaffirini
JudgePaul PapeBastrop County
CommissionerMaurice PittsLee County
JudgeKen SchaweCaldwell County
Council MemberEllen TroxclairCity of Austin
Mayor Pro temCorbin Van ArsdaleCity of Cedar Park
MayorLew WhiteCity of Lockhart
FY 2014/2015 TCEQ Guidance
Maintain a seamless statewide Regional Solid Waste Grants Program that ensures:•Regional Solid Waste Management Plan•Closed Landfill Inventory•Program Reporting•Funding Plan & Application Development•Solid Waste Advisory Committee•Pre-Permit Application Conformance Review Process•Permit Application Conformance Review Process•Outreach, Education, Technical Assistance•MSW Information Resource Center•Data Collection, Data Analysis, and Data Maintenance & Upkeep•Implementation Project Selection Process•Subgrant Award and Administration as funds allow•Records Retention, Reporting, and Maintenance•Additional Duties as Requested
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ALLOCATION BREAKDOWN
FY 2014/2015 Total Budget = $628,312.00• 64% Regional Solid Waste Program Coordination ~
$404,104.00• 3% Capital Area Regional Environmental Task Force ~
$20,000.00• 33% Implementation Projects for Delegate Agencies ~
$204,208.00
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Regional Environmental Task ForceNote: RETF funding will be reduced by approximately $50,000 in FY 16/17
•Regional coordination (Qrtly Cmte & Subject Specific Mtgs)• Sharing information, enforcement strategies and collaborating on
investigations•Environmental Law Trainings
• 3 per year: 2 Basic and 1 Intermediate•Hotline – 1-877-NO-DUMPS •Webpage for reporting illegal dumping•Shared resources
• SPY POINT Camera Sets• No-dumping signage• Pocket guides• Educational brochure, etc.• Marketing and outreach
•Technical assistance
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• Code Enforcement/ Law Enforcement
• Travis County Attorney’s
The hotline receives over 100 calls per year!
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Implementation ProjectsFY 2014/2015:•$140,000•Distributed through one round, with FY 15 portion of contracts delayed till 9/1/14
• FY 2014 - $70,000 • FY 2015 - $70,000 • Returned monies addressed by the SWAC
FY 2016/2017:•$204,208 available•Distributed through one round, with portion of contracts slightly delayed till 9/1/2016
• FY12 - $102,104• FY13 - $102,104• Any returned monies will be used to cover overages from collection
events, or on outreach and education materials
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Program parameters set by Texas State Legislature
Eligible Recipients•Cities•Counties•Public Schools and School Districts•Other special law districts
• Entities with authority/responsibility for water quality protection or MSW management• Examples: M.U.D.s, S.U.D.s, WCID’s, River Authorities…
• COGs•In accordance with §361.014(b), Texas Health and Safety Code, and 30 TAC §330.649(d), MSW Rules, a project or service funded under this contract must promote cooperation between public and private entities and may not be otherwise readily available or create a competitive advantage over a private industry that provides recycling or solid waste services. Under this definition, the term private industry includes non-profit and not-for-profit non-governmental entities.
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COG-Managed Project Example: CAPCOG Regional Environmental Task Force – provides local government code enforcement support and training on Basic and Intermediate Environmental Law Enforcement
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
COG-Managed Project
ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Local Enforcement
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Local government code enforcement cameras, video taping equipment, high resolution night vision cameras and associated software and hardware to facilitate documenting illegal dumping
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Local Enforcement
Illegal Dumping Sign and not so “secret squirrel” camera mounted immediately above monitors a cul-de-sac with recurring dumping issues
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Local Enforcement
Immediately behind this illegal dumping sign, dumpers have created a dirt road, skirted the camera and continued to dump in the woods…
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Litter and Illegal Dumping Clean-up and Community Collection Events
This site occupies approximately ten acres with well over several tons of mixed municipal and small business solid waste…
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All within two miles of our state capital building.
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Burnet County BOPATE event (bottles, oil, plastics, aluminum, tires, and electronics)
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Litter and Illegal Dumping Clean-up and Community Collection Events
Independent School District and School Recycling Programs
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Source Reduction & Recycling
Green waste management equipment
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Source Reduction & Recycling
Recycling equipment purchases
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Source Reduction & Recycling
Recycling Facilities or Recycling Facility Enhancement
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Citizens’ Collection Stations
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events and Programs, e.g., the Burnet County HHW Equipment & Supply Trailer loan program for rural area collection events
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Household Hazardous Waste
Outreach and Education materials promoting solid waste diversion.
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Stand-alone Education, and Training Projects
Education & Outreach activities are eligible and highly encouraged as a component of projects in other categories
This category includes anything not covered by the previous categories, at the discretion of the TCEQ Executive Director
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ELIGIBLE PROJECT CATEGORIES
Other to include scrap tires
EXPENSE CATEGORIES•Personnel and Salaries
• Eliminated for FY12/13 – elimination carried over to FY 14/15, and will continue in FY 16/17•Travel
• Directly related to project•Supplies
• Cost of less than $1,000• Consumed in a relatively short period of time, such as disposable gloves, recycling/waste container
liners, etc.•Equipment
• Cost of greater than $5,000•Construction
• Enhancement or building of permanent facilities•Contractual
• Professional services (such as HHW management, etc.)•Other
• Cost of less than $5,000• Examples include computers, printing, signage, recycling bins, personal safety equipment, etc.
•Indirect• Related to salary costs – eliminated for FY12/13 – elimination carried over to FY 14/15 and will
continue in FY 16/17
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FUNDING STANDARDS
•100% solid waste use •Funded Local Enforcement or Cleanup programs must coordinate efforts with TCEQ•Equipment and controlled assets must be maintained on local and regional inventory•Project expenses must be incurred within grant period•Progress and results reporting is required during and for one year after project contract period has ended
• HHW Collections, Illegal Dumping Clean-up, and Community Collection Events are exempt from Follow-up Results Reporting
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FUNDING PRIORITIESFunded projects must be consistent with the goals and objectives of the CAPCOG Regional Solid Waste Management Plan (available on CAPCOG website)§361.014(b), Texas Health and Safety CodePrioritized projects include:
• HHW collection programs• Programs and/or initiatives that encourage recycling, diversion and market development
for scrap tire management• Community clean-up events and bulky item collection• Illegal dumping and enforcement• Recycling services, programs and market development• Projects that are regional or sub-regional in nature• Projects requesting grant funds for “seed” money to start new programs or to expand
existing programs• Projects that encourage public-private partnerships• Start-up or expansion projects• Projects that will be self-sustaining beyond the grant period
Note: Matching funds or in-kind services are not required, but are strongly considered !!!
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SELECTION PROCESS•Scoring Criteria
• Identified need/problem resolution/innovative or progressive• long term vs. short term 20pts
• Well planned, organized and technically feasible project 15pts• Regional coordinated effort or public/private partnership 20pts• Cost effectiveness of project 10pts• Direct services vs. administrative overhead 10pts• Sustainability of proposed project 10pts• Local commitment to project 15pts
•Projects selected by SWAC for funding will be reviewed by CAPCOG Executive Committee and TCEQ for final approval•Target contract period for approved FY 16 SW contracts will be 10 months
• (March 1, 2015 through January 31, 2017)•Target contract period for approved FY 17 SW contracts will be 10 months
• (September 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017)
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SELECTION PROCESS
•FY16/17 Request for Applications was issued on November 3, 2015• Application will be available for downloading from CAPCOG web site• Hard copies will be distributed upon request
•Grant application workshop will be offered today November 18, 2015•Applications will be due by COB Thursday, December 17, 2015•SWAC will score applications at January 22, 2016 SWAC Meeting•Applicants will be required to make a brief presentation on their project•Eligible projects may receive full or partial funding•Projects scoring below 70 of 100 points will not receive funding•Eligible projects for which there is not sufficient funding may be placed on a contingency list
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The great State of Texas’ mighty fine Regional Solid Waste Grants Program
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RECALL THAT A GRANT FUNDED PROJECT MUST NOT CREATE UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OVER EXISTING PRIVATE INDUSTRY!In accordance with §361.014(b), Texas Health and Safety Code, and 30 TAC §330.649(d), MSW Rules, a project or service funded under this contract must promote cooperation between public and private entities and may not be otherwise readily available or create a competitive advantage over a private industry that provides recycling or solid waste services. Under this definition, the term private industry includes non-profit and not-for-profit non-governmental entities.
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PRIVATE INDUSTRY – APPLICANT RESPONSIBILITIESCategories required to provide private industry notice are Source Reduction & Recycling, New Citizens Collection Stations, or Education & Training Demonstrations
•Applicants MUST contact private industry regarding recycling and waste management grants (HHW and LE grants are exempt)
• Please contact us if you would like a list of private industry service providers
•Applicants MUST identify private industry representative contacted and are encouraged to provide documentation of response•Private industry notification MUST be completed before application submission•Private industry will be notified grant application submission and review timeline
• Applications will be available for review by private industry • (Posted on CAPCOG website 3/31/14 through 4/10/14)
• Private industry may offer comments on proposed projects
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• If concerns are identified, private industry is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to contact applicant at earliest opportunity to attempt a solution
• If concerns are not resolved, private industry is encouraged to provide applicant with as much time as possible to review and respond to concerns
• CAPCOG requests that concerns be submitted no later than 2 days prior to the scheduled January 22nd scoring meeting
• Projects for which private industry concerns exist may be denied by SWAC
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PRIVATE INDUSTRY CONCERNS
Thank you!
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Capital Area Council of Governmentswww.capcog.org
Matt HolderreadGrant [email protected](512)916-6185
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