The Environmental Center's Rethink Waste 2022 Community Innovation Fund Application
The Environmental Center's Rethink Waste Project is to provide $500 - $2000 awards to individuals, businesses, or community organizations in Deschutes County to help with materials, infrastructure, or time that contribute to waste reduction in the community. Work should plan for continued success beyond this funding period. Work should support equity and accessibility in our communities. The project must have measurable results -- for example, the amount of waste prevented, the increase in waste recycled, community members reached, the amount of waste composted, etc.  A total of $6,000 will be awarded across all projects.

Eligibility: Businesses, individuals, and community organizations in Deschutes County or project should affect Deschutes County residents. Projects should be completed by December 30th, 2022.

Examples of use of funds (including but not limited to):
-- Compost tumblers or equipment to support food waste reduction
-- Educational signage development and printing
-- Materials or infrastructure needed for waste reduction
-- Incentive prizes for community members for participation in waste reduction program
-- Reusable dishware to reduce waste at staff events
-- 2019-2020 Project can be found here: envirocenter.org/community-grants-awarded/

Please submit any questions and application materials with e-mail subject "2022 Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund" in the subject line to: udara@envirocenter.org

Timeline:
Applications Due: Monday, May 30, 2022 by 5:00PM
Fund Recipients Announced: Monday June 6, 2022 (funded work may begin once awards are announced)
Progress Report Due: Monday, July 25, 2022
Work Completed by: Friday, December 30, 2022
Final Report Due: Monday, January 30, 2023

Access application in Spanish here: https://forms.gle/ykCES8AWCGeSAfmg9

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Email *
How did you hear about the 2022 Community Innovation Fund? *
From which newspaper or other source?
Your First and Last Name *
Organization(s)/business(es), if applicable. *
Position, if applicable. *
Phone Number *
Please check the box to confirm your work will be completed in Deschutes County or for Deschutes County residents. *
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1. Briefly describe the goal(s) of the project. [Please limit to 100 words or fewer]
2. Provide an outline of the project's objectives and how you plan to meet them. [Please limit to 250 words or fewer] *
3. Describe how the project meets the needs and includes the voices of individuals who are most often impacted by environmental degradation and climate change — including Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), people who are LGBTQ+, people with diverse abilities, and people and families with low incomes. [Please limit to 250 words or fewer] *
4. How many individuals do you anticipate impacting with this project? (This is just so we can assess the scope of impact. Please estimate.) *
5. List the people who will be involved in the project. (For example, co-workers, other organizations, volunteers, etc.) [Please limit to 100 words or fewer] *
6a. How much money are you requesting for your waste reduction project? *
6b. In general, how do you plan to spend the money?  [Please limit to 100 words or fewer]. *
6c. Provide a simple project budget. [A bulleted list here will suffice. Alternatively, you can email a spreadsheet or document to udara@envirocenter.org]
7a. Provide a general project timeline [A bulleted list here will suffice. Alternatively, you can email a spreadsheet or document to udara@envirocenter.org] *
7b. Briefly describe how you will strive to sustain your success beyond this funding period. [Please limit to 100 words or fewer].
8. By submitting this application, you are committing to the following: a.) relevant photographs documenting progress, success, etc., b.) any success stories from your project, c.) a progress report, submitted in June (or a completion report if you plan to be finished by then), and d.) a final report at the end of December 2022 including a summary of how your funds are spent. Guidelines for the summary will be sent if you are awarded funds. *
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