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2 <br />Washington County, on behalf of State requirements, reserves the right to withhold any and all funding <br />from municipalities for; 1) failure to report on previous grant activities of a municipality (not in good <br />effort), 2) failure to complete application and project work plans and 3) failure to not actively engaging <br />with PHE staff in grant funding activities and the execution of projects. <br /> <br />II. Funding Application <br />Municipalities must complete a funding application by February 28th, 2025, to receive grant funding. <br />Applications and yearly work plan(s) must be submitted using Re-TRAC Connect. <br /> <br />III. Grant Funding Allocation <br />Funding is separated into four (4) categories: <br /> <br />1. Base funding: funding for activities that sustain the municipalities existing recycling program. <br />This includes funding for administration of a recycling ordinance, resident questions, completing <br />the municipal grant application, work plan(s) and annual report, residential recycling <br />information, website maintenance, and meeting the BASIC category of the continuum, which <br />can be found on page 8. The table below shows how base funding is determined for each <br />community. <br /># of Households Eligible Amount for Base <br />Funding <br /><450 $1,500.00 <br />451-1000 $2,500.00 <br />1001-2000 $5,000.00 <br />2001-5000 $10,000.00 <br />5001-10000 $20,000.00 <br />>10000 $30,000.00 <br /> <br />Note: household data is retrieved from the Metropolitan Council’s most recent population <br />estimates. These estimates are the official population and household estimates for state <br />government purposes, including how local government aid (LGA) and local street aid allocations <br />are determined. Previous year estimates are prepared the following year and certified by July <br />15. <br />2. Project funding: funding to develop and implement new or expanded recycling projects that <br />encourage movement along the recycling continuum in the IMPROVED and ADVANCED <br />categories, found on page 8. A municipality is eligible to receive $0.50/household/project. A <br />municipality may qualify for up to four projects per year. <br />3. Incentive funding: one-time special project funding for large purchases that cannot be covered <br />with project funding. Incentive funding can be applied for after the February 29th grant <br />application deadline so long as the municipality meets to discuss with PHE staff. Funding can be <br />requested and utilized at any time during the 2025 grant cycle.