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School Resource Recovery Grant Overview
Berrien County Resource Recovery School Grant program is available to provide monetary support for waste reduction and recycling projects in schools. Grant money will go toward purchasing recycling equipment and/or curriculum supplies to help carry out the projects. Projects should provide new or expanded in-school opportunities in the 4R's; reducing, reusing, recycling, and re-buying (buying recycled products).
Eligible Applicants
School Recycling Grant applications are sent to all Berrien County public, non-public, public school academies, and home-school groups; college campuses located in Berrien County; and other approved educational institutions in September each year.
You can also access the School Recycling Grant application by clicking here.
Grant Timeline
Applications Sent to Schools: Early September 2009
Grant Deadline: November 13, 2009
Grants Awarded: December 17, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS!
2008-2009 School Recycling Grant Recipients:
Andrews University, Berrien Springs
Boys & Girls Club, Benton Harbor
Brandywine Elementary School, Niles
Bridgman Elementary School
Brown Elementary School, St. Joseph
Lake MI Catholic High/Middle School, St. Joseph
Lighthouse Education Center, St. Joseph
McCord Elementary School, Benton Harbor
Merritt Elementary School, Niles
Ottawa Elementary School, Buchanan
River School, Sodus
River Valley Elementary Schools, Three Oaks
Trinity Lutheran School, Berrien Springs
Approximately $10,000 was awarded to these 13 Berrien County schools in 2008/09 to start and improve recycling & environmental projects. The grant program has awarded $44,702 to Berrien County schools since it began in 2003.
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