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Co-Digestion Grant Program

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery · 9866

Eligibility details

Eligible applicants include:• Local governments o Cities, counties, and cities and counties as defined in Public Resources Code section 30109.o Regional or local sanitation agencies, waste agencies, or Joint Powers Authorities.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

CalRecycle is announcing the application release for the Co-Digestion Grant Program! Applications are due on May 19, 2022. This solicitation is for publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in California. For more information, go to Notice of Funds Available: Co-Digestion Grant Program (FY 2021–22 and 2022–23) (https://calrecycle.ca.gov/fy202123/). Cycle One Request for Approval and Scoring Criteria (https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/PublicNotices/Details/4609) Eligibility Applicants Two applications (one wastewater treatment plant per application) per qualifying entity will be accepted. Eligible applicants include:• Local governments o Cities, counties, and cities and counties as defined in Public Resources Code section 30109.o Regional or local sanitation agencies, waste agencies, or Joint Powers Authorities. Eligible Projects• Design, construction, and installation of new and expanded food waste co-digestion systems at existing publicly owned wastewater treatment plants. Project Requirements1. Project must be located at an existing publicly owned wastewater treatment plant in California.2. Project site must have an existing anaerobic digestion system with excess digestion capacity.3. Project must either have an existing food waste receiving station with excess capacity on-site or propose to construct a new or expanded food waste receiving station infrastructure that allows for direct receipt of food waste into the anaerobic digester(s). a. A project that proposes to receive food waste at the headworks or through the sewage system for co-digestion is ineligible. 4. Project must demonstrate an increase in permanent capacity for the co-digestion of food waste as a result of the grant. 5. Project must co-digest food waste and utilize the biogas that is generated to produce transportation fuel, renewable electricity, heat, or biomethane for pipeline injection. Funding• $9,500,000 is available for this grant cycle, fiscal year 2021–22. An additional $9,500,000 may be available in fiscal year 2022–23, subject to funding availability in the State budget. • The minimum grant award is $1,000,000 and the maximum grant award is $4,000,000 per application. Listserv Info: https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/Listservs/Subscribe/135Contact Info: GHGreductions@calrecycle.ca.gov

Funding geography: Funds will be awarded to the top scoring application, with a score of at least 65 points, in each of the following four regions: Bay Area, Central Valley, Mountain/Coastal, and Southern. Please see the Request for Approval and Scoring Criteria (https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/PublicNotices/Details/4609) for additional information.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.