Grant applications must be submitted online through the Commonwealth's Electronic Single Application web site, eGrants, at www.esa.dced.state.pa.us   Applications must be received by 3 p.m. on Friday, October 28, 2022. There is a code to get into the grant application which will be given to you during the pre-application meeting.

There are eligibility requirements for the 902 grant. If you have not applied in the last 4 years or if you have changed your ordinances recently then please send Berit Case bcase@pa.gov your waste, recycling and burning ordinances for review as soon as possible.

The preapplication form and other instructions (including Spanish language copies) are on our website at Financial Assistance (pa.gov)

A pre-application meeting is required. Each municipality should call me or their County Coordinator to set up a meeting. A simple telephone meeting is available for those who don’t want to travel. The last date for a meeting will be October 21, 2022. No meetings will be scheduled after that…no exceptions. For the pre-application meeting, each municipality should have:

1) The pre application document mostly completed.

2) Examples of your recycling education to residents and businesses.

If you have any questions about the 902 grant, please call: Berit Case, DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square | Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915  Phone: 570.826.2108 | Fax: 570.826.2357  www.dep.pa.gov  or 

Inquiries concerning this notice should be directed to Mark Vottero, recycling grants coordinator, DEP, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Bureau of Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, PO Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472, at mvottero@pa.gov or (717) 772-5719.