$1.1 Million in Grant Funding Available for Waste Prevention

StopWaste is offering grants with a total of $1.1 million available in funding for projects in six categories. The focus is on innovative approaches to preventing waste in Alameda County and supporting local communities.

Food Waste Prevention & Recovery: Up to $30,000 per grant for projects that prevent food waste through product or process redesign or recovery and redistribution of surplus edible food to feed people. For businesses, nonprofits, institutions, and K-12 school districts.
Surplus Food Donation Equipment: Up to $10,000 per grant for storage and transport equipment to recover or donate surplus edible food that would otherwise go to waste. For nonprofits only.
Community Food Systems: Up to $10,000 per grant for locally focused projectsthat prevent food waste while improving food access, equity, economic opportunity and community health. For businesses, nonprofits, and institutions.
Reusable Foodware: Up to $25,000 per grant for innovative projects that replace single-use, disposable foodware with reusable systems and build reusable foodware infrastructure. For businesses, nonprofits, institutions, and K-12 school districts.
Reuse & Repair: Up to $25,000 per grant for projects that prevent disposal or recycling in favor of repair, reuse, recovery, and redistribution of goods and materials. For businesses, nonprofits, and institutions.
Reusable Transport Packaging Equipment: Up to $10,000 per grant for reusable equipment such as crates, bins and pallet wrap to replace limited-life packaging used in manufacturing, transportation and/or distribution. For businesses, nonprofits, institutions, and K-12 school districts.