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PER YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST DATED JULY 13, 2020 THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS BEING AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $290,422 TO THE CENTER FOR ECO TECHNOLOGY (CET) PROPOSES THE NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ACCELERATOR (NADA) TO INCREASE THE USE OF AD FOR PROCESSING AND RECOVERING VALUE FROM WASTED FOOD. NADA IS A COLLABORATION AMONG CET AND AD FACILITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES IN EACH PARTNER STATE, OTHER GOVERNMENT UNITS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, NON-PROFITS, BUSINESSES THAT GENERATE WASTED FOOD SUITABLE FOR AD, AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS (HAULERS, DEPACKAGING FACILITIES) IN MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, PA (PHILADELPHIA), AND MD, ALL GEOGRAPHIES WITH FOOD WASTE DISPOSAL POLICIES OR TARGETS AND EXISTING OR PLANNED AD INFRASTRUCTURE. THE NORTHEAST IS THE LEADING U.S. REGION FOR ADVANCED WASTED FOOD POLICY AND REGULATIONS. NADA WILL LEVERAGE THIS UNIQUE LANDSCAPE TO AMPLIFY THE IMPACTS OF ANY ONE STATE ACTING ALONE BY FACILITATING INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE, AND ACCELERATING THE GROWTH OF WASTED FOOD DIGESTION AND INTER-STATE SERVICE PROVIDER ACTIVITY. OUR THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO BOLSTERING FOOD WASTE DIVERSION TO AD INCLUDES: 1) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO INCREASE FOOD SCRAP DIVERSION TO AD; 2) TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE WASTED FOOD MARKETPLACE TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND AD ACTIVITY; AND 3) DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING ACROSS THE MARKETPLACE. THIS WORK DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE OBJECTIVES IN THE RFA AND CONTRIBUTES TO EPA'S SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT GOAL, DEMONSTRATING TRANSFERRABLE APPROACHES TO INCREASING AD UTILIZATION AND GENERATION OF USEFUL PRODUCTS FROM FOOD WASTE, AND FURTHERS EPA'S STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS TO DIVERT FOOD WASTE FROM LANDFILLS/INCINERATION, THUS PROTECTING AIR, LAND, AND WATER QUALITY, AND ENHANCING SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY. NADA WILL DELIVER THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES FROM THE RFA: INCREASED BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING OF AD AND ITS BENEFITS; IMPROVED CAPACITY OF BUSINESSES TO USE AD FACILITY CAPACITY; IMPROVED QUALITY OF FEEDSTOCK FOR EXISTING AD FACILITY CAPACITY; INCREASED CAPACITY OF

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

THE CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY (CET) WILL EDUCATE PARENTS, ESPECIALLY NEW MOTHERS WITH LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FR

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO EPA UNDER THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA), THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL ADDRESS U.S. EPA REGION 5'S PRIORITY OF PREVENTING FOOD LOSS AND WASTE AND DIVERTING WASTED FOOD FROM LANDFILLS. THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY INC. (CET) PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT FOOD WASTE PREVENTION AND DIVERSION MEASURES IN LARGE INSTITUTIONAL KITCHENS (E.G., HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES, CORPORATE KITCHENS, LARGE K-12 SCHOOLS). THEIR METHODS INCLUDE: A SWOT (STRENGTH, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, THREATS) ANALYSIS OF THE REGIONAL WASTED FOOD MARKETPLACE; TRAINING WORKSHOPS; FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL GENERATORS OF FOOD WASTE, HAULERS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS LIKE FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS, COMPOST SITES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND REMOTE AND ONSITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. CET HAS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE HELPING STAKEHOLDERS AND WILL BRING THAT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO OHIO, IN ADDITION TO HELPING BUSINESSES SEE OPPORTUNITIES IN T

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO EPA UNDER THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA), THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL ADDRESS U.S. EPA REGION 5&RSQUOANDS PRIORITY OF WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS FOR OHIO PHASE II TO DEVELOP AND BUILD ON RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT WASTED FOOD DIVERSION. DURING PHASE 1, CET AND PARTNERS IDENTIFIED A NEED FOR A RESOURCE TO INCENTIVIZE PREVENTION. ADDITIONALLY, FOLLOWING THIS WORK, CET RECEIVED SEVERAL REQUESTS FROM COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE THE SOUTHWEST OHIO REGION, THE TARGET GEOGRAPHY FOR PHASE1, FOR RESOURCES FOCUSED ON WASTED FOOD REDUCTION, RECOVERY, AND DIVERSION. PHASE II WILL ADDRESS THESE GAPS. CET WILL CAPITALIZE ON OUR NATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH BUSINESSES WHOSE CORE OPERATIONS DO NOT FOCUS ON WASTED FOOD DIVERSION, TO CURATE RESOURCES THAT ELEVATE THE PROFILE OF, AND AWARENESS FOR, WASTE REDUCTION AND RECOVERY IN OHIO. THESE RESOURCES WILL ADDRESS COMMON CHALLENGES (I.E. COMMUNICATION WITH BUSINESSES AND/OR SOURCE REDUCTION), AND BE MODIFIED TO HELP OUR PARTNERS (I.E. CLEVELAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HAMILTON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT) COMMUNICATE WITH BUSINESSES MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY. CET&RSQUOANDS OUTREACH PLAN INCLUDES SHARING THESE RESOURCES WITH OUR PARTNERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN OHIO (SUCH AS, SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY OF CENTRAL OHIO AND EPA REGION 5) TO DISSEMINATE, AND POSTING MATERIALS ON OUR ORGANIZATION&RSQUOANDS WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS WEBSITE.

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DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY (CET) TO CONDUCT THEIR FOSTERING RESILIENT WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS PROGRAM.ACTIVITIES:THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO HELP BUSINESSES IN PROVIDENCE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CRANSTON, PROVIDENCE, SEEKONK, AND PAWTUCKET, USE SOURCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES TO MINIMIZE FOOD WASTE GENERATION. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE EXPECTED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE TONS OF AVOIDED SOLID WASTE GENERATION AND REDUCED METRIC TONS OF CO2 EQUIVALENT (MTCO2E) EMISSIONS. THE DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE TARGETED COMPANIES WHO WILL REDUCE COSTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF WASTED FOOD ENTERING THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN PROVIDENCE COUNTY. ACTIVITIES:THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT FOOD BUSINESSES BY REDUCING, DIVERTING, OR MINIMIZING WASTED FOOD AND OTHER RECYCLABLE COMMODITIES, THEREBY BOLSTERING PROVIDENCE'S RESILIENCY BY IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF LOCAL AGRICULTURAL SOILS, AND REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH LANDFILLING FOOD WASTE. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:EXPECTED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN DIVERSION PROGRAMS AND AN INCREASE IN AWARENESS AND INTEREST IN FOOD WASTE PREVENTION. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE THE RESIDENTS OF THE TARGET COMMUNITIES WHO WILL HAVE AN INCREASED NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND A REDUCTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF LANDFILLING FOOD WASTE.

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY TO CONDUCT THEIR 'ACCELERATING WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS IN CONNECTICUT' PROJECT. ACTIVITIES:THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SOURCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR WASTED FOOD, DIVERT AS MUCH EDIBLE FOOD TO FOOD DONATION AND RESCUE AS POSSIBLE, AND COMPOST/ANAEROBICALLY DIGEST WHAT CANNOT BE DONATED IN HARTFORD AND NEW HAVEN COUNTIES. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:EXPECTED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE INCREASED OUTREACH TO TARGET SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES, INCREASED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DELIVERED TO SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES, INCREASED MARKETPLACE ACTIVITY, A REDUCTION IN CO2, AND AN INCREASE IN WASTE DIVERTED FROM LANDFILL. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE THE RESIDENTS OF TARGET COMMUNITIES WHO WILL HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO COMBAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF WASTED FOOD WHILE ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD INSECURITY IN NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD COUNTIES.

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RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

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PER YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST DATED JUNE 4, 2020, THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS BEING AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,000 TO THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY (CET) AND IT'S PROJECT PARTNERS. THEY WILL BE IDENTIFY AND ASSISTING IN WASTED FOOD GENERATORS, HAULERS, AND PROCESSORS TO REDUCE, DONATE, AND COMPOST AS MUCH WASTED FOOD AS POSSIBLE, RESULTING IN ENVIRONMENTAL, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COST SAVING BENEFITS. PROJECT PARTNERS WILL WORK WITH WASTED FOOD GENERATORS, INCLUDING K'12 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND COMMERCIAL GENERATORS SUCH AS EVENT VENUES, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES, AND HOSPITALITY FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT SOURCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR WASTED FOOD, DIVERT AS MUCH EDIBLE FOOD TO FOOD DONATION AND RESCUE AS POSSIBLE, AND COMPOST/ANAEROBICALLY DIGEST WHAT CANNOT BE DONATED.

PER YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST DATED JUNE 4, 2020, THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS BEING AWARD FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,000 TO SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY INC., FOR THEIR WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS PROVIDENCE COUNTY. THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT THAT WILL IDENTIFY AND ASSIST WASTED FOOD GENERATORS TO PREVENT POLLUTION AND FOLLOW EPA'S FOOD RECOVERY HIERARCHY: REDUCE, DONATE, AND COMPOST AS MUCH WASTED FOOD AS POSSIBLE, PRODUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COST SAVING BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ACTIONS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS INITIATIVE WILL HELP PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND INCREASE FOOD DONATION AND FOOD WASTE DIVERSION THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AND PARTNERSHIP FACILITATION. WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS WILL REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF WASTED FOOD ENTERING THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STREAM (MSW) BY WORKING WITH TARGET WASTED FOOD GENERATORS, INCLUDING K'12 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, EVENT VENUES, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, COLLEGES/UNIVERSI

THIS PROJECT WILL EQUIP COMMERCIAL FOOD WASTE GENERATORS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO PREVENT AND OPTIMALLY MANAGE FOOD WASTE AND BOLSTER THE ABILITY OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO FOSTER LONG-TERM GROWTH OF THE WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS MARKETPLACE.

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DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF INDUCTION STOVE TECHNOLOGY FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF TECHNOLOGY AND USE, PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS, AND ENERGY SAVINGS COMPARED TO GAS STOVES, HELP ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT LOCAL RETAILERS, AND YIELD TRANSFERABLE APPROACHES TO PROMULGATING AWARENESS AND USE OF INDUCTION STOVES.ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT INDUCTION STOVES AS A HEALTHIER AND MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE TO GAS STOVES, ESTABLISHING LENDING PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW TARGET CONSUMERS TO TEST INDUCTION STOVE TECHNOLOGY, AND CONDUCTING RETAILER OUTREACH.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE GT;3000 TARGET CUSTOMERS REACHED AND MADE AWARE OF INDUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND AIR QUALITY BENEFITS THROUGH DIRECT DISSEMINATION OF MATERIALS BY CET AND THEIR PARTNERS, EXPOSURE TO INFORMATION IN THE COMMUNITY (E.G. POSTED AT LIBRARIES AND PEDIATRICIAN'S OFFICE), AND VIEWED ON SOCIAL MEDIA; GT;400 BORROWERS USE THE KITS OVER THEIR LIFETIME, GE;10 INDUCTION STOVES (COUNTERTOP OR FULL-SCALE RANGE) PURCHASED AS RESULT OF PROGRAM, 3 TONNES CARBON DIOXIDE FROM NATURAL GAS AVOIDED PER INDUCTION STOVE INSTALLED (LIFETIME CARBON DIOXIDE), 45 TONNES CARBON DIOXIDE OVER THE TENURE OF THE PROJECT; POLLUTION PREVENTION RESULTS IN AVOIDED ACUTE EXPOSURE IN EXCEEDANCE OF NAAQS AND 15 KILOGRAMS CARBON MONOXIDE, 8 KILOGRAMS NITROUS OXIDES, 2 KILOGRAMS NITROGEN DIOXIDE PER GAS STOVE REPLACED WITH INDUCTION.

PER YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST DATED MAY 20, 2021, THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS BEING AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 TO THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY'S 'WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS NEW HAVEN COUNTY PHASE III'. THIS IS A FOOD RECOVERY INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON NEW HAVEN COUNTY CONNECTICUT BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS THAT GENERATE FOOD WASTE INCLUDING: K-12 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND COMMERCIAL GENERATORS SUCH AS EVENT VENUES, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES, AND HOSPITALITY FACILITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO REDUCE WASTED FOOD GOING TO LANDFILL OR INCINERATION BY IMPLEMENTING SOURCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR WASTED FOOD, DIVERTING AS MUCH EDIBLE FOOD TO FOOD DONATION AND RESCUING AS POSSIBLE, AND COMPOSING OR ANAEROBICALLY DIGESTING WHAT CANNOT BE DONATED. THE PROJECT PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA), OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WORKING WITH WASTED FOOD GENERATORS ON SUSTAINABLE FOOD MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. THE GRANTEE WILL PRO

PER YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST DATED MAY 19, 2021, THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS BEING AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,500 TO THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY'S 'WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS PROVIDENCE COUNTY PHASE III' IS A FOOD RECOVERY INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON PROVIDENCE COUNTY RHODE ISLAND BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS THAT GENERATE FOOD WASTE INCLUDING: K-12 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND COMMERCIAL GENERATORS SUCH AS EVENT VENUES, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES, AND HOSPITALITY FACILITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO REDUCE WASTED FOOD GOING TO LANDFILL OR INCINERATION BY IMPLEMENTING SOURCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR WASTED FOOD, DIVERTING AS MUCH EDIBLE FOOD TO FOOD DONATION AND RESCUING AS POSSIBLE, AND COMPOSING OR ANAEROBICALLY DIGESTING WHAT CANNOT BE DONATED. THE PROJECT PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA), OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WORKING WITH WASTED FOOD GENERATORS ON SUSTAINABLE FOOD MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. THE GRANTEE WILL PERFORM

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PER YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST DATED MAY 28, 2019, THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS BEING AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY, INC. THIS FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ASSIST WITH THE WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS PORGRAGAM IN PROVIDENCE COUNTY AND WILL BE A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT THAT WILL IDENTIFY AND ASSIST WASTED FOOD GENERATORS TO REDUCE, DONATE, AND COMPOST AS MUCH WASTED FOOD AS POSSIBLE, PRODUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COST SAVING BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ACTIONS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS INITIATIVE WILL HELP PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND INCREASE FOOD DONATION AND FOOD WASTE DIVERSION THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AND PARTNERSHIP FACILITATION. WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS WILL REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF WASTED FOOD ENTERING THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STREAM (MSW) BY WORKING WITH TARGET WASTED FOOD GENERATORS, INCLUDING K'12 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, EVENT VENUES, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALIT

PER YOUR APPLICATIONS REQUEST DATED MAY 28, 2019, THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS BEING AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT $ 25,000 TO THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY. THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE BERKSHIRE HEALTHY HOMES INITIATIVE PROJECT IN EVALUATING EXISTING CONDITIONS AND ADDRESSING NECESSARY ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS IN HOMES BY PERFORMING INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL HOME ASSESSMENTS, IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH AMONG RESIDENTS, IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND REDUCING CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, SAVING ENERGY, AND REDUCING COSTS. THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY WILL WORK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OUTREACH, AND TRAINING ON A RANGE OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO HELP BERKSHIRE RESIDENTS IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, SAVE ENERGY AND REDUCE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS.

PER YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST DATED MAY 28, 2019, THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS BEING AWARDED FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY, INC., FOR THEIR WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS IN NEW HAVEN COUNTY. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT RELIES ON MULTIPLE PARTNERS. THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY (CET) AND PROJECT PARTNERS WILL IDENTIFY AND ASSIST WASTED FOOD GENERATORS, HAULERS, AND PROCESSORS TO REDUCE, DONATE, AND COMPOST AS MUCH WASTED FOOD AS POSSIBLE, RESULTING IN ENVIRONMENTAL, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COST SAVING BENEFITS. PROJECT PARTNERS WILL WORK WITH WASTED FOOD GENERATORS, INCLUDING K'12 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND COMMERCIAL GENERATORS SUCH AS EVENT VENUES, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES, AND HOSPITALITY FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT SOURCE REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR WASTED FOOD, DIVERT AS MUCH EDIBLE FOOD TO FOOD DONATION AND RESCUE AS POSSIBLE, AND COMPOST/ANAEROBICALLY DIGEST WHAT CANNOT BE DONATED.

THE HELP HARTFORD COUNTY'S HUNGRY PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY AND ASSIST WASTED FOOD GENERATORS, HAULERS AND PROCESSORS TO REDUCE, DONATE, AND COMPOST AS MUCH WASTED FOOD AS POSSIBLE, RESULTING IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS AND COST SAVINGS. THE PROJECT WILL CONDUCT TARGETED OUTREACH AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO KINDERGARTEN-12TH GRADE (K-12) PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, LOCAL EVENT VENUES, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, AND HOSPITALITY FACILITIES TO LEARN ABOUT EFFECTIVE WASTE DIVERSION TECHNIQUES AND APPROACHES. THE CENTER FOR ECO-TECHNOLOGY (CET) AND ITS PARTNERS WILL WORK WITH LOCAL SECTORS TO DIVERT AS MUCH EDIBLE FOOD TO FOOD DONATION AND RESCUE AS POSSIBLE, AND COMPOST OR ANAEROBICALLY DIGEST WHAT CANNOT BE DONATED TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTE SENT TO LANDFILL DISPOSAL.

THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY'S 'PROVIDENCE COUNTY FOOD RECOVERY INITIATIVE' WILL INCREASE FOOD RECOVERY AND REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF WASTED FOOD ENTERING THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STREAM BY WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING K'12 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, EVENT VENUES, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALITY FACILITIES, AND FOOD RESCUE AND DONATION ORGANIZATIONS TO BENEFIT RHODE ISLAND RESIDENTS. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION, OUTREACH, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS IN PROVIDENCE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CRANSTON, PROVIDENCE AND PAWTUCKET. THE PROJECT WILL REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND LOSS IN PROVIDENCE COUNTY AND WORK WITH WASTED FOOD GENERATORS TO DIVERT EDIBLE FOOD TO FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS AND TRUE FOOD WASTE TO COMPOSTING. THIS PROJECT'S WORK TO DIVERT WASTED FOOD FROM THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE STREAM WILL HELP INCREASE THE COMMUNITY'S RESILIENCY BY MAKING NUTRITIOUS FOOD ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD INSECURE POPULATIONS INCLUDING CHI

THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY'S 'NORTH BERKSHIRE HEALTHY HOMES INITIATIVE' IS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY AT HOMES OF VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO REDUCE RESIDENTS' EXPOSURE TO HEALTH RISKS BY EMPOWERING THEM TO IDENTIFY/ADDRESS HEALTHY HOME ISSUES. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH THROUGH BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEMS TO VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND THEN A SUBSET WILL RECEIVE IN-HOME ASSESSMENTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO ULTIMATELY REDUCE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS TRIGGERS.

CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY'S "DON'T WASTE BRIDGEPORT" PROJECT WILL REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF WASTED FOOD BY WORKING WITH TARGET WASTED FOOD GENERA

THE CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY'S 'BERKSHIRE HEALTHY HOMES INITIATIVE-PHASE 2' IS A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY AT HOMES OF VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MA. THE GOAL OF PHASE 2 IS TO REDUCE RESIDENTS' EXPOSURE TO HEALTH RISKS BY EMPOWERING A LARGER NUMBER OF THEM TO IDENTIFY/ADDRESS HEALTHY HOME ISSUES. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND VULNERABLE RESIDENTS THROUGH BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEMS. A SUBSET WILL RECEIVE IN-HOME ASSESSMENTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO ULTIMATELY REDUCE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS TRIGGERS.

DESCRIPTION: THE WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS FOR NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK PROJECT ADDRESSES THE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM'S STATED FOCUS IN THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOOD. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WASTED FOOD REDUCTION, RECOVERY, AND DIVERSION MEASURES IN LARGE INSTITUTIONAL KITCHENS (E.G., HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES, CORPORATE KITCHENS, LARGE K-12 SCHOOLS) AND FOOD GENERATING BUSINESS (FOOD RETAILERS, MANUFACTURERS, RESTAURANTS) IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. ACTIVITIES: CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY (CET) WILL OFFER A SUITE OF SERVICES TO PARTNERS, SUCH AS: CONDUCTING GAP ANALYSES AND CREATING CORRESPONDING RESOURCES; FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL GENERATORS OF FOOD WASTE, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS (I.E. SOURCE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPERS, FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS, HAULERS AND COMPOST SITES); AND OFFERING REMOTE AND ONSITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) FOR REDUCING, RECOVERING, AND DIVERTING WASTED FOOD. OUTCOMES: ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE DOCUMENTED EXAMPLES OF FOOD WASTE DIVERSION FOR SHARING, ACTUAL FRESH WATER AND ENERGY CONSERVATION, AND MEASURABLE REDUCTION IN FOOD WASTE DISPOSED. THE DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE EXPECTED TO BE, INITIALLY, THE PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH CET IN THIS PROJECT. INDIRECTLY, THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATES INVOLVED, AND EVEN BEYOND, ARE BENEFICIARIES, BECAUSE OF THE SAVINGS IN FRESHWATER CONSUMPTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS GENERATION. SUBRECIPIENT:

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DESCRIPTION:WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS (WFS) FOR DENVER PHASE II WILL APPLY FINDINGS FROM THE INITIAL PHASE OF THIS PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN AND ADOPTION OF FOOD DONATION EFFORTS. WFS FOR DENVER PHASE II WILL CONNECT WITH LOCAL FOOD BUSINESSES, FOOD BANKS, FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CAPTURE SUCCESS STORIES OF DONATION WHILE HONING SUPPORT MATERIALS THAT SPUR FOOD RECOVERY. THIS PROJECT WILL CULMINATE IN A CAMPAIGN THAT DRAWS ON COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL MARKETING TECHNIQUES TO INSPIRE NEW BUSINESSES TO DONATE SURPLUS EDIBLE FOOD. ACTIVITIES:FUNDING FOR PHASE II WILL ALLOW CET TO RESPOND TO LESSONS LEARNED DURING PHASE I AND CREATE TAILOR-MADE CONTENT WE NOW KNOW DENVER PARTNERS NEED. FUNDING WILL ALSO ENABLE ONGOING EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, NETWORKING, AND TA WITH GENERATORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATION AND FACILITATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD RECOVERY. THUS, BASED ON THE FINDINGS FROM PHASE I, CET PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING REFINED ACTIVITIES FOR WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS FOR DENVER PHASE II: BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FOR FOOD RECOVERY SOLUTIONS- WHICH WILL DRAW ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM PHASE I WHILE PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO 1-2 BUSINESS TO ESTABLISH NEW DONATION PROGRAMS AND CULTIVATING STORIES OF CURRENT DONORS; AND CATALYZING CHANGE FOR FOOD RECOVERY - A PROCESS THAT LEVERAGES ACTIVITY 1 TO CREATE SOCIAL NORMS, INCENTIVIZE PARTICIPATION, AND DEVELOP PROMPTS AND REMINDERS TO INCREASE FOOD RECOVERY ACTIVITY. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, CET WILL EMPLOY COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL MARKETING (CBSM) TECHNIQUES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF FOOD RECOVERY AND WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGIES. AS BUSINESSES FOCUS ON FOOD RECOVERY THERE IS A NATURAL TENDENCY TO INCREASE AWARENESS AT ALL LEVELS OF THE EPA FOOD RECOVERY HIERARCHY, OFFERING ADDED RESULTS FOR PREVENTION AND SOURCE SEPARATION ACTIVITIES AS WELL. CET WILL CARRY OUT THIS 12-MONTH PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH DDPHE WHILE ENGAGING WITH A ROBUST NETWORK OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO SPUR INCREASED FOOD DONATION ACTIVITY. AS BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO REOPEN IN THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19, THE COST SAVINGS POTENTIAL OF WASTED FOOD PREVENTION AND RECOVERY (REUSE) IS MORE COMPELLING THAN EVER. RESTAURANTS' PREVENTING FOOD WASTE CAN CUT COSTS BY 2-6%1. COMMUNITY NEED IS ALSO COMPELLING, THE DENVER FOOD VISION STATES THAT, '1 IN 6 DENVER RESIDENTS AND 1 IN 5 CHILDREN AND YOUTH EXPERIENCED FOOD INSECURITY' DEFINED AS EATING LESS THAN THEY FELT THEY SHOULD IN THE PAST YEAR BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR FOOD. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THESE PERCENTAGES GREW IN THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19. THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF REDUCING WASTE AND RECOVERING EDIBLE FOOD TO REDISTRIBUTE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE FUNCTION AND SUCCESS OF FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS CORRELATES TO EPA REGION'S 8 PRIORITIES MENTIONED ABOVE. IN ADDITION, THIS PROJECT LINKS TO SEVERAL OF THE U.S. EPA'S STRATEGIC PLAN FY 2017 - 2022 OBJECTIVES: REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF MATERIALS (DIVERTING EDIBLE, SURPLUS FOR REUSE AND RECOVERY); DECREASING DISPOSAL RATES (INCREASING FOOD RECOVERY REDUCES TRASH VOLUMES AND ASSOCIATED COSTS); INCREASING SOCIOECONOMIC BENEFITS (SUPPORTING LOCAL FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS AND FOOD BANKS); AND INCREASING CAPACITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT SMM POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND INCENTIVES (REFINING EXISTING TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTING A CAMPAIGN USING CBSM TOOLS TO INCENTIVIZE FOOD RECOVERY). FURTHER, THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE U.S. EPA'S STRATEGIC PLAN FY 2022 - 2026 OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1: TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS - OBJECTIVE 1.1: REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE (REDIRECTING SURPLUS FOOD TO HUNGRY PEOPLE THUS AVOIDING THE IMPACT OF DISPOSAL AND ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION); AND GOAL 6: SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES - OBJECTIVE 6.2: REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION (REDUCING WASTED FOOD). THIS PROJECT

WASTED FOOD SOLUTIONS (WFS) FOR DENVER WILL IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN AND ADOPTION OF FOOD DONATION EFFORTS. WFS FOR DENVER WILL CONNECT WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND FOOD BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS FOOD BANKS AND FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF EXISTING STRATEGIES AND ASSETS. FINDINGS FROM THIS WORK WILL BE SYNTHESIZED INTO A REPORT THAT OFFERS DENVER A ROADMAP FOR FURTHERING DIVERSION WHILE DRAWING ON PROVEN COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL MARKETING TECHNIQUES FOR EXPONENTIAL BENEFITS. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES EPA'S NEED FOR PROJECTS FOCUSED ON SOURCE REDUCTION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS INCLUDE: SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS, AND REVIEW CURRENT FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS IN DENVER, DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE ROADMAP OF EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT STRATEGIES FOR FURTHERING, BENEFICIAL REUSE OF EDIBLE FOOD IN DENVER, IDENTIFY FOOD RECOVERY BEST PRACTICES, AND INCREASE AWARENESS AND CAPACITY FOR BENEFICIAL REUSE OF EDIBLE FOOD

THE CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY (CET) PROPOSES TO CREATE AN ENTRANCE VESTIBULE AND CLASSROOM FOR ITS EXPANDED RESTORE HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER I

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