Criteria for Business Association
Grants
Project Board Meeting
September 25, 2014
Background
• July 24, 2014 – Board approved
– $140,000 for new business-oriented grant
program
– Modeled after SWMCB Community POWER
• New grant program name: BizAware
– Aware = Advocates for Waste and Recycling
Education
Community POWER Current Grantees
2014-2015 Community POWER
Business Contracts
Contract
Amount
Frogtown Neighborhood
Development Association
$ 7,500
Neighborhood Development Center
$ 12,000
Multi-tenanted outreach pilot
University Corridor - 60
businesses
Latino Economic Development Center
$ 12,000
Latino business outreach
Program description
East Side Neighborhood Development
Company
$ 12,000
Payne Neighborhood
St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
$ 12,000
Digital Outreach/Videos
Grand Ave. Business Association
$ 12,000
Continuation of the program
Total
$ 67,500
Criteria
• Competitive grant solicitation
• Grant criteria
– Business organizations in R/W including:
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Commercial Clubs
Chambers of Commerce,
Economic Development Commissions
EDA
Business Leagues
Non-profit Development Corporations
– $15,000 per year for 3 years with potential 2-year
extension
– Develop program to outreach to business audiences about
importance of recycling and the services of BizRecycling
Resolution
• Maintain program at SWMCB through contract
end date
• Approve BizAware
• Authorize Joint Staff Committee with county
attorneys to design and implement
• Begin in January 2015
• Delegate Lead Staff Person to execute
agreements