Eligibility: By statute, all Responsible Units, as defined by s. 287.09(1), Wis. Stats.

Focus: Efficiencies achieved prior to the date of application submittal

Project Type: Flat Rate per qualified applicant

Methodology: All complete applications postmarked by the deadline will be evaluated. Applicants claiming compliance with at least ____ (number) of the criteria listed below will share in the money available for efficiency grants. By statute, the efficiency grant plus the current regular recycling grant cannot exceed the allowable expenses from two years previous to the grant year.

Criteria: All applications claiming compliance with at least __ of the following criteria will share efficiency grants:

• Cooperative agreements with private parties
  • businesses
  • non-profit organizations
  • civic groups
• Three or more municipalities joined in one Responsible Unit
• County Responsible Unit
• Municipality with population of 50,000 or more
• Cooperative Agreements or joint contracting with other governmental units for:
  • Collection
  • Processing, materials recovery facility use
  • Marketing
  • Education
• Operation costs below a standard (standard to be determined)
• Participation rate above a certain level (level to be determined)
• Collection rates above a certain level (level to be determined)
• Capture rate above a certain level (level to be determined)
• Other actions already taken, for example
  • Better collection/sorting equipment
  • Improvements resulting from new contract language
• Comprehensive Solid Waste Planning

Funding Distribution: To the extent allowable by law, the total of available funds will be divided by the total population of the service areas of all eligible applicants. Each applicant would them receive a flat rate per capita.