# New York State Contract Reporter #2139958

New York DEC grant funding for wasted food reduction and food-scraps recycling

**Posted:** November 03, 2026
**Respond By:** November 02, 2028
**Identifier:** 2139958
**NAICS:** 562920

New York State DEC is offering grant funding for projects that reduce wasted food and expand food-scraps recycling across the state.
- **Government buyer:** New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Division of Materials Management, Organics Reduction and Recycling Section – Grants Program. Contact listed: Nasibah Elmi.
- **Program:** Wasted Food Reduction and Food Scraps Recycling Initiatives Grant Program.
- **Funding:** Approximately $4 million is available; individual grants range from $1,000 to $300,000.
- **Eligible projects:** New York-based efforts that prevent wasted food or increase food-scraps recycling by residential, institutional, municipal, or commercial entities.
- **Eligible applicants:** New York municipalities and qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations. An eligible nonprofit may serve as a fiscal sponsor; private entities, individuals, and unincorporated groups cannot apply directly.
- **Project requirements:** Define objectives, tasks, deliverables, and performance measures, and complete and invoice the work within the contract term.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product manufacturers or commercial vendors are identified; this is a grant program rather than a purchase of specified goods.

### Description

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is offering grants for projects that reduce wasted food and/or increase food scraps recycling by residential, institutional, municipal, or commercial entities in New York State. Approximately $4 million is available through the Environmental Protection Fund, with individual grants ranging from $1,000 to $300,000. Projects must have defined objectives and deliverables that can be completed and invoiced within a three-year contract term. Eligible applicants include New York municipalities and qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations; applications must be submitted through the SFS Vendor Portal.

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