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 Community POWER Business Contracts Contract AmountProgram description Frogtown Neighborhood Development Association $ 7,500Multi-tenanted outreach pilot Neighborhood Development Center $ 12,000 University Corridor - 60 businesses Latino Economic Development Center $ 12,000Latino business outreach East Side Neighborhood Development Company $ 12,000Payne Neighborhood St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce $ 12,000Digital Outreach/Videos Grand Ave. Business Association $ 12,000Continuation of the program Total $ 67,500

Criteria Competitive grant solicitation Grant criteria – Business organizations in R/W including: 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