Keep Louisiana Beautiful invites you to improve the appearance of your community through two new grant opportunities for trash receptacles and beautification projects.
2023-24 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant Application
Grant Purpose
The purpose of the Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) Trash Receptacle Grant is to reduce litter in public spaces by providing high-quality trash receptacles in communities throughout Louisiana.
Data collected by KLB over the last several years shows a reduction of litter by 78% in areas where trash receptacles are properly installed and maintained. One of KLB’s key initiatives is to help build infrastructure that supports clean, beautiful communities. Funding trash receptacles is one way we do that.
This grant is made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
Description
This is not a cash award grant. Applicants will choose to receive up to ten high-quality trash receptacles to be installed in public spaces. KLB has identified three styles of trash receptacles that meet the needs of most communities. There are no substitutions or requests for other receptacle styles. If awarded, KLB will order, purchase, and arrange for the delivery of up to ten trash receptacles to your designated location.
Timeline
- November 16: Deadline to submit application
- January: Grant awards announced. Mandatory webinar for all grant recipients. MOU sent, signed, and returned.
- February – March: Receptacles delivered and installed including KLB signs. Acknowledgement letter and press release sent. “After” litter assessments performed and photos taken.
- April 1: Final Reports due.
Eligibility
Louisiana parishes, municipalities, state agencies, governmental entities, political subdivisions, universities and colleges, KLB Affiliates in good standing, 501c6, and 501c3 organizations are eligible to apply.
Requirements and Terms
- Receptacles must be installed prior to April 1, 2024, at predetermined, high-traffic public spaces where there is a need for receptacles.
- A Memorandum of Understanding must be signed between KLB and the grant applicant outlining ownership, delivery, storage, installation, maintenance, and service requirements.
- Applying for this grant must be pre-approved by the applying entity’s highest authorizing official.
- A litter prevention sign, provided by KLB, must be installed by the grant recipient on both sides of each receptacle. The signs must be installed properly according to the provided directions.
- Locations of the receptacles must be determined and indicated when applying.
- Pre- and post-receptacle installation litter scans must be conducted at each location. Data from the pre-installation litter scans must be submitted with the application. Data from the post-installation litter scans must be submitted with the final grant report.
- Applicant must select trash receptacles from the predetermined selection on the application. No exceptions will be made.
- There will be no option to change the selected trash receptacle style or quantity once the application is submitted.
- A grant award acknowledgment letter must be sent to your State House of Representatives and Senator. A copy is required to be uploaded with the final report.
- A press release announcing that you received a KLB grant must be sent to the local media. A copy is required to be uploaded with the final report.
- Photographs of each receptacle with signs attached must be submitted with the final report.
- Applicant must register for, conduct, and submit a report for a KLB Love the Boot Week event – April 20-28, 2024.
- A completed final grant report including photographs, press release, acknowledgment letters, and litter scans must be submitted to KLB by April 1, 2024.
- When a KLB Affiliate is seated in local government, only one application should be submitted. The application may be submitted by either the governmental entity or the Affiliate, but not both.
- Failure to abide by all the requirements and/or submit the completed final report by April 1, 2024 will result in ineligibility during the next grant cycle.
Memorandum of Understanding
- A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be created for approved applicants to clarify the roles and responsibilities between KLB, the grant applicant, and third party, when applicable.
- The MOU must be signed and executed between KLB and the grant applicant outlining ownership, delivery, storage, installation, maintenance, and service requirements.
- The MOU will be sent to the grantee for signature only after attendance at a mandatory webinar where terms and requirements will be reviewed.
Directions
Before you start the application process, we recommend downloading the sample application, gathering your information, and preparing your responses. When you start your online application, you will be given a link to return and complete your work, if necessary. Please save the provided link, as KLB cannot provide this to you. Follow these suggested steps to complete your application:
Step 1: Download the sample application by clicking the button below. Review the application, gather information for required uploads, determine receptacle locations, conduct litter scans, select the quantity and the style of your receptacle, and prepare responses to the application questions.
2023-24 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Beautification Grant Application
Grant Purpose
The purpose of the Keep Louisiana Beautiful Beautification Grant is to create beautiful, well-maintained gardens and plantings to promote community pride and improve the appearance of communities throughout Louisiana. We know that people are less likely to litter in areas that are well maintained and beautiful, so reducing litter in highly visible areas is an additional key driver of this grant.
One of KLB’s key initiatives is to help build infrastructure that supports clean, beautiful communities. Funding beautification projects is one way we do that.
Description
KLB will award reimbursement grants from $1,000 to $8,000 to fund planting projects in highly visible areas that enhance the beauty of public spaces, promote community pride, and help reduce litter.
Priority planting projects include “Welcome to City” entry point signage and gardens, highway corridors and medians, roadways and intersections, streetscapes, and other highly visible spaces. Projects that have diverse community support, collaborations between organizations, matching contributions, and benefits to a large number of people will also be given priority.
The grant project must be completed on or before May 22, 2024.
Funding
- This grant will fund the purchase of trees and shrubs and perennial plants.
- 25% of your plantings must be native to Louisiana.
- Annual plants will not be funded.
- This grant may fund soil, mulch, pavers, and edging as part of the overall project but it must not exceed 25% of the grant request.
- Welcome sign materials when incorporated into a planting area must not exceed 25% of the grant request.
- A 15% in-kind, cash match, or equivalent volunteer hours value is required.
- Contracting with landscape companies and others to assist in planting and other components of the project must not exceed 25% of the grant request.
- This grant is a reimbursement grant up to $8,000. Reimbursements will be dispersed once the project is completed and the proper receipts and the final report is submitted to KLB. The reporting and reimbursement request must be made no later than May 22, 2024. Failure to submit the final report and reimbursement form with proper documentation by May 22, 2024 will result in forfeiture of reimbursement.
This grant is made possible with funding from the State of Louisiana and the Office of the Lt. Governor.
Timeline
- October 18: Deadline to submit your application.
- November: Grant awards announced. Mandatory webinar for all grant recipients. CEA signed and returned.
- November – March: Projects implemented. Photos taken. Acknowledgement letter and press release sent.
- May 22: Projects completed. Final report and reimbursement requests and documentation due.
Eligibility
Louisiana parishes, municipalities, state agencies, governmental entities, political subdivisions, universities and colleges, KLB Affiliates in good standing, 501c6, and 501c3 organizations are eligible to apply.
Requirements and Terms
- Beautification Grant projects must be completed on or before May 22, 2024.
- A Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) must be signed between KLB and the grant recipient before work can begin on the grant project.
- All grant recipients must attend a mandatory predetermined one-hour webinar before KLB will issue the CEA.
- Applying for this grant must be pre-approved by the applying entity’s highest authorizing official.
- Gardens and plantings must be on public property.
- A 15% in-kind, cash match, or equivalent volunteer hours value is required.
- Any project that requests funding for a sign must include some type of planting (garden or trees) to enhance the area surrounding the signage.
- Projects must be able to be maintained long-term without additional KLB funding.
- Projects are required to have an irrigation plan and a maintenance plan. Plans must be uploaded in this application.
- The project plant design is required to be uploaded in this application. The design does not have to be done by a professional landscape designer. It can be a sketch. Plant and tree types, quantity, and hardscape materials must be identified.
- Community engagement and volunteer support is required.
- A small sign provided by KLB must be staked in the garden area acknowledging KLB’s support for at least one month after the project has been completed.
- A grant award acknowledgement letter must be sent to your state house of representatives and senator. A copy is required to be uploaded with the final report.
- A press release announcing that you received a KLB grant must be sent to the local media. A copy is required to be uploaded with the final report.
- Before and after photographs of the project, including the KLB acknowledgement sign, must be submitted with the final report.
- A completed final grant report, photographs, press release, acknowledgement letters, and reimbursement request with proper receipts and documentation must be submitted to KLB by May 22, 2024.
- Applicants must register for, conduct, and submit a report for a KLB Love the Boot Week event – April 20-28, 2024.
- Failure to abide by all the requirements and/or submit the completed final report by May 22, 2024 will result in ineligibility during the next grant cycle.
Directions
Before you start applying, we recommend downloading the sample application, gathering your information, and preparing your responses. When you start your online application, you will be given a link to return and complete your work, if necessary. Please save the provided link, as KLB cannot provide this to you. Follow these suggested steps to completing your application successfully:
Step 1: Download the sample application by clicking the button below. Review the application, gather the required information, and prepare responses to the application questions.
