Opportunity Overview
The Pike County Solid Waste Management District is accepting applications for the 2026 Community Incentive Grant, Round 2. The current District event calendar confirms the second application period is open and lists an October 23, 2026 deadline. The application packet describes Round 2 as contingent on remaining 2026 funds and lists a September 18 start date, while the current event calendar lists September 16 as the opening date. Atlas treats the current event calendar as the operational confirmation that Round 2 is open.
Funding and Match
The District states that approximately $50,000 was set aside for the full 2026 Community Incentive Grant year. The packet does not state a universal per-applicant maximum. It notes that the District may award a special-project grant in excess of $5,000 for a unique project. A minimum 25% applicant match is required. Communities, schools, and nonprofit organizations may use adequately documented in-kind services toward the match; for-profit businesses must provide at least a 25% cash match.
Eligible Applicants and Projects
Eligible applicants include Pike County communities, schools, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses. All funded activity must contribute to waste reduction in Pike County and grant funds may not replace existing funding. School-focused eligible costs include hands-on recycling, waste-reduction and litter-prevention projects, recycling equipment and supplies, and approved recycling or litter-prevention field trips and educational assemblies.
Application Requirements and Submission
The application packet requires a project description, schedule or timeline, sustainability plan, full project budget and budget narrative, projected results, and collaboration information. Equipment requests require supporting photos, brand names, and price quotes. Nonprofit applicants must attach IRS certification. The packet provides the required cover sheet and budget form and states that late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications may be dropped off or mailed to the Pike County Solid Waste Management District, 116 S. Market Street, Suite 103, Waverly, Ohio 45690, Attention: Community Incentive Grant Committee. The packet also provides an email submission route at daphne@pikecountydevelopment.com, and the same address is listed for questions. Visual verification of the official packet confirms that address is spelled correctly; an earlier text-extraction artifact had incorrectly suggested a typographical error. The issuer does not state an exact October 23 closing clock time or time zone in the materials Atlas verified.
Evaluation
Priority is given to projects that measurably reduce, reuse, rescue, compost, or recycle material; cost-effectively divert significant waste or reach significant numbers of people; demonstrate sustainability; show capacity to complete the project; provide a clear and complete proposal; document budget items in detail; and, for prior grantees, demonstrate positive grant administration.
Atlas Strategic Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 52/100. This is a legitimate local education-funding opportunity because schools are expressly eligible and the packet specifically supports school-generated recycling projects, student learning activities, field trips, and assemblies. It is not a healthcare grant and establishes no legitimate N9+ or QC Healthcare use case. N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. Dr. Miltie has no direct-vendor path established by the solicitation.
Verification Basis
Verified September 19, 2026 against the Pike County Solid Waste Management District event calendar and the official 2026 Community Incentive Grant Application Packet. Publication is appropriate because the current issuer calendar confirms the round is open. New cold applicant outreach remains on hold until an authoritative closing clock time and time zone are established.
Official Pike County SWMD event calendar
Official Community Incentive Grant Application Packet