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IDEM > Your Community > 5 Star Childcare > New Grant Opportunities for Members New Grant Opportunities for Members

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Recycling Branch has a Recycled Product Purchasing Grant which can help 5-Star Childcare Facilities reduce the cost of installing items made of recycled materials such as playground equipment, picnic tables, carpet, fences, benches and more.

Grant Program Overview

  • Must be a 5 star level member of the 5-Star Environmental Recognition Program for Childcare Facilities.
  • The state will fund up to $5,000 (subject to eligibility). A 25% cash match is required.
  • Members are eligible to receive grant funding under this grant only once every two years.
  • Project completion should target a one-year operating period or less.
  • The maximum grant amount shall not exceed 75% of the project’s eligible costs.
  • Eligible costs include products made from post-consumer and/or post-industrial recycled materials.

More information is available on the Recycle Indiana Web site. For questions about the grant, please contact the Recycling Market Development Program staff at 800-988-7901.