Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Healthy Communities and Community Affiliate grant recipients. Both KLB grant programs, totaling $236,046, reduce litter and waste, educate citizens, increase recycling, and/or strengthen litter enforcement.
Healthy Communities Grant Recipient: Rapides Parish
Organization: Glass Act Recycling
Grant Amount: $7,000
Project: “Bottles Up” Glass Recycling Campaign
The grant will support Glass Act Recycling in offering its commercial glass pickup program. The program will engage local businesses and restaurants in glass recycling, diverting tons of glass from landfills.
“The people of Louisiana don’t want to live in a dirty state,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. “My office is proud to support Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s grant programs, which lead to cleaner, greener communities in which residents can enjoy and thrive.”
“Since 2004, Keep Louisiana Beautiful has awarded over $4.7 million in grants for community improvement projects in Louisiana,” said KLB Executive Director Susan Russell. “Thanks to the hard work of our grant recipients, communities throughout the state are experiencing a reduction in litter, improved recycling, and increased public awareness around the issues of litter and waste.”
The Healthy Communities Grant program has approved up to $193,066 for 31 organizations in 16 parishes. Eligible were Louisiana non-profit organizations, governmental agencies, schools and universities, and KLB Affiliates.
The Community Affiliate Grant program has approved up to $29,473 for 17 cleanup supplies grants and up to $13,507 for six program grants. Eligible for these grants were KLB’s Community Affiliates in good standing. Cleanup supply grant recipients receiving litter grabbers, trash bags, safety vests, gloves, and volunteer shirts include Abita, Baker, Bossier, DeRidder, DeSoto, Eunice, Jefferson, Livingston, Madisonville, Mandeville, New Orleans, Ouachita, Slidell, St. Mary, Tangipahoa, West Monroe, and Shreveport Green. Program grant recipients include Abita, Algiers, DeSoto, Slidell, St. James, and Shreveport Green.
Current grant opportunities include the KLB Greener Grounds Grant for outdoor events, KLB Trash Receptacle Grant, and KLB Beautification Grant. Online applications and more information can be found at KeepLouisianaBeautiful.org.
Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) is the state’s leading anti‐litter and community improvement non-profit organization focused on achieving a cleaner, greener Louisiana through education, enforcement, public awareness, and community engagement. KLB is affiliated with the national organization, Keep America Beautiful, and is supported by a robust statewide network of 43 Community Affiliates and 10 University Affiliates. Learn more at KeepLouisianaBeautiful.org.