Question Period for Regional Recycling and Edible Food Recovery Grant (RREFR)

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  "title": "Question Period for Regional Recycling and Edible Food Recovery Grant (RREFR)",
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  "summary": "<p data-end=\"485\" data-start=\"46\">The Regional Recycling and Edible Food Recovery (RREFR) program provides funding to support projects that advance recycling, waste reduction, and edible food recovery efforts in Orange County. Administered by OC Waste &amp; Recycling (OCWR), the program helps meet state-mandated waste diversion requirements, including Assembly Bill 939 and Senate Bill 1383, which require jurisdictions statewide to recover 20 percent of surplus edible food.</p><p data-end=\"984\" data-start=\"487\">The RREFR grant focuses on expanding edible food recovery countywide. The 2024 Edible Food Recovery Capacity Planning Report projects that, between 2025 and 2034, 40,000 tons of edible food will be landfilled compared to just 10,000 tons recovered. The grant aims to bridge the gap by strengthening regional infrastructure for the safe collection, storage, transportation, and distribution of edible food, and by supporting projects that achieve measurable diversion of edible food from landfills.</p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(224, 62, 45);\">This RFA is issued to initiate the Q&amp;A period.</span></strong></p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(224, 62, 45);\">2nd RFA will open on March 2, 2026, in OpenGov for application submissions. Upon release, the 1st RFA will close. </span></strong></p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(224, 62, 45);\">OCWR will host a live question and answer virtual session on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Visit <a style=\"color: rgb(224, 62, 45);\" href=\"http://www.oclandfills.com/grants\"><span style=\"color: rgb(52, 45, 224);\">oclandfills.com/grants</span></a> for a virtual meeting link.&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(224, 62, 45);\">Questions may still be submitted through April 3, 2026 via 2nd RFA. </span></strong></p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(224, 62, 45);\">Subscribe online via OpenGov to receive notifications for Grants page updates.</span></strong></p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(224, 62, 45);\"><span data-teams=\"true\">For technical assistance with OpenGov, please contact OpenGov customer support.</span> </span></strong></p>",
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  "created_at": "2026-02-20T19:56:13.472Z",
  "department": {
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    "name": "OC Waste & Recycling"
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    "organization": {
      "city": "Santa Ana",
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      "name": "County of Orange",
      "phone": "(855)886-5400",
      "state": "CA",
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      "zipCode": "92701",
      "address1": "400 W. Civic Center Drive",
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  "proposalDeadline": "2026-03-02T16:00:00.000Z",
  "releaseProjectDate": "2026-02-26T08:00:00.000Z"
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