Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Erica Lee Carter, County Administrator
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Amendment
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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 10%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Rate is not 0% and is listed above.
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to extend the grant end date to December 31, 2028 for the ZEEBRA: Zoos Educating on Electronics and Battery Awareness program.
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Background and Discussion:
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the purpose of the
DOE's Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection funding opportunity is to
support the recycling of consumer electronics batteries and battery-containing devices to help build a robust
domestic critical material supply chain for electric vehicle (EV) batteries in the country. Awards were provided
to increase consumer participation in recycling programs, improve the economics of consumer battery
recycling to create a market for recycling them, or increase the number of these program. The awarded grant
was for Topic Area 1: Expanding Consumer Participation in Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling Programs.
The Office of County Administration requested and received approval for a No-Cost Time Extension (NCTE), extending Budget Period 1 through December 31, 2026 and subsequently the total grant period through December 31, 2028.
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