Amendment #1215 to H3900

Mattress Recycling Social Enterprise Pilot Grant Program

Mr. Moran of Lawrence moves to amend the bill by adding the following:

Section X. For an employment social enterprise impact pilot program, to be administered by the Department of Environmental Protection, to provide funding for at least one nonprofit entity that will provide recycling services with the overall goal of fostering the sustainability of nonprofit employment social enterprise organizations that sell goods and services while enhancing economic development and environmental justice through the provision of work opportunities in mattress recycling for individuals facing significant barriers to employment. The Department will award grant contracts to at least one nonprofit to be provided as overall support, known as social impact payments, to help fund expenses including but not limited to the offering of supportive services for those individuals receiving employment and training through the nonprofit who face past barriers to employment, including but not limited to outreach, training, education, transitional employment services, case management, and administrative support; provided that eligible applicants will be 501c3 nonprofit organizations that have a demonstrated history of providing mattress recycling services in Massachusetts as an approved vendor to the department for at least five years while providing employment and professional skills training opportunities for individuals facing significant barriers to employment; provided further, that all awards can be for grant contract periods of no less than five years; provided further that all social impact payments can be used as unrestricted and general operating support by the nonprofit; provided, that all grant contract awards will allow for funding equal to no less than $45 per mattress recycled or reused by the nonprofit, not to exceed $2,000,000 per year; provided, that this social impact payment will be in addition to any other funding to the nonprofit for the collection, transportation, and recycling of mattresses……. $2,000,000.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1215 to H3900

Mattress Recycling Social Enterprise Pilot Grant Program