| Twenty-six applicants have been approved for grant amounts totaling $154,030 in the Department of Environmental Protection's Covered Electronic Devices (CED) Recycling Grant Program.
Regional grants awarded to:
Braxton County Solid Waste Authority $6,000
to fund electronics transportation costs, advertising and operational costs for the CED collection program.
Gilmer County Commission $5,000
to fund contracted electronic recycling services and advertising for a CED collection event.
Ritchie County Solid Waste Authority $6,000
to fund advertising and contracted electronic recycling services for a CED collection event.
The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation approved a grant earlier this year to
the Calhoun County Solid Waste Authority of $2,132 to assist in the construction of a concrete ramp to expand the recycling program. | 
