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Funding

Grants available to Law Enforcement Agencies
to Establish a “Drug Collection for Proper Disposal” Program

The Department of Environmental Quality is offering law enforcement agencies a one-time grant, up to $1,000, to establish a “Drug Collection for Proper Disposal” program. This funding can be used to pay for: collection boxes, signage, evidence handling, incineration, advertising or associated expenses.

Requirements to secure this funding include:

 

For More Information on Funding:

Before applying for grant funding, please read the program summary prepared by Captain Armand Glick, Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, Southwest Precinct. Captain Glick established a medication collection program for the Sheriff's Office which now has bins at three locations. Captain Glick is available to mentor other law enforcement agencies on how to get started.

Click here to read his project summary PDF file (252 kb)

To apply for grant funds, click here for the application form PDF file (103 kb)

Please direct any questions on funding to:

Leah Ann Lamb, Assistant Director
Division of Water Quality
P.O. Box 144870, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4870
Phone: (801) 538-6057
E-mail: llamb@utah.gov

 

Proper Pharmaceutical Drug Disposal Brochures

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