Green Grants Award Salutes Tech for Troops!

Congratulations to today’s award of our 2021 Green Grants:  Tech for Troops in Richmond will receive $1000 for its Recycling program.  We’ll be announcing one each day during the month of June. 

Today, recognition is given to Tech for Troops (T4T), a veteran-focused non-profit whose mission is to prevent homelessness and poverty among veterans and transitioning active-duty military personnel by providing those in need with the technology, career, and life skills needed to successfully join the civilian workforce.

T4T’s e-waste recycling program hosts community e-waste drives throughout the year. The public is invited to drop off their unused tech equipment at partnering companies in several different communities for safe and sustainable recycling.  Funds will be used to pay for truck rentals and gas needed to collect and transport donated technology during two e-waste drives this year.

Every year, government, non-profit, civic and service organizations in Virginia were invited to apply for grants for $500 to $1,000 describing how they plan to tackle an environmental concern in their community regarding Litter Prevention, Recycling, Cigarette Litter Prevention, or Community Beautification.  Since 2011, Keep Virginia Beautiful has provided $254,500 for 320 different environmental programs and projects all across the Commonwealth, due to the generosity of their partnership with Altria, as well as additional support from Coca-Cola, WestRock and Keep America Beautiful.