KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is offering a total of $250,000 in grants to help local governments, communities, and businesses purchase bear-resistant garbage containers.
The TWRA announced the grant funds on Tuesday, saying the grants are available for cast-share funding to purchase bear-resistant containers such as dumpsters, trash cans, and compactors. The effort is part of a longer-term project to secure garbage within Tennessee’s bear range.
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Applications are required to be postmarked by October 31, 2024.
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While the grants are aimed at local governments, communities, and businesses, residents interested in learning how they can make their own garbage bear-resistant can learn more about how to modify existing trash containers at bearwise.org. The website which is funded by state wildlife agencies shares about how humans can live responsibly with black bears .