This Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921), will fund the Michigan Recycling Coalition's efforts to enhance recycling education and infrastructure across Michigan. The $1,821,886 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will support the following key activities: Organizing and delivering professional training sessions on waste reduction, recycling,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded a $592,253 Cooperative Agreement to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to enhance the state's solid waste infrastructure and recycling programs. The award is funded through the EPA's Post-Consumer Materials Management Infrastructure Grant Program (CFDA No. 66.920), which aims to increase material recovery and recycling across the country. Under this Cooperative Agreement, MDEQ will conduct a statewide study...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) provides $572,065 to the State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority in Missouri to update the state's 2005 Solid Waste Management Plan. The updated plan will include a new Missouri Market Development Plan and a Sustainable Organic Materials Management Plan to support state-led efforts to advance...
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) has been awarded a $511,502 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose of this award is to enhance Michigan's efforts to meet the SWIFR grants elements by completing education and outreach activities to support the state's transition from a focus on disposal capacity to a focus on sustainable...
This $2,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (CFDA 66.921) program will fund a comprehensive recycling outreach and education campaign led by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus in Northeastern Illinois. The three-year initiative aims to increase waste prevention activities, boost recycling participation rates, and reduce contamination in the recycling stream across 275 municipalities and 7 counties. Key activities...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $410,563 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 is funded through the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose of this award is to enhance the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's (MassDEP) efforts to advance post-consumer materials management and a circular economy in the state. The key activities to be performed under this award include: Increasing outreach and...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has awarded a $471,126 Cooperative Agreement under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) to the State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management State Accounting, operating as the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). The purpose of this award is to enhance Ohio EPA's efforts to meet the SWIFR grants elements. Through this funding, Ohio EPA will conduct a statewide full waste characterization...
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) received a $572,065 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The funding will support two key activities: IDEM will develop a statewide Materials Management Plan that shifts the state's approach from a focus on recycling and disposal to one that emphasizes reducing the environmental impact of material...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $551,877 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) supports the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's (KDHE) efforts to enhance the state's post-consumer materials management infrastructure. The key activities funded under this agreement include: Creating and maintaining a stakeholder steering committee to facilitate data collection methods for...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) was awarded a $733,568 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose of this award is to enhance IEPA's efforts to support long-term planning and data collection to demonstrate progress toward national recycling and food loss and waste reduction goals, as well as advance a circular economy for materials in...