This $3,540,340 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will fund projects that support improvements to municipal solid waste management and recycling infrastructure in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of Alaska. The key activities to be performed include: 1) development and construction of a new compost facility; 2) purchase of new landfill operating equipment; 3)...
This $555,708 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will fund a project by the Metlakatla Indian Community to support improvements in municipal solid waste management and recycling infrastructure. The key activities to be performed include: 1) establishing a composting program, 2) expanding materials management for organic waste, 3) purchasing recycling equipment, 4)...
This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded on June 1, 2024 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The award funds a project by the Nelson Island Consortium, a non-profit organization and federally recognized Indian Tribe, to improve post-consumer materials management, reduce municipal solid waste generation, and increase waste diversion from landfills in the Nelson Island community. Key...
This EPA Region 10 Cooperative Agreement, awarded under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), provides $1,186,754.00 in funding to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska to support improvements to their municipal solid waste management and recycling infrastructure. The award will fund the purchase of recycling processing equipment and collection bins, hiring and training of staff, collection of recycling materials from the community, educational outreach,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) provides $1,295,425 in funding to the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. The purpose of the award is to develop and construct a regional solid waste management hub serving Southeast Alaska's tribal network, increase and expand current composting/food waste reduction and recycling programs, and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) provides $1,499,959 to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) to expand plastics recycling infrastructure in five Alaska Native villages. The funded activities include: purchasing equipment and supplies such as shredders, extruders, sheet presses, and molds; increasing plastics collection; installing the equipment; providing training...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) provides $973,500 in funding to the Nenana Native Association, a federally recognized tribal government, to enhance their solid waste management and recycling capabilities. The award will fund the purchase of essential equipment, including a forklift, landing craft, trucks, trailers, roll-off containers, and a telehandler, to support the...
Under a $753,755 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) will conduct an analysis of recycling data gaps, compile information on municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and recycling/composting programs across Alaska, and populate a digital platform with project data. ADEC's activities will include collecting information on...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia program (CFDA 66.920) provides $1,475,782 to the Igiugig Village Council to support a project focused on improving municipal solid waste management and recycling infrastructure in the Igiugig community. The key activities to be performed under this award include: 1) constructing a new recycling facility, 2)...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $780,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects (CFDA 66.202) program to the Metlakatla Indian Community, doing business as Metlakatla Power & Light, to improve solid waste management in the Metlakatla community. The key activities funded under this 2-year project include: 1) purchasing a portable shredder and baler to reduce waste volume at the municipal disposal site; 2) acquiring safety equipment and...