This action approves funding in the amount of $19,021 to ideagarden institute incorporated (ideagarden) to create a landscape and technology short-list assessment that evaluates the feasibility of…

This action approves funding in the amount of $19,021 to ideagarden institute incorporated (ideagarden) to create a landscape and technology short-list assessment that evaluates the feasibility of implementing a design for transformation pilot in the environmental protection agency region 4. Ideagarden will identify the waste characterization in region 4 and map the existing textile recycling and reuse infrastructure and a comprehensive view of the potential technologies available in the region. The primary states of focus will be georgia, north carolina and south carolina.activities:the ideagarden will develop US-based kickoff documents, communication tool and technology assessment criteria, draft a week-by-week workplan, create a geographic map populated with potential technology partners across multiple technology categories, preliminary innovator engagement, identify several potential pathways, in person meeting and technology tours.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:results include a holistic overview of regional textile breakdown and reclamation technologies, research, and key actors; improved understanding of regional industrial symbiosis prospects and regional textile end of life strategy recommendations; a biomimetic, systems-level lens to clarify regional technological investment decision-making; investment recommendations for technologies and pathways that go beyond waste to energy solutions alternative 'textile transformation' pathways are suggested for review, pilot design, and implementation. Local government, collectors, sorters, resellers, and region 4 communities are beneficiaries.