EPA's solid waste infrastructure for recycling (swifr) grants for tribes and intertribal consortia will fund projects that focus on encouraging environmentally sound post-consumer materials…

EPA's solid waste infrastructure for recycling (swifr) grants for tribes and intertribal consortia will fund projects that focus on encouraging environmentally sound post-consumer materials management, fund projects that will result in a decrease in the generation of municipal solid waste and/or an increase in the diversion of municipal solid waste from landfills and incineration; and/or fund projects that provide or expand access to source reduction, reuse, recycling, backhaul, anaerobic digestion, and composting for tribes and tribal members of intertribal consortia. The purpose of this award is to enhance the shoalwater BAY indian tribe's efforts to meet the swifr grants elements. Shoalwater BAY indian tribe will expand the tribe's current composting efforts and accommodate collection of compostable materials from the surrounding community and businesses. The shoalwater BAY indian tribe will build a composting facility; purchase the supplies and equipment needed to run a medium-scale municipal composting operation; and work with the local community to increase awareness of the operation, the collection of compostables, and the use of compost. The shoalwater BAY indian tribe will track data to demonstrate an increase in the diversion of compostables from landfills and incineration. Initially, we will be funding non-construction activities, and, in the future, we will be funding construction activities.activities:shoalwater BAY indian tribe will perform the following activities: update the tribal post-consumer materials management policies in the integrated solid waste management plan; obtain building permits, prepare site and construct a composting facility; acquire heavy machinery and equipment for the composting facility; acquire composting supplies and tools; acquire education and outreach supplies; begin composting trials and build up the composting operation; create outreach materials and conduct outreach first to increase collection of compostables and then to continually promote and support the composting operation and compost use; distribute compost within the immediate community; market compost in the surrounding community; and document the amount of materials brought for composting and the compost produced. Project personnel at the shoalwater BAY indian tribe will also participate in trainings and conferences, building staff capacity to provide education, outreach, and technical assistance and to keep promoting circular economy.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include constructing a composting facility; purchasing and distributing recycling and composting containers; purchasing a work truck, skid steer with attachments, weight scale, compost turner, compost trommel, and tub grinder to facilitate collection and composting efforts; creating a medium-scale composting system for management of post-consumer compostable materials; making technology improvements to enhance composting operation and improve data; tracking: tonnage of materials brought to composting facility, cubic yardage of finished compost, compost destination, income from compost sales outside tribal community; estimating tons of MSW/candd generated per material type and source in the community in which the project serves; directly supporting two fulltime and two parttime tribal positions and indirectly supporting six staff's tribal employment. The expected outcomes include increased recycling and composting from tribal community/departments/businesses and reduced GHG emissions from collection, recycling, composting or management of compostable materials. The intended beneficiaries include 1 federally recognized and 1 non federally recognized tribe, totaling approximately 3,500 tribal members in the local area and an additional 4,000 community members within a 40-mile radius.