This agreement provides funding from the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to santo domingo pueblo

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 santo domingo efforts to meet the swifr grants elements. Specifically, santo domingo aims to increase capacity within the santo domingo transfer station in the areas of infrastructure improvement, procurement, expansion of services, and personnel development. The project will include the construction of a recycling structure to house recycling equipment and materials, recycling equipment to include a heavy-duty truck, trailer, and skid steer to move and transport recycling material, a cardboard baler and green waste shredder to process recyclable material. Activities:the objectives for santo domingo are 1) planning, design, and construction of the recycling structure; 2) procurement of material management equipment; 3) training personnel on the use and safety of recycling equipment; 4) project reporting. Santo domingo will provide a meaningful impact to support the development of infrastructure for materials management by increasing recycling practice efficiency by reducing the volume of recycled materials resulting in the decrease of transportation costs and time, increasing recycling material marketability by offering recycled material in the preferred dimensions and tonnage, creating a solution to green waste dumping in open spaces by offering an alternative disposal avenue which additionally creates a market for mulch/compost products and increasing the capacity of santo domingo pueblo solid waste and recycling operations through the expansion of services, technology, and trained personnel. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the primary outcomes from the use of these funds will provide santo domingo with increased capacity of their waste management facilities and personnel, increased awareness and utilization of waste management facilities and services, reduction in the amount of open dumping of green waste, increased marketability of recycled materials, decrease in the cost of handling and transportation of recycled materials, reduction of the volume of green waste materials transported to landfills and creation of a market for the reuse of green waste. These efforts will be able to be tracked and reported back to EPA. These efforts will also benefit the entire tribal pueblo of santo domingo with more recycling and composting options but also a healthier environment for everyone.