This agreement provides funding from the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to forest county potawatomi community (forest county)

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 forest county's efforts to meet the swifr grants elements. Specifically, forest county will decrease the generation of community solid waste and increase the diversion of solid waste from landfills and incineration by increasing collection of recyclables, including food waste. The recipient will purchase two trucks (with trailers) for recyclables collection and hauling from households and off-site projects respectively. Forest county will also educate the tribal community to encourage environmentally sound post-consumer materials management. IT will recruit a recycling coordinator to lead community education and outreach efforts in the forest county community. Finally, the tribe will expand access to source reduction, reuse, recycling, backhaul, composting, and anerobic digestion for tribal members.activities:specific activities to be performed under the grant include purchasing a 3500-ton capacity truck and trailer for recyclables collection and hauling and purchasing a 6500-ton capacity truck and trailer for off-site projects involving recycling and reclamation of materials, along with the hauling of needed equipment. With regard to educating the tribal community to encourage environmentally sound post-consumer materials management, forest county will recruit a recycling coordinator to lead community outreach and education efforts, conduct community-based education and awareness events, conduct school-based and after-school education to tribal and community youth, and place and use recycling receptacles in each tribal government building that houses employees. In order to expand access to source reduction, reuse, recycling, backhaul, composting, and anaerobic digestion for tribal members and community homeowners, forest county will purchase and distribute in-home recycling bins and purchase and distribute in-home composting containers for tribal homeowners who have an enhanced interest in composting and anaerobic digestion. Finally, the recycling coordinator and one other solid waste department staff member will attend the annual tribal EPA conference each project year in order to gain pertinent knowledge regarding solid waste management and recycling efforts.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: (1) purchase of 3500 capacity truck and trailer for recyclables collection and hauling, (2) purchase of 6500 capacity truck and trailer for off-site projects, (3) recruitment of recycling coordinator to lead community education and outreach efforts, (4) conduct community-based education and awareness events, (5) conduct school-based and after-school education to tribal and community youth, (6) implement use of recycling receptacles in tribal government buildings, (6) recycling coordinator and one solid waste department staff member attend annual tribal EPA conference, (7) purchase and distribute in-home recycling bins, and (8) purchase in-home composting containers to tribal homeowners who have increased interest in composting. The expected outcomes include: (1) reduced diesel emissions due to purchase and use of two new trucks. (trucks will allow forest county to collect solid waste and recycla