Cooperative Agreement 84081601

Award Date 9/1/24
Completion Date 8/31/27
Dollars Obligated $718K
Awarding Federal Agency
Office of Grants and Debarment
Federal Grant Program
66.920
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Fond du Lac Reservation, Cloquet, MN, USA
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This $717,740 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will support the Fond du Lac Reservation's efforts to establish and implement a compostable waste "hub and spoke" approach. The key project components include:

  • Constructing a new compost facility to process 157 tons of food waste generated by reservation enterprises annually, removing an estimated 138 metric tons of CO2e emissions.
  • Placing food waste collection and storage bins at 10 Fond du Lac-owned commercial kitchens and facilities to serve as spoke locations in the hub and spoke compostable waste system.
  • Providing educational training for on-site staff at the 10 spoke locations on proper food waste collection and composting best practices.
  • Developing a train-the-trainer program where head cooks at the spoke locations will train their staff on composting.
  • Coordinating with the Ojibwe School to provide composting presentations to Head Start students.

The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027 and aims to benefit the approximately 2,700 Fond du Lac band members living on or near the reservation.

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