This cooperative agreement is funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law (also known as the infrastructure investment and jobs act)

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The $491,314 award to the District of Columbia Department of Public Works (DPW) will support the development of a 10-year Solid Waste Management Plan. The plan will include a waste characterization study and an organics management plan to help the city achieve an 80% solid waste diversion rate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The activities under this award are intended to advance post-consumer materials management and a circular economy for materials in the District of Columbia. No sub-awards are included in this agreement.

EPA's solid waste infrastructure for recycling (SWIFR) grants for states and territories will fund activities that support long-term planning and data collection needs to demonstrate progress toward the national recycling goal and food loss and waste reduction goal and advance a circular economy for materials, as well as support the state-led implementation of plans to advance post-consumer materials management. The purpose of this award is to enhance the district of columbia department of public works efforts to meet the SWIFR grants elements. The district of columbia will contract with a consultant to produce a 10-year solid waste management plan which will assess and retool DC's department of public works (DPW) operations to support the escalation of reduction, reuse, and recycling activities needed to achieve an 80% diversion rate. Activities:the activities to be performed are to develop a solid waste management plan which will include a waste characterization study and an organics management plan. The solid waste management plan will operationalize the waste management actions of the zero waste DC plan (to be released in 2023). Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include a solid waste management plan, waste characterization study, and organics management plan. The expected outcomes include a reduction of the citywide solid waste stream by 18%, achievement of a citywide solid waste diversion rate of 80%, the reduction of annual greenhouse gas emissions, and the creation of nearly 300 green jobs. The intended beneficiaries include the residential and commercial sectors of the district of columbia.