This agreement provides funding from the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA)

This $753,755 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will fund the American Samoa Power Authority's (ASPA) efforts to enhance recycling infrastructure and data collection in American Samoa.

The key activities to be performed include: developing a waste reduction and circular economy plan, implementing collection strategies for six new transfer stations, retrofitting an existing landfill facility to expand recycling capacity, and reporting on metrics such as tons of waste diverted and greenhouse gas emissions reduced. The project aims to improve solid waste data collection and management in order to demonstrate progress toward national recycling and food loss/waste reduction goals, while advancing a circular economy for materials in American Samoa.

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 american samoa power authority's (aspa) efforts to meet the swifr grants elements. Aspa will plan for and develop measurement systems and solid waste infrastructure for recycling - including six transfer stations and a landfill recycling facility development to improve recycling capacity for all of the islands of american samoa. This agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $753,755. See terms and conditions. Activities:the activities to be performed are: - semi-annual and final reporting - provide feedback to EPA on improving the solid waste infrastructure for recycling program - develop EPA-approved quality assurance project plan - develop waste reduction, circular economy or zero waste work plan and collection strategies for processing waste streams (transfer stations) plan - collect, record and report data - manage construction of six transfer stations and a landfill facility retrofit to expand recycling collection and processing capacity. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: - semi-annual and final reports - quality assurance project plan - waste reduction, circular economy, or zero waste plan - collection strategies for processing waste streams (transfer stations) plan. The expected outcomes include: - developing two plans to reduce waste - improved solid waste data collection and reporting - plan implementation to construct six transfer stations, recycling equipment and landfill recycling capacity. Output measures resulting from this grant will include: - tons of MSW/candd collected, recycled, composted, or managed via other management pathways - greenhouse gas emissions reduced (in MTCO2E) from collection, recycling, composting, or management via other management pathways - number of temporary or permanent jobs created. The intended beneficiaries include the american samoa power authority and the american samoa community, economy and environment.