This agreement provides funding from the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to shingle springs band of miwok indians

This $653,120 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program will enable the Shingle Springs Rancheria (Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians) to enhance its recycling infrastructure and waste diversion efforts. The funding will be used to establish a recycling center on the tribal reservation, including the purchase of new equipment such as scales, crushers, balers, sorting equipment, trucks, and forklifts. Additionally, the tribe will hire a Recycling Coordinator to oversee the expanded recycling program. The anticipated outcomes include a decrease in municipal solid waste generation and an increase in waste diversion from landfills and incineration through improved source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting capabilities for the tribal community. This award, with a performance period from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2027, is part of the EPA's broader initiative to support environmentally sound post-consumer materials management and waste reduction efforts in tribal and disadvantaged communities.

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 efforts to meet the swifr grants elements. Specifically, the recipient will establish, increase, and expand materials management infrastructure for facilities for reuse, recycling or composting; collection and storage bins for recyclable or organic material, purchasing equipment or supplies such as scales, crushers, balers, and sorting equipment, trucks, forklifts, safety equipment and purchase and install a premanufactured, large 40'x 60' 'classic metal building workshop. Swifr project shall be to utilize the funds to enhance the ssbmi recycling program for 100% self-reliance on recycle capacity within the reservation. The project entails the purchase of new recycle equipment and supplies that will create a recycle center on the ssbmi reservation. The tribes environmental department will be able to fully recycle all recyclable materials, produced on/off reservation, from the administration buildings, tribal membership housing, economic development properties, and clinic. This assistance agreement provides full funding in the amount of $653,120. Preaward costs are approved back on 05/01/2024. See terms and conditions.activities:the activities to be performed will expand materials management infrastructure for facilities for reuse, recycling or composting; collection and storage bins for recyclable or organic material, purchasing equipment or supplies such as scales, crushers, balers, and sorting equipment, trucks, forklifts, safety equipment and purchase and install a premanufactured, large 40'x 60' 'classic metal building workshop and train a newly hired recycling coordinator.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include recycling coordinator position, new equipment (scales, crushers, balers, trucks, forklifts, sorting equipment) the expected outcomes include 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 intended beneficiaries include shingle springs band of miwok tribe members and members of intertribal consortia.