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…

This $389,194 Cooperative Agreement, awarded on July 1, 2024 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), will support the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley in Nevada to reinvigorate their solid waste recycling program. The key activities include developing a community recycling education plan, engaging the community to promote participation, tracking data on recyclables collected and diverted from the waste stream, removing a stockpile of used tires, and baling and transporting recyclable materials. The Tribes will hire a full-time recycling staff person to manage the daily operations of the program, including collecting, sorting, and transporting recyclables off the reservation. The expected outcomes include increased recycling capacity, greater community participation, and enhanced collection and management of recycled materials to benefit the members of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes.

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 of the shoshone-paiute tribes of duck valley to meet the swifr grants elements. Specifically, the recipient will reinvigorate its solid waste recycling program and significantly increase the education, outreach, and capacity of the program to reduce the solid-waste-stream generated on the duck valley indian reservation. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $389,194. See terms and conditions.activities:the recipient will develop and implement a community recycling education plan; engage the community through meetings and presentations to promote participation in the program; draft and finalize a quality assurance project plan to be approved by EPA before collecting data on amounts and types of recyclables collected and diverted from the waste stream; remove a stockpile of used tires; and bale and transport recyclable materials. The recipient will hire a full-time recycling staff person that will be responsible for the daily operations of the recycling program, including efforts to collect, receive and sort materials, as well as to operate the new equipment and arrange for the transportation of recyclable materials off-reservation. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the shoshone-paiute tribes expect to produce the following deliverables: a community-recycling education plan; presentations to the community and tribal departments; purchase of a baler and bins for recycling; and record keeping of the amounts of tires and recyclables diverted from the waste stream. The expected outcomes include increases in recycling capacity, community participation in recycling, and collection and management of recycled materials. The intended beneficiaries include members of the shoshone-paiute tribes of duck valley.