Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010308

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129), provides $360,333 in funding to the Cape Cod Commission (CCC) to conduct environmental monitoring and modeling activities in coastal areas of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Utilizing field data from Cape Cod and Rhode...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) provides $2,016,941 in funding to the City of Stamford, Connecticut to enhance the city's food waste collection and composting capabilities. The key activities include the purchase and installation of four new composting systems - three for public use at strategic locations and one at a public high school as a pilot program....

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,944,001 Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Greenfield, MA under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The funding will allow Greenfield to transition its manual recycling collection system to an automated system, including the purchase of 3 automated recycling vehicles and new residential recycling carts. Additional activities include modifying the town's transfer station to increase...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded Florida Atlantic University a $195,426 cooperative agreement under the Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808) for a three-year period from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024. Under this award, Florida Atlantic University will develop the scientific foundation for a regional organics diversion model utilizing excess capacity at local wastewater treatment anaerobic digesters. The university will measure key organic waste...

The Center for EcoTechnology Inc. (CET), doing business as Ecobuilding Bargains, received a $239,000 Solid Waste Management Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service on August 14, 2023. This Project Grant award supports CET's efforts to reduce or eliminate water pollution and improve solid waste disposal planning and management in rural areas. Through this funding, CET will provide technical assistance, training, research, and related services focused on...

The Center For Coastal Studies, Inc., doing business as Provincetown Center For Coastal Studies, received a $369,580 cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) to conduct removal of fishing gear from sensitive Cape Cod marine and terrestrial habitats from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. As part of this award, the Center For Coastal Studies will identify and remove marine debris such as abandoned or...

The Department of Environmental Protection Maine was awarded a $531,690 Cooperative Agreement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose of this award is to enhance Maine's efforts to support long-term planning and data collection related to advancing a circular economy for materials and supporting state-led implementation of post-consumer materials management plans. The key activities funded...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $342,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935) will support Beaufort County, South Carolina in establishing a food waste diversion and composting pilot program. The key objectives are to increase residential education on food waste prevention, produce nutrient-rich compost, and promote sustainable agricultural practices. The program will involve distributing countertop bins to residents,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), provides $977,930 to Chaffee County Facilities Corporation, a local government entity in Salida, Colorado. The funding will support the design and construction of a regional recyclables transfer station and materials recovery facility (MRF) at the county landfill site. The project aims to significantly increase local...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $2,000,000 in funding to the City of Brockton, Massachusetts to design a biosolids sludge dryer project. The activities to be performed under this award include designing a sludge dryer system to reduce the mass and volume of biosolids for disposal, resulting in a technically reliable and more cost-effective on-site processing...