Cooperative Agreement L10AC16109

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,313,200 Cooperative Agreement under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) to Durham County, North Carolina. The grant funding will support the renovation and redesign of the Redwood Convenience Site, a recycling and waste management facility in Durham County. Key project activities include expanding the site footprint, paving access roads, installing concrete pads, constructing a new attendant...

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%...

This $1.69 million Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Project Grant will support the replacement of 19 diesel-powered transport refrigeration units with electric alternatives at a C&S Wholesale Grocers distribution center in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The Louisiana Regional Planning Commission will work with C&S Wholesale Grocers to implement the project under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act National Grants program (CFDA #66.039). It is estimated the fully electric...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $1,834,060 Project Grant to the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA #66.039). The grant will support efforts to reduce diesel emissions and exposure in Puerto Rico by replacing older, heavy-duty diesel trucks with newer models that emit lower levels of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons. Drayage truck owners...

This $2.9 million project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund the replacement of 44 diesel school buses with new propane buses meeting California Air Resources Board optional low nitrogen oxide standards in Cobb County, Georgia. Cobb County School District anticipates adding 46 additional propane buses by January 2022 for a total fleet of 106 propane and 2 electric buses. The...

This EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Cooperative Agreement award provides $612,441 in funding to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) to enhance the agency's efforts to meet the goals of the SWIFR grant program. The key activities to be performed include: Amending Puerto Rico's solid waste recycling law and developing updated regulations through a public review process. DNER will train agency staff and 78 municipal recycling coordinators...

The Department of Energy awarded the City of New York's Department of Sanitation (DSNY) a $4,434,820 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications (CFDA 81.253) federal grant program. The objective of the project is to hold at least 200 mobile battery collection drop-off events across the 5 boroughs of New York City, implement a marketing campaign to reach at least 1 million residents, and collect at least 35,000 pounds of batteries....

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) will provide $793,000 in funding to the Pontchartrain Conservancy, a non-profit organization located in Metairie, Louisiana. The award will support the removal of over 3,000 pounds of trash from the waters in New Orleans, Louisiana while creating at least 18 jobs. The Pontchartrain Conservancy will install several new trash collection devices to capture...

This $997,199 Cooperative Agreement awarded on April 1, 2024 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will fund the expansion and enhancement of the City of West Monroe, Louisiana's recycling infrastructure. The grant will enable the city to expand its recycling facility, purchase new equipment like storage bins, grinders, and a baler, hire additional staff, and implement educational/marketing efforts...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $50,000 cooperative agreement to the Land of Sky Regional Council under the Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808) to support a new Don't Waste Food North Carolina campaign. Through June 2024, the Land of Sky Regional Council will provide one-on-one technical assistance to commercial and institutional food service sectors, develop transferable resource tools and guidance, and support North Carolina Department of...