Project Grant 15LFPPXWA0011

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program provides $49,999,975 to King County, Washington to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan. The key activities and deliverables under this award include: reducing operational emissions of existing multifamily and small commercial buildings; reducing embodied carbon in new...

This $365,085 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will fund the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe's efforts to enhance waste reduction, recycling, and sustainable materials management on the Snoqualmie Reservation. The key activities to be performed include: Hiring a consultant to characterize the tribe's waste stream and document opportunities for composting, recycling, and other waste...

The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), through its Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Living Well Kent Collaborative, a non-profit organization, on September 25, 2023. This grant funding will be used to transform the food production system in South King County, Washington, in order to improve food security and advance equity among historically marginalized BIPOC, immigrant, and refugee producers and consumers....

This $131,102 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 will allow the City of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation (PPR) to launch a food waste composting public-private partnership. Under the Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program, PPR will partner with a local food composting business to process source separated organics, including an estimated 131 tons of food scraps annually, on park land. An outreach and education program will also inform PPR...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $390,075 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington Department of Ecology under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose of this 22-month award is to enhance Washington's efforts to support a circular economy for materials management through a statewide market development platform. Specifically, the funding will establish a Circular Economy Accelerator program to provide technical...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $180,000 Cooperative Agreement to New Hanover County, North Carolina under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program. The County will operate an in-vessel composter to divert $180k of organic material from landfills that would otherwise be disposed of as waste. The composter was purchased in 2017 and the current funding will support composting operations through February 2025. By...

This EPA Region 10 Cooperative Agreement, awarded under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), provides $1,186,754.00 in funding to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska to support improvements to their municipal solid waste management and recycling infrastructure. The award will fund the purchase of recycling processing equipment and collection bins, hiring and training of staff, collection of recycling materials from the community, educational outreach,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Public Health-Seattle & King County under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program (CFDA 66.312). The purpose of this award is to develop an innovative approach to advance environmental justice and address systemic racism related to housing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key activities include developing a culturally relevant community health worker training program, recruiting and...

This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), provides $3,291,202 in funding to the City of Baltimore's Department of Public Works. The purpose of this award is to enhance the city's efforts to reduce municipal solid waste generation and increase organic waste diversion through the development of a new solar-powered composting facility. Specifically, the funding...

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...