Project Grant 72061722FA00001

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...

This $176,000 Solid Waste Management Grant was awarded on September 19, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service to Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC), a tribal non-profit healthcare provider in Alaska. The grant funding supports projects aimed at reducing or eliminating water pollution and improving planning and management of solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas, in alignment with the CFDA 10.762 Solid Waste Management Grants program objectives. Key...

This $673,004 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), will support the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) in enhancing the territory's post-consumer materials management infrastructure and waste reduction efforts. Key activities funded under this award include: training at least 10 DPNR employees in zero waste and recycling...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $224,000 Solid Waste Management Grant to Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) on August 30, 2024. This Project Grant, authorized under CFDA 10.762, will support NSHC's efforts to reduce water pollution and improve solid waste management practices in the rural Bering Strait region of Alaska that the organization serves. The grant funding will enable NSHC to evaluate landfill conditions, enhance operator skills, reduce...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $161,000 Solid Waste Management Grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' (CNMI) Office of Planning and Development (CNMI OPD). The grant, under CFDA 10.762, will fund projects aimed at reducing water pollution and improving solid waste disposal planning and management in rural areas of the CNMI. Key activities to be delivered include evaluating landfill conditions, providing technical assistance and training...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $107,000 Solid Waste Management Grant to Ne Resource Recovery (doing business as Nrra), a non-profit organization, to conduct projects aimed at increasing construction and demolition (C&D) debris recovery and diversion from landfills in New Hampshire. The grant funded activities such as convening stakeholder summits, providing public education materials on reuse, researching feasibility studies for diversion techniques,...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,800,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will support the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) in improving solid waste infrastructure and recycling capacity in the Lexington-Fayette disadvantaged communities. Specifically, the award will fund the purchase of a new optical sorter to recover post-consumer polypropylene from the residential...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded the Lakes Region Planning Commission, Inc. a $142,000 Solid Waste Management Grant under CFDA Program 10.762. This one-year Project Grant will fund technical assistance, training, research, and related services to reduce pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste disposal facilities in rural New Hampshire. Through this award, the Lakes Region Planning Commission will evaluate landfill...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,226,000.00 in funding to the City of Klawock to improve solid waste management in the city. The project involves renovating the transfer station building to include a dedicated baling facility, and purchasing a baler and other solid waste handling equipment. The City of Klawock will issue a subaward to the Alaska Native Tribal Health...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $210,000 cooperative agreement to the Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association, Inc. (Newmoa) under the Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808) to develop guidance and training on environmental justice engagement and regulatory compliance to support anaerobic digestion in communities. Newmoa will partner with the Northeast Recycling Council and two state-wide environmental justice organizations to prepare...