The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $138,000 Solid Waste Management Grant to the Earth Island Institute Inc., a non-profit organization based in Berkeley, California. The grant supports the organization's technical assistance, training, and research activities related to solid waste disposal facilities and environmental management in rural areas. Specifically, the one-year project aims to evaluate landfill conditions, enhance operator skills, reduce waste...
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 Rural Utilities Service awarded a $162,000 Solid Waste Management Grant (CFDA 10.762) to the Eastern Idaho Regional Solid Waste District on August 16, 2024. The project aims to reduce water pollution and improve solid waste management practices in rural Idaho. The funding will support technical assistance, training, and research activities related to solid waste disposal facilities and environmental management. Key project activities include evaluating landfill...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $494,000 Project Grant to the Solid Waste Training Institute, a national non-profit organization, under the Solid Waste Management Grants program (CFDA 10.762). This grant, awarded on Aug 30, 2023, supports the Institute's efforts to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas across Utah. Through this funding, the Solid Waste...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $309,000 Project Grant to the Solid Waste Training Institute, a national non-profit organization, under the Solid Waste Management Grants program (CFDA 10.762). This grant funding enables the Institute to deliver training, technical assistance, and educational programs to rural communities and organizations on best practices for solid waste management. The goal of the program is to reduce or eliminate pollution of water...
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...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $5,572,900 Project Grant to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium on September 21, 2022 under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The grant will support waste disposal projects for Alaskan villages through September 2022. The Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program aims to provide loan and grant funding for water and waste infrastructure serving financially...
The Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $1.611 million Project Grant to the Somerset County Sanitary District Inc. on August 11, 2022 under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA #10.760). The grant funding will support waste disposal services for rural communities in Maryland. The Water and Waste Disposal Systems program aims to provide loan and grant funds for water and waste projects serving financially needy rural areas,...
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...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $255,000 Project Grant to the City of Bellechester, Minnesota on March 24, 2022 under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The grant funding will support waste disposal services for the community through March 2024. The Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program aims to provide loan and grant funds for water and waste projects serving financially needy rural...