Solid waste management grants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $161,000 Project Grant to Earth Island Institute Inc. on August 28, 2023 under the Solid Waste Management Grants program (CFDA 10.762). The funding will support technical assistance, training, research, and related services focused on reducing pollution from solid waste disposal facilities and improving planning and management of solid waste operations in rural California communities. As a non-profit organization, Earth Island Institute has previously received other federal grants to deliver services in areas such as sustainable forestry, archival preservation, and farm-to-school programming. The Solid Waste Management Grants program typically funds one-year projects aimed at evaluating landfill conditions, enhancing operator skills, reducing waste streams, and developing closure plans for active or decommissioned solid waste sites in rural regions.