Solid waste management grants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service has awarded a $150,000 Solid Waste Management Grant to the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission (UVLSRPC) to provide technical assistance, training, and related services focused on evaluating landfill conditions, enhancing solid waste management operations, reducing waste streams, and developing closure plans for active or decommissioned solid waste sites in rural areas of New Hampshire. The grant, which has an award date of August 30, 2023 and an ultimate completion date of August 30, 2023, is part of the USDA's Solid Waste Management Grants program (CFDA 10.762) aimed at reducing water pollution and improving planning for solid waste disposal facilities in rural communities. UVLSRPC, a U.S. local government entity providing regional planning and inter-municipal services, has also received EPA brownfields and USDA/NFWF grants to support environmental assessment, remediation, and water quality enhancement initiatives across its service area.