Project Grant RO5898132496

Phoenix Waste Solutions Inc. was awarded a $256,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on August 1, 2021 to complete the project by March 31, 2023. The grant was awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an Advanced Scalable and Sustainable Waste Disposal System. The NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program seeks to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies as well...

Rstream Recycling LLC received a $275,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop an autonomous waste sorting platform. The platform aims to improve landfill diversion and recycling rates for non-industrial waste streams at high-traffic venues like stadiums, universities, airports, and theme parks. Currently, waste sorting at these facilities is done manually or through expensive robotic...

This $1,164,792 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grants program (CFDA 66.921) will fund the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) efforts to address food waste in schools across Atlanta, Baltimore, Memphis, and Nashville. Specifically, WWF will partner with local non-profit organizations in each city to conduct food waste audits in Title 1 schools, analyze the results, and implement evidence-based education...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $265,700 project grant under the Solid Waste Management Grants program (CFDA 10.762) to Zender Environmental Health & Research Group Co. on August 31, 2022 for completion by August 31, 2022. The grant aims to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste disposal facilities in rural Alaska through the delivery of solid waste management services. Specifically, the awardee will...

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...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $266,000 Project Grant to Zender Environmental Health & Research Group Co, a non-profit organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant, funded through the Solid Waste Management Grants program (CFDA 10.762), supports technical assistance, training, and research activities related to solid waste disposal facilities and environmental management in rural areas. Zender Environmental will use the one-year grant, awarded on...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $491,314 Cooperative Agreement under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The purpose of this 3-year award is to enhance NJDEP's efforts to meet the SWIFR program's objectives of supporting long-term planning and data collection to demonstrate progress toward national recycling and food loss/waste reduction goals, as well as...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) awarded a $353,000 Project Grant under the Solid Waste Management Grants program (CFDA 10.762) to Finger Lakes Reuse Inc. on August 25, 2025, with a performance period through August 25, 2027. The grant supports technical assistance and training to rural communities for improving solid waste disposal practices, with the key objectives of reducing water resource pollution, enhancing landfill management, and supporting...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $995,163 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of an autonomous waste sorting platform for decentralized pre-processing at high-traffic venues. The project aims to create a compact, high-throughput, and turnkey sorting system that leverages computer vision and machine learning to accurately identify and sort diverse waste streams, enabling improved landfill...

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...