Solid Waste Management Grant Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- SWMFY24
- Agency
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Rural Utilities Services
Washington Office, Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Community Development
- Environment
- Opportunity Zone Benefits
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This grant from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service seeks applicants to provide technical assistance and training related to solid waste management in rural areas. Eligible applicants include private non-profits, public bodies, tribes, and academic institutions located in a U.S. state. Approximately $4 million will be awarded through one-year grants focusing on reducing water pollution, improving solid waste site planning and management. Applications are due by December 31, 2023 and will be evaluated based on priorities like reducing the solid waste stream and developing closure plans for landfills.
Individual grant awards are not specified but are expected to range in value up to $100,000. Work performed under these grants is intended for rural areas throughout any of the 50 U.S. states, focusing on evaluation of current landfill conditions, technical assistance and training for operators, and assistance in waste reduction and closure plan development and implementation.
Synopsis
Funds may be used to:
Evaluate current landfill conditions to determine threats to water resources; provide technical assistance and/or training to enhance operator skills in the operation and maintenance of active landfills; provide technical assistance and/or training to help communities reduce the solid waste stream; provide technical assistance and/or training for operators of landfills which are closed or will be closed in the near future with the development and implementation of closure plans, future land use plans, safety and maintenance planning, and closure scheduling within permit requirements. Grant funds may not be used to: recruit applications for the Agency's water and waste loan and/or any loan and/or grant program; duplicate current services, or replace or substitute support normally provided by other means, such as those performed by an association's consultant in developing a project, including feasibility,design, and cost estimates; fund political or lobbying activities; pay for capital assets; purchase real estate or vehicles, improve or renovate office space, or repair and maintain privately owned property; pay the costs for construction, improvement, rehabilitation, modification or operation and maintenance of water, wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities and pay costs incurred prior to effective date of grants made under 7 CFR 1775.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| SWM FY 24 Revision Priority Points 10.30.23 clean.pdf |
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