A new round of funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Communities program is now available for counties to pursue.
EPA considers counties, cities, towns, parishes and similar units of governments that have executive and legislative functions to be political subdivisions of states and territories. Read the Eligible Applicants section of the SWIFR for Communities Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Materials and waste streams within scope of this funding opportunity include municipal solid waste, including plastics, organics, paper, metal, glass, and construction and demolition debris. This also includes the management pathways of source reduction, reuse, sending materials to material recovery facilities, composting, and industrial uses (e.g., rendering, anaerobic digestion) and feeding animals.
The total estimated funding for the competitive opportunity is approximately $58 million. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 20-30 assistance agreements under this funding opportunity, with at least one award per each EPA Region. The minimum individual award floor is $500,000, and the maximum individual award ceiling is $5 million for the grant period.
To allow for efficient management of the competitive process, EPA requests submittal of an optional, informal Notice of Intent to Apply by Nov. 15, 2024, to SWIFR@epa.gov. Please include your approximate funding amount, the track under which you are applying (refer to Section I.E: Program Tracks of the NOFO for more information), and one to two sentences about the scope of your project.
Submission of an Intent to Apply is optional. The Notice of Intent to Apply is not required but it is a process management tool that will allow the EPA to better anticipate the total staff time required for efficient review, evaluation, and selection of submitted applications.
Applicants must submit applications through grants.gov by Dec. 20, 2024. Applicants should read the Notice of Funding Opportunity (pdf) for the full solicitation. The NOFO describes the funding opportunity, including information about applicant eligibility, award application, submission, review, and administration.
For more information, go to Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Communities | US EPA.
