Deadline: 16-Jan-23
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications proposing projects that inform the public about new or existing residential or community recycling programs; provide information about the recycled materials that are accepted as part of a residential or community recycling program that provides for the separate collection of residential solid waste from recycled material; and increases collection rates and decreases contamination in residential and community recycling programs.
In addition, the EPA is seeking applications for recycling education and outreach projects that address environmental justice concerns and focus predominantly on addressing the disproportionate and adverse human health, environmental, climate-related and other cumulative impacts, as well as the accompanying economic challenges of such impacts, resulting from industrial, governmental, commercial and/or other actions that have affected and/or currently affect people/communities of color, low income, tribal, and indigenous populations, and if applicable, other vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, children, and those with pre-existing medical conditions.
Program Vision and Goals
The Recycling Education and Outreach grant program has the following goals:
- Fund a range of projects that will increase waste prevention activities, increase the collection of recyclable materials and program participation rates, and decrease contamination of the recycling stream.
- Fund projects that focus on commonly recycled materials such as municipal solid waste (e.g., plastics, aluminum, paper, glass, etc.), including food waste and organics.
- Fund projects and provide tools and technical assistance that will lead to long-term, sustained change, benefits, and support beyond the life of the grant.
Objectives
- Inform the public about residential or community recycling programs;
- Provide information about the recycled materials that are accepted as part of a residential or community recycling program that provides for the separate collection of residential solid waste from recycled material; and/or
- Increase collection rates and decrease contamination in residential and community recycling programs.
Funding Information
- The total estimated funding for this competitive opportunity is approximately $30,000,000. The EPA anticipates awarding at least one award per EPA region, depending on the availability of funds, quantity and quality of the applications received, and other applicable considerations.
- The minimum individual award is $250,000 and the maximum individual award is $2,000,000 for the grant period, which is up to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
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An entity that is eligible to receive a grant under the grant program is:
- a U.S. State, including the District of Columbia;
- Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and any agency or instrumentality thereof exclusive of local governments
- a unit of local government
- an Indian Tribe
- a Native Hawaiian organization
- the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands;
- the Office of Hawaiian Affairs;
- a nonprofit organization; or
- a public-private partnership.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344491