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On November 15, 2023, America Recycles Day, EPA announced over $90 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expand recycling infrastructure and education across the nation.
The EPA selected 59 Tribal Nations and Intertribal Consortia to receive more than $60 million in funding under the newly created SWIFR Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia funding opportunity to encourage environmentally sound post-consumer materials management.
The Agency also selected 25 organizations, including one Tribal Nation, to receive grants totaling more than $33 million under the newly created Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) grant program to inform the public about recycling programs and the materials accepted by those programs, increase recycling participation, and decrease contamination in the recycling stream.
To learn more about these funding opportunities, read our America Recycles Day press announcement.
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Do you work for a federally recognized Tribe or Alaskan Native Village that has an Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan but lacks enforceable solid waste codes? Consider applying for Development and Implementation of Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances, a tuition-free training offered by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP), Indian Health Service (IHS), and the US Environmental Protection Agency. This training includes an online course, online assignments, and an in-person workshop to focus on writing and implementing effective tribal solid waste codes. Look for applications in December!
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 Deadlines: April 1 and May 1, 2024
EPA made available $4.6 billion across two implementation grant competitions, one general competition and one specifically for tribes and territories. Under these funding opportunities, eligible applicants will compete for climate pollution reduction implementation grants to fund measures in their state, municipality, tribe, or territory-specific climate action plans. As part of its application evaluation, EPA will prioritize measures that achieve the greatest reduction in GHG emissions. Measures that address waste and materials management are within the scope.
The deadline to apply to the general competition is April 1, 2024. The deadline to apply to the Tribes and territories competition is May 1, 2024. EPA estimates that the implementation grants will be awarded in Fall 2024 for the general competition and in Winter 2024-2025 for the Tribes and territories competition.
For more information, please read the General Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity, the Tribes and Territories Competition NOFO, and the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant website. Sign up for notifications about the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program here. Check out the new Quantified Climate Action Measures Directory here. EPA also added additional climate action plans to its database of Government Climate Action Plans that Address Materials Management and Waste.
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