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Solid Waste Management Grant Program

ID: SWMFY24 • Type: Posted

Description

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.

Background
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or the Agency), a mission area delivered through Rural Development (RD) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the acceptance of applications under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Grant Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The SWM Grant Program is designed to assist communities by awarding grant funding to qualified organizations that provide technical assistance and training to help reduce or eliminate the pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Based on FY 23 funding levels, funding is anticipated to be approximately $4,000,000 for FY 24.

Grant Details
The SWM Grant Program funds may be used for various purposes including evaluating current landfill conditions, providing technical assistance and/or training to enhance operator skills in the operation and maintenance of active landfills, helping communities reduce the solid waste stream, and assisting 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. The grant funds may not be used for certain purposes such as recruiting applications for water and waste loan programs, duplicating current services, funding political or lobbying activities, paying for capital assets, purchasing real estate or vehicles, improving or renovating office space, or paying costs for construction, improvement, rehabilitation, modification or operation and maintenance of water, wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants must meet the eligibility requirements specified in 7 CFR §1775.65. Eligible entities include private nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status designated by the Internal Revenue Service; federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups; public bodies; academic institutions; and organizations legally established and located within a state as defined in § 1775.2. Private businesses, federal agencies, and individuals are ineligible for these grants. Applicants must also have the proven ability; background; experience; legal authority; and actual capacity to provide technical assistance and/or training on a regional basis to associations as provided in § 1775.63.

Period of Performance
The performance period for the grant is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025.

Grant Value
The anticipated funding level for FY 24 is approximately $4,000,000.
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Overview

Agency
Rural Utilities Services (RUS) [USDA - RHS - HQ]
Category of Funding
Community Development
Environment
Opportunity Zone Benefits
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
10.762 - Solid Waste Management Grants
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 10/2/23 Rural Utilities Services posted grant opportunity SWMFY24 for Solid Waste Management Grant Program with funding of $4.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 10.762 Solid Waste Management Grants. It is expected that 40 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
Oct. 2, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Jan. 2, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Last Updated
Sept. 29, 2023, 12:43 p.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
Jan. 31, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
An organization is eligible to receive a SWM grant if it: a) is a private, non-profit organization that has tax-exempt status from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS); b) Is a Public Body; c) Is a federally acknowledged or State-recognized Native American tribe or group; d) Is an Academic Institution; e) Is legally established and located within one of the following: a state within the U.S.; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; a U.S territory. f) Has the legal capacity and authority to carry out the grant purpose; g) Has a proven record of successfully providing technical assistance and/or training to rural areas; h) Has capitalization acceptable to the Agency and is composed of at least 51 percent of the outstanding interest or membership being citizens of the U.S. or individuals who reside in the U.S. after being legally admitted for permanent residence; I) Has no delinquent debt to the Federal Government or no outstanding judgments to repay a Federal debt; j) Demonstrates that it possesses the financial, technical, and managerial capability to comply with Federal and State laws and requirements; k)Contracts with a non-affiliated organization for not more than 49 percent of the grant to provide proposed assistance.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$1,000,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$4,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
40

Contacts

Contact
LAVONDA PERNELL Community Programs Specialist
Contact Email
dolores.maratita@usda.gov   Profile
Email Description
Grant Manager
Contact Phone
(202) 720-9635
Additional Information
Government Website
Additional Information Site
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/solid-waste-management-grants

Documents

Posted documents for SWMFY24

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