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Solid Waste Management Grant Program

ID: SWMFY25 • 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 Solid Waste Management Grants Program is administered by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), part of the Rural Development mission area of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program aims to assist rural communities by providing grant funding to qualified organizations that offer technical assistance and training to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources and improve solid waste site management.

This initiative addresses critical issues such as contamination from emerging pollutants like PFAS and enhances disaster resilience in rural areas.

Grant Details
Grant funds may be used for:
- Evaluating current landfill conditions to assess threats to water resources;
- Providing technical assistance and training to enhance operator skills for active landfills;
- Assisting communities in reducing solid waste streams;
- Supporting operators of closed or soon-to-be-closed landfills with closure plans, future land use plans, safety and maintenance planning, and closure scheduling within permit requirements.

However, grant funds cannot be used for recruiting applications for other loan or grant programs, duplicating existing services, funding political activities, purchasing capital assets, real estate, vehicles, or renovating office space.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include private nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status, public bodies, federally acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups, and academic institutions. Applicants must be legally established in a state and incorporated by December 31 of the application year. Private businesses, federal agencies, and individuals are not eligible.

Applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide technical assistance on a regional basis through prior experience with similar projects.

Period of Performance
The performance period for grants will be from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026.

Grant Value
The total anticipated funding for FY 2025 is approximately $4,000,000. There are no specified minimum or maximum award amounts.

Place of Performance
The grants will primarily support projects in rural areas across the United States.
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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 10/1/24 Rural Utilities Services posted grant opportunity SWMFY25 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. 1, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Dec. 31, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Last Updated
Sept. 26, 2024, 2:55 p.m. EDT
Version
2
Archive Date
Jan. 31, 2025

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
cynthia.leonard@usda.gov   Profile
Email Description
SWM 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

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