02J57101

Description: EPA's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grants for communities will fund projects that focus on encouraging environmentally sound post-consumer materials management;

fund projects that result in a decrease in the generation of municipal solid waste and/or an increase in the diversion of municipal solid waste from landfills and incineration;

and/or fund projects that provide or expand access to source reduction, reuse, recycling, backhaul, anaerobic digestion, and composting for communities.

The purpose of this award is to provide funding to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to conduct a project that supports these elements.

Activities: The activities to be performed include: 1) Development and construction of a compost facility;

2) Purchase new landfill operating equipment;

3) Enhance solid waste collection infrastructure;

4) Install and construct new landfill entrance; install concrete pads and fencing;

5) Construct canopy, buildings, and scale houses; and

6) Contract pre-construction engineering and conceptual design firm.

Subrecipient: No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

Outcomes: Completion of these activities constitute the anticipated deliverables and will result in a cleaner, healthier environment,

which will benefit and protect public health in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough community through the improvement of solid waste management.

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

4 - ENSURE CLEAN AND HEALTHY AIR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 4.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE LOCALIZED POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.2 - EMBED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS INTO EPA’S PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ACTIVITIES 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.2 - REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE S - CROSS AGENCY STRATEGY S.1 - ENSURE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AND SCIENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.2 - REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 1.3 - REVITALIZE LAND AND PREVENT CONTAMINATION 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS 4 - ENSURE CLEAN AND HEALTHY AIR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 4.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE LOCALIZED POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 3 - GREATER CERTAINTY, COMPLIANCE, AND EFFECTIVENESS 3.3 - PRIORITIZE ROBUST SCIENCE 3.5 - IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.2 - REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR AL

66.920 - Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants

EPA Region 10: Seattle [EPA - RO]

Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska United States

County-Wide

Solid Waste Infrastructure For Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program for Political Subdivisions of States and Territories (EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-23-03)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 146% from $1,440,340 to $3,540,340.