Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Funding Opportunities

The grants for Tribes and intertribal consortia will provide approximately $20 million in awards ranging from $100,000 to $1.5 million each. The entities eligible to apply under this announcement are federally recognized tribes, including Alaskan Native Villages and former Indian reservations in Oklahoma. Intertribal consortia are also eligible to apply. The deadline to apply for the SWIFR Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia  is March 14, 2025. For the full details, please visit EPA’s SWIFR Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia web page. 

The grants for communities will provide approximately $58 million in awards ranging from $500,000 to $5 million each. The entities eligible to apply under this announcement are political subdivisions of states and territories (such as counties, cities, towns, parishes, and similar units of government). The deadline to apply for the SWIFR Grants for Communities  is December 20, 2024. For the full details, please visit EPA’s SWIFR Grants for Communities web page.

Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Funding Opportunity

The recycling education and outreach grant will provide approximately $39 million for one award, and the EPA requires that all applications for this funding opportunity be coalition applications. For more information on the entities eligible to apply, please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity.  EPA seeks applications for one cooperative agreement that includes three projects: (1) developing and implementing a national consumer wasted food reduction campaign, (2) expanding the market for and sales of compost, and (3) increasing education and outreach to households on composting. The deadline to apply for the REO funding opportunity is December 20, 2024. For the full details, please visit EPA’s Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program web page.

Informational Webinars:

The webinars below will cover the funding opportunities, key sections of the application, and the application process.

• SWIFR Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia - EPA will host two live webinars to assist potential applicants under this competitive funding opportunity. The webinars will be held on October 16 and 29, 2024. Registration information will be posted soon on EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia webpage.
• SWIFR Grants for Communities - EPA will post two pre-recorded webinars to assist potential applicants under this competitive funding opportunity. EPA anticipates posting these webinars on EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Communities webpage by September 30, 2024.

• REO Grant - EPA will post a pre-recorded webinar to assist potential applicants under this competitive funding opportunity. EPA anticipates posting this webinar on EPA’s Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program webpage by September 30, 2024.

EPA’s Press Release announcing these funding opportunities:  https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-117-million-grants-available-advance-recycling 

Learn more about EPA’s efforts to transform U.S. recycling and waste management under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.