Assistance program
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants
$179.6 Million committed in FY2023–FY2026
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Protection Agency
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 66.920
- What it does
- The objectives of the Post-Consumer Materials Management Infrastructure Grant Program (also known as the SWIFR Grant Program) as stated in the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act are to support improvements to local post-consumer materials management, including municipal recycling programs, and assist local waste management authorities in making improvements to local waste management systems. In alignment with E.O. 14052, the program also aims to invest public dollars equitably, create high-quality jobs with strong labor standards, ensure goods and services are made in America, and build infrastructure that is resilient and helps combat the climate crisis. The program will consider relevant approaches to achieving these goals and objectives consistent with statutory requirements. Additionally, the program will implement data-driven strategies to measure successful implementation, including establishing baseline metrics, setting specific targets, and regularly collecting and analyzing data on outcomes. This data-centric approach will support comprehensive evaluation efforts to assess the program's impact on local communities, the economy, and the environment, thereby ensuring continuous improvement and long-term effectiveness of the grant program.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- Eligible entities include States, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes (included Alaskan Native Corporations), territories, intertribal consortia consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR 35.504(a), former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and Alaskan Native Villages as defined in Public Law 92–203. “States†and “Territories†include the 50 US States, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Political subdivisions of the above entities are also eligible. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.
- Authorized by
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
- FY22 Consolidated Appropriations Act
- FY23 Consolidated Appropriations Act
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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