Solid Waste Assistance Grants/Tribal Solid Waste Grants (Resource Conservation)

Purpose	To fund cooperative agreements that promote recycling, solid waste reduction, and energy conservation through source reduction, product stewardship, reuse and composting, market development and job creation, education and outreach, or the procurement of postconsumer recycled content products.
Eligible Applicants	States, Tribes, Territories, multi-State/tribal organizations, universities, local governments and not-for-profit organizations located within Region 9.
Award Amount	$30,000 - $60,000 in cooperative agreement funds.
Total Awarded in Fiscal Year	Total Funding: Approximately $120,000 in FY08.
Matching Share	No matching share required.
Key Dates: Application Due Selection	Due: Pre-proposals: Early 2009 Final proposals: Early 2009
Priorities	Funding will support waste reduction, recycling and composting (may target specific commodities), energy recovery, sustainable building, product stewardship, environmentally preferable purchasing, environmental protection through community redevelopment (brownfields redevelopment, etc.), and building public support for environmental stewardship. Innovative proposals are strongly encouraged.
Contact Person EPA Office/Division	Saskia Van Gendt (vangendt.saskia@epa.gov) Solid Waste Team (415) 947-4103
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