Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Solid Waste Assistance Grants/Tribal Solid Waste Grants (Resource Conservation)
Funding Sources
- Brownfields Grants
- Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE)
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- Diesel Emission Reduction Grants
- Environmental Education (EE)
- Environmental Justice (EJ) Small Grants
- Indoor Air Quality Tools for School Program- Asthma Management Training
- National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant
- Non-Construction Market-based Approaches to Reducing GHG Emissions Through Energy Efficiency in Homes & Buildings
- Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Control
- Pollution Prevention Grants (PPG) for States/Tribes
- Regional Agriculture Grants
- Solid Waste Assistance Grants/Tribal Solid Waste Grants (Resource Conservation)
- Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- Source Reduction Assistance
- Superfund Technical Assistance Grants (TAGs)
- Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning
- Wetland Program Development Grants 104(b)(3)
| 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: To be determined Selection: To be determined |
| 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.
See website for more info. |
| Contact Person EPA Office/Division |
Saskia Van Gendt (vangendt.saskia@epa.gov) Solid Waste Team (415) 947-4103 |
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