Solid Waste Management Grants

Objective

The objectives of the program are to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste sites.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Nonprofit Organization

Entities eligible for grants are nonprofit organizations, including: Private, nonprofit organizations that have been granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); and public bodies including local governmental-based multijurisdictional organizations. Applicants must have the proven ability, background, experience, legal authority, and actual capacity to provide technical assistance and/or training on a regional basis to eligible beneficiaries.

Who Benefits

• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Local
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments

The entities that receive assistance are: (1) municipalities, counties, districts, authorities, and other political subdivisions of a State; (2) organizations operated on a not-for-profit basis, such as associations, cooperatives, and private nonprofit corporations; (3) and, Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations and other federally recognized Indian tribes.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

michele.brooks@usda.gov
(202) 690-1078