Deadline: 31 January 2014
USDA is inviting project proposals for ‘Solid Waste Management Grant Program’ 2014 from private, non-profit organizations in the USA. The Solid Waste Management (SWM) Grant Program has been established to assist communities through free technical assistance and/or training provided by the grant recipients. Qualified organizations will receive SWM grant funds to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas, and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas.
Eligibility Criteria –
- An organization is eligible to receive a SWM grant if it is a private, non-profit organization that has tax-exempt status from the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS); is a Public body; is a federally acknowledged or State-recognized Native American tribe or group; is an Academic institution; is legally established and located within a state within the United States; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; a United States territory;
- Applicants must have the legal capacity and authority to carry out the grant purpose; and a proven record of successfully providing technical assistance and/or training to rural areas.
- Applicants must have capitalization acceptable to the Agency, and is composed of at least 51 percent of the outstanding interest or membership being citizens of the United States or individuals who reside in the United States after being legally admitted for permanent residence.
- Applicants must not have no delinquent debt to the Federal Government or no outstanding judgments to repay a Federal debt.
- Applicant must demonstrate that it possesses the financial, technical, and managerial capability to comply with Federal and State laws and requirements.
- Applicants must contract with a nonaffiliated organization for not more than 49 percent of the grant to provide the proposed assistance.
The proposed SWM projects can be on evaluating current landfill conditions to determine threats to water resources; providing technical assistance and/or training to enhance operator skills in the operation and maintenance of active landfills; providing technical assistance and/or training to help communities reduce the solid waste stream; and providing technical assistance and/or training for operators of landfills which are closed or will be closed in the near future with the development and implementation of closure plans, future land use plans, safety and maintenance planning, and closure scheduling within permit requirements.
The application can be submitted online or via mail before the mentioned deadline.
For more information, please visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number SWM-FY14
