Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program

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Find out about EPA recycling grants and resources. Find out about the grant recipients. On this page: Grant Recipients Overview Eligible Applicants Eligible Activities Regional Contacts Resources Grant Recipients Read about what our SWIFR State and Territory recipients are currently doing to improve recycling. Overview Related Funding Opportunities Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Political Subdivisions. Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program. Consistent with the authorizing statute in Section 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant program will assist local waste management authorities by supporting improvements to local post-consumer materials management, including municipal recycling programs, and assisting local waste management authorities in making improvements to local waste management systems. Projects funded through the funding opportunity will: Implement the building a circular economy for all strategy series. Improve local post-consumer materials management programs, including municipal recycling. Make improvements to local waste management systems. Eligible Applicants The entities eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are: U.S. States, including Washington, D.C. U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands). Eligible Activities Funding can be used for three categories of activities. For additional information about the funding opportunity, refer to the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program Guidance for States and Territories (pdf) (492.84 KB) . Develop or update plans to advance post-consumer materials management. Plans can be for Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 256 solid waste management plans or other planning documents (e.g., circular economy plans, materials management plans, scrap tire management plans, battery management plans ). Develop, strengthen, and/or implement comprehensive data collection efforts that demonstrate progress toward the National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal. Data collection and measurement efforts should be designed to improve the state’s ability to track progress towards national and state recycling and/or circular economy goals. Data collection efforts could include state-wide or other targeted waste characterization studies. Support the state-led implementation of plans to advance post-consumer materials management. Regional Contacts If you have questions, please contact your project officer or contact your regional representative listed below: EPA Region EPA Regional Representative Email Address Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Frank Gardner Ania-Nabi Ruiz Gardner.Frank@epa.gov Ruiz.AniaNabi@epa.gov Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Rachel Chaput Chaput.Rachel@epa.gov Region 3: Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia Melissa Pennington Pennington.Melissa@epa.gov Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Alyssa Kuhn Kuhn.Alyssa@epa.gov Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin Susan Vescovi Vescovi.Susan@epa.gov Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Jessica Miller Miller.Jessica@epa.gov Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska Toni Gargas Gayle Hubert Gargas.Toni@epa.gov Hubert.Gayle@epa.gov Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming Patrick Wauters Lauren Gregory Wauters.Patrick@epa.gov Gregory.Lauren@epa.gov Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands John Katz Katz.John@epa.gov Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington Melissa Winters Winters.Melissa@epa.gov Headquarters Jason Walker Demarcus Starks SWIFRST@epa.gov Resources Updated Program Guidance (12/03/2025) (pdf) (493 KB). Appendix A (docx). (44 KB). Questions and Answers: SWIFR States and Territories. Optional Semi-Annual Report Template (docx) (41.7 KB). Optional Budget by Task Table (xlsx) (10.7 KB). EPA Grant Terms and Conditions. Build America, Buy America Act. Davis-Bacon Act. EPA Grant Information. Need More Help? If you have questions about the grants, email SWIFRST@epa.gov . 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