This department is offering a grant to accelerate sustainable solutions for managing food, glass, recycling markets, and the built environment. The grant seeks proposals to advance SMM through innovative strategies such as food waste prevention, glass cullet reuse, recycling market development, and sustainability in the built environment. Priority is given to economically-driven initiatives that promote material reuse opportunities within the Southeast region. The closing date for application submission is May 10, 2019, at 12:00 AM EDT.
Opportunity ID: 314233
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-R4-RCRD-19-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Advancing Sustainable Materials Management |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.808 — Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 25, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 25, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 10, 2019 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 10, 2019 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 09, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $125,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $125,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | This notice solicits applications that accelerate substantial solutions or propose innovative ways of capturing, using, and reusing materials such as: (1) advancing the sustainable management of food (organics) through prevention, donation or recycling; (2) expanding, capturing and/or reusing glass cullet or the glass recycling infrastructure; (3) advancing recycling market development using clear marketing strategies for material reuse opportunities within the Southeast; and (4) advancing Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) in the built environment (including buildings, infrastructure, and resiliency). Priorities for this solicitation are economically-driven strategies to drive SMM of food, glass, recycling markets, and the built environment. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Open Grant Competition Request for Applications (RFA) – EPA-R4-RCRD-19-01 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ATTN: Kim Charick Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 Email:Charick.Kim@epa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 314233 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> r4_smm_rfa_2019_03_19.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ATTN: Kim Charick Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 Email: Charick.Kim@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.808 | PKG00249400 | Mar 25, 2019 | May 10, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
314233 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
314233 EPA4700_4_2_1-2.1.pdf
314233 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
314233 EPA_KeyContacts-1.1.pdf
314233 SF424A-1.0.pdf
314233 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
314233 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf