For this second round of REO funding, EPA is focusing on preventing the generation of wasted food and increasing its recycling through composting. The program provides $39 million to fund one cooperative agreement that includes developing and implementing a national consumer wasted food reduction campaign, expanding the market for and sales of compost, and increasing education and outreach to households on composting.
Eligible Recipients:
This funding opportunity requires all applicants to submit coalition applications.
The entities eligible to apply for this grant (either as lead applicant or as coalition member) are:
- U.S. States, including Washington, D.C.
- Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Local governments.
- Indian Tribes.
- Native Hawaiian organizations, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
- Nonprofit organizations.
- Public-private partnerships.
Eligible Projects:
EPA anticipates funding one opportunity with three projects.
- Project 1: Develop and Implement a National Consumer Wasted Food Reduction Campaign. This project’s objective is to decrease wasted food from households.
- Project 2: Expand the Market and Sales of Compost. This project’s objective is to expand markets for and sales of compost.
- Project 3: Increase Education and Outreach to Households on Composting. This project’s objective is to:
— Inform the public about new or existing residential food waste composting programs.
— Provide information about the materials that are accepted as part of a residential food waste composting program.
–Increase collection rates and decrease physical contamination in residential food waste composting programs.
Please refer to the NOFO for more information (pdf).
Funding Source:
EPA
Funding Amount:
The total estimated funding for this competitive opportunity is $39,094,000. Applications must include all three projects as listed above.
Project 1 – Develop and Implement a National Consumer Wasted Food Reduction Campaign – Funding range $30,000,000 to $34,094,000
Project 2 and 3 – Expand the Market and Sales of Compost/ Increase Education and Outreach to Households on Composting – Funding range $5,000,000 to $9,094,000 (combined)
This program aligns with the Biden Administration’s Justice40 Initiative. This means that applicants must demonstrate in their proposals that 40% of the overall benefits created by the projects funded in this assistance agreement will flow to disadvantaged communities. Please refer to the NOFO for details (pdf).
Funding Deadline:
Applications are due in Grants.gov on December 20, 2024.
Contact:
If you have questions about the grants, email RecyclingEd@epa.gov.
More Information:
https://www.epa.gov/infrastructure/consumer-recycling-education-and-outreach-grant-program#webinars