Water
and Environmental Programs 
The objectives of the Solid Waste Management Grant Program are to
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Reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas.
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Improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas.
NOTE: Rural areas are defined any area, city, or town with a population at or below 10,000 inhabitants according to the latest decennial census of the United States.
Entities eligible for Solid Waste Management (S W M) grants are
1. Private non-profit organizations that have been granted
tax-exempt status by
the Internal Revenue Service (I R S) of the United States.
2. Public
Bodies, including local governmental-based
multi-jurisdictional
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 associations. Associations are defined as an entity, including a small city or town, that is eligible for Rural Development (RD) water and waste financial assistance in accordance with R D Regulation 1780, part 7.
Applications will be accepted from October 1 through December 31 of each calendar year. Applications may be hand-delivered to the State Office by close of business December 31, or postmarked by midnight December 31 to be considered submitted on time. Applications received after December 31 will NOT be considered in that year’s review and will be returned to the applicant.
Limitations:
Grant funds may NOT be used to:
- Recruit applications for the Agency’s water and waste loan and/or any loan and/or grant program.
- Duplicate current services, replacement or substitution of support previously provided such as those performed by an association’s consultant in developing a project.
- Fund political activities.
- Pay for capital assets, the purchase of real estate or vehicles, improve and renovate office space, or repair and maintain privately owned property.
- Pay for construction or operation and maintenance costs.
- Pay for costs incurred prior to the effective date of the grant.
- Pay for technical assistance which duplicates assistance provided to implement an action plan funded by the Forest Service (FS) under the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act (7U.S.C. 6601 note) for five continuous years from the date of grant approval by the FS. To avoid duplicate assistance, coordinate with the State Rural Development office and the Forest Service before submitting an application.
Solid Waste Management grants may be used to:
- Evaluate current landfill conditions to determine threats to water resources.
- Provide technical assistance and/or training to enhance operator skills in the operation and maintenance of active landfills.
- Provide technical assistance and/or training to help communities reduce the solid waste stream.
- Provide 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.
Application Requirements:
Applicant will provide:
1. An original and one copy of SF-424
Application for Federal Assistance (for
non-construction).
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For projects that will serve only one state, the forms will be submitted to the local State Rural Development office.
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For projects that will serve multiple states, the forms will be submitted to the National USDA, Rural Development, W E P office.
2. Evidence of applicant’s legal existence and authority in the
form of certified
copies of organizational documents
and a certified list of directors and officers
with their respective terms.
3. Evidence of tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service (for
non-
profits).
4. Brief written narrative which includes:
a.
The need for the project/service.
b. The proposed service(s) to
be provided.
c. The benefits of the technical
assistance and/or training.
d. Areas to be served, including
population and non-metropolitan median
household
income information.
e. Name of association(s)
or type of association(s) that will be served.
f. Experience of the
applicant to provide the proposed service, including
experience
of key staff members and person(s) providing the technical
assistance
and/or training.
g. The number of months duration
of the project or service, and the estimated
time from
grant approval to beginning of project or service.
h. Method used to select the
association(s) that will receive the service.
i. Brief description
of how the service will be provided, whether through
currently employed
personnel or through contracted personnel.
j. Clearly defined goals and
objectives and how they will be measured.
k. Evaluation method to determine
if objective(s) or the proposed activity is
being accomplished.
l. Plans for increased self-sustainability
for the project/service in future years.
5. Latest financial information to show the applicant’s financial
capacity to carry out the proposed work. A current audit report is preferred.
At a minimum, the information should include a balance sheet and an income
statement.
6. Estimated breakdown of costs including those to be funded by the applicant
as
well as from other sources.
7. Budget and accounting system in place or proposed.
8. Provide the Dunn & Bradstreet D U N S number (Data Numbering System)
for
the organization - if you do not have a
D U N S number, go to the web site
www.dnb.com
to apply. There is no charge for this service, and the number will
be
received within 30 business days,
according to the information on the web site.
Required Forms:
Standard Form 424 Application for Federal Assistance for Non-construction Programs
Standard Form 424A Budget Information for Non-construction Programs
Standard Form 424B Assurances – Non-construction Programs
Form A D 1047 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension & Other Responsibility Matters – Primary Covered Transactions
Form A D 1048 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions
Form A D 1049 Certification Regarding Drug-free Workplace Requirements
Exhibit A Disclosure for Lobbying Activities ($100,000) (See your local R D Office.)
Form R D 400-1 Equal Opportunity Agreement
Form R D 400-4 Assurance Agreement
Other forms may be required for approved grants and will be provided at that time by the National Office of Rural Development.
Applications will be accepted from October 1 through December 31 of each calendar year.
Evaluation will take place from January 1 through March 1 of the following year.
Priority will be given to applications using the following criteria:
- Applicant’s demonstrated capability and past performance in providing technical assistance and/or training to rural associations.
- The extent to which the population of the associations served has low income.
- Service being provided is to areas with populations below 5,500 or 2,500.
- Applicant’s or other sources in-kind contributions that combine with the requested funds to maximize service performed.
- Technical assistance and/or training will be directly delivered to staff of the associations being served.
- Applicants proposing to serve regional, multi-state, or nationwide areas.
- Applicants whose timeframe for completion of service/project is 12 months or less.
- The extent to which the service/project will be cost effective.
- Applicants whose proposed service/project coincides with the given objectives of the program given above.
Applicants will be notified using Form A D-622 "Notice of Pre-Application Review Action" indicating the action taken on the application:
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Ineligible – applicants will be notified and advised of their appeal rights.
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Eligible but not funded – applicants will be notified and advised against incurring obligations that cannot be fulfilled without Agency funds. The application will not be retained for future years’ consideration.
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Eligible and selected for funding – applicant will be notified and instructed on how to complete required forms for funding. NOTE: If the applicant does not submit the necessary forms within 30 days from the date on the Form A D-622, the Agency may discontinue consideration of the application.
Grantee Amount Funded 2005
Solid Waste Management Grant Recipients FY 05
The grantee will provide education to solid waste facilities and other municipal personnel on new disposal bans, new recycling opportunities, efficient management of facilities, safety and state regulations. Also, they will assist facilities in implementing the new "shared responsibility" law for electronics. They will provide education on the proper management of solid waste, including recycling and management of items requiring special handling. They will assist those facilities collecting products containing mercury by setting up their waste disposal programs, providing public education materials, and training employees on the proper handling techniques.
The grantee will develop and implement a recycling based, integrated solid waste management plan in New Hampshire. This integrated waste management plan will emphasize both reducing the volume and toxicity of waste through recycling, waste reduction, reuse, composting and proper management of household hazardous waste and residuals. They will also develop a guide book on how to develop a model recycling-based integrated solid waste management plan for other regions that are transitioning to a recycling and waste reduction based economy.
- Association of Vermont Recyclers (VT) $110,000
The grantee will collaborate with Waste Management Organizations to develop long term strategies to reach schools and homeowners. They will focus on School Technical Assistance to reduce use and improve handling of hazardous products. They will train adult and youth teams to implement composting and improve recycling. The Association will work to raise public awareness of key waste management issues and run exhibit tables at recycling centers and community events to highlight reasons and techniques for home waste management practices.
- Brazos Valley Council of Governments (TX) $15,000
The grantee will provide a comprehensive approach to protecting the quality of life of the citizens in Brazos Valley. They will provide realistic solutions to reducing the solid waste stream by delivering technical assistance and training directly to the associations being served in the form of a three-day workshop and by conducting public outreach and education.
- Center for Ecological Technology (MA) $99,400
The grantee will promote recycling, waste reduction and toxic use reduction to municipalities, businesses, and industries, cultural institutions, schools and residents in western Massachusetts through technical assistance, infrastructure development, training, outreach and education.
- Chaffee County (CO) $65,000
The grantee will identify the quantity and source of materials being disposed in the region, and which materials have the greatest potential for diversion. They will prepare the future waste disposal bans (batteries, oil and tires). In addition, they will address problem materials that are threatening the environment and public health such as household hazardous wastes, electronics and bulky items. The grantee will develop a school curriculum to reach the two county school districts and train staff and local educators in the principles of recycling.
- Clare County (MI) $64,000
This project will reduce the solid waste stream and initiate new recycling operations in targeted low-income rural communities in eight counties. This will be accomplished through outreach, education, and coordination of activities that promote recycling and alternative waste management.
This project will provide waste reduction, recycling and household hazardous waste management opportunities for six targeted communities in Erie County.
This project will improve the quality of recyclables delivered to the recycling facility by conducting extensive education on recyclables, focusing on plastics. The grantee will assist municipalities and homeowners in the removal of abandoned and junk vehicles. Additionally, the project will focus on methods for convenient and economically feasible collection and disposal of unwanted medication.
- Franklin Regional Council of Governments (MA) $60,000
The grantee will develop a debris management plan for Franklin County. This plan will be used by local communities when responding to and recovering from the solid waste management issues related to all disasters, such as, hurricanes, ice storms, fires, floods, accidents or terrorism/civil unrest. This plan presents methods by which disaster debris management actions can be regionally coordinated in order to achieve maximum diversion from disposal.
- Fremont County Solid Waste Disposal District (WY) $68,500
743 Sand Draw, Riverton, WY 82501, (307) 332-7453
The grantee will provide technical assistance and education to residents of Fremont County and the Wind River Indian Reservation for the purpose of preventing illegal dumping and reducing the solid waste stream, with a focus on recycling and electronic wastes.
Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District (VT) $50,000
The grantee will provide proactive, hands-on technical assistance and education to town government, small businesses, and residents to promote and develop systems for convenient and proper disposal of targeted problem wastes, such as mercury-containing wastes, latex paint, motor oil and household hazardous waste in homes.
Gustavus, City of (AK) $12,000
The grantee will establish a training program to meet occupational, safety and health compliance requirements and to upgrade the professional operating skills of the landfill staff.
The grantee will provide technical assistance to increase recycling and composting; improve management of household hazardous waste; and encourage regional cooperation in solid waste management.
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Hudson Valley Materials
Exchange (NY)
$99,000
The grantee will provide technical assistance and training to help communities, businesses and the public reduce solid waste stream through increased exposure to reuse opportunities. They will establish and use a materials exchange community warehouse program. They will provide training and technical assistance to rural community waste management facility operators to identify useable industrial waste coming into their facility.
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Iowa Department of Natural
Resources
(IA)
$89,500
The grantee will provide guidance and technical assistance to Regional Collection Center and landfill associations to apply State based environmental assessment and environmental marketing initiatives in their local programming efforts. They will also increase the awareness among Regional Collection Centers and landfill associations to carry out effective outreach to rural Iowa. In addition, they will provide statewide training and outreach/instructional materials for 62 Regional Collection Centers and landfill associations throughout Iowa that service rural communities.
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Iowa Recycling Association
(IA)
$58,000
The grantee will survey the current needs of Iowa educators regarding solid waste, recycling, and environmental stewardship educational information. They will increase the number of yearly 4R's (4R's is an abbreviation for the four principles of waste reduction- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Renew) publication from four to eight. This project will develop an on-line searchable database of archived solid waste/recycling education information from the 4R's publication.
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Jefferson County
Commissioners (OH)
$85,000
The grantee will provide a comprehensive recycling educational program targeted to schools, youth groups, and adults. The project will also conduct an awareness campaign that would include an adopt-a-site program, clean-up days, radio announcements, and the development of a litter prevention program.
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Kansas Department of Health
and Environment
(KS)
$90,000
The grantee will provide on-site landfill operations audits, follow-up visits, and conference presentations to 33 small arid landfills located in the western half of Kansas. Audits will evaluate operations, look at equipment, labor, airspace utilization, soil utilization, surface water control, safety and other aspects of landfill operations. Such assistance will keep operating costs at a minimum, extend the life of equipment and landfill, and ensure a safe environment for operators and the public.
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Kennebec Council of
Governments (ME)
$67,500
Kennebec Valley Council of Governments will provide public education to municipalities about the new laws, regulations and grant opportunities, advise them in complying with the new requirements, and assist them in writing grant applications. In addition, they will assist municipalities in structuring a household hazardous waste program. This project will also provide assistance to recycling centers on collection and operational issues and provide three workshops on solid waste management.
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Kentucky Association of
Community Action
(KY)
$95,000
This project will address recycling at both the residential and commercial level in Magoffin County. The grantee will set up a centrally located recycling center for residents. This project will evaluate and identify goals for collection, compacting and storage of recycled materials. They will identify markets for recycled materials and develop methods of businesses to store material for recycling and identify frequency of collection intervals.
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Land of Sky Regional Council
(NC)
$139,000
The grantee will provide integrated technical assistance and training to help communities reduce their solid waste stream. The grantee will deliver on-site technical assistance to businesses, industries, public institutions, schools, and non-profits to achieve a reduction in solid waste by promoting the integrated waste reduction strategies for small communities. They will also assist the region's counties and municipalities with their public educational outreach campaigns regarding recycling and waste reduction.
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Logan Environmental Dept,
City of
(UT)
$18,500
This project will eliminate illegal dump sites, as well as educate the public about proper waste disposal and the damages caused by illegal dumping. The project will include a combination of clean-up and educational programs to raise the awareness of poor disposal practices.
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Midwest Assistance Program,
Inc.
(MN)
$58,800
The grantee will conduct an audit and characterization of current solid waste on the Wind River Reservation. They will also develop a new solid waste management plan and train Wind River Environmental Quality staff. In addition, the grantee will assess impacts of old landfills and/or dumps on water quality.
- Montana Rural Water Association (MT) $96,000
The grantee will provide technical assistance in waste management, waste reduction, household hazardous products, recycling, composting, regionalization of market development, and training of landfill operators.
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Northeast Resource Recovery
Association
(NH)
$75,000
The Association will establish an educational program that will focus on creating and maintaining successful recycling programs. This project will assist with the closures of open dumps, cleanup of illegal dumpsites, and training for landfill operators. This project will also provide cooperative marketing assistance to municipal officials.
- New River Resource Authority (VA) $110,000
This project will assist the communities within the New River Valley to enhance the waste reduction and handling operations of the region. They will provide technical support with the implementation of the solid waste management plans to assist the waste reduction efforts by the public and private sectors in the region. They will develop a uniform Regional and Recycling and Disposal educational program for the public school systems, community organizations and events and the business community. They will also develop a web site for the dissemination of information to the users of the waste reduction and handling system.
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North Country Council
(NH)
$96,000
The grantee will provide technical assistance to rural communities, such as technical assistance to Pemi-Baker SWM district on household hazardous waste programs, recycling markets, budgeting, waste agreement contracts and other solid waste issues. They will also conduct HHW, glass, oil and latex based products and electronics recycling/collections.
Northern Maine Development Corporation (ME) $104,000
The grantee will provide public education on universal waste, which includes the following: mercury, lead and other heavy metals. Also, they will develop safety manuals for solid waste facilities and inventory junked vehicles in rural communities.
Oklahoma State University (OK) $80,000
The grantee will provide education and technical planning and management assistance to local community groups and Native American tribal representatives to address illegal dumping and build their solid waste management infrastructure.
Oregon Association of Water Utilities (OR) $97,500
The grantee will provide pro-active solid waste training and hands-on technical assistance to operators and administrators in complying with State and Federal agency regulations regarding solid waste management. The project will disseminate information to improve the operations and maintenance of solid waste facilities which will reduce or eliminate pollution of Oregon water resources.
Recycle Hawaii (HI) $60,000
The grantee will provide training to personnel on how to operate volunteer-driven recycling/reuse centers at or in proximity to rural transfer stations and to continue implementing plans to eliminate causes of illegal dumping in Hawaii’s rural communities.
Recycling Marketing Cooperative (TN) $70,000
The grantee will conduct an educational campaign designed to increase the public’s knowledge of materials that can be reused instead of being disposed in landfills and the benefits of electronics recovery/recycling. Also, the grant funds will be used to provide assistance in planning, design and implementation of recycling programs. They will provide technical assistance for communities planning to construct a Material Recovery Facility.
Rural Community Assistance Corporation (WA) $30,000
The grantee will provide technical assistance and training on waste reduction alternatives, reuse options, financial review, determining project feasibility, financial strategies, budgeting, operation and maintenance, and permitting.
- Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri (MO) $44,500
The grantee will provide training to Tribal environmental personnel to help prevent contamination of surface water resources and groundwater aquifers on Native American reservations. This training will give procedures to safely address rural farmstead contamination in farm buildings and abandoned drinking wells.
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Southern Idaho Regional SW
District
(ID)
$100,000
The grantee will provide master composter training and extended household hazardous waste collection education. They will also develop a regional guide to recycling and solid waste options.
- Tanana Chief’s Conference (AK) $170,000
The grantee will provide a training class to enhance operator knowledge and skills. They will provide on and off-site technical assistance to village councils, utility managers, and solid waste operators concerning solid waste management solutions. In addition, the grantee will continue the school education program, evaluate the school solid waste curriculum, and update as necessary.
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Tooele County
(UT)
$88,600
The grantee will provide on-site training, planning, illegal dump cleanup, and abandoned vehicle cleanup to landfill operators. The training for operators will include equipment operation, regulatory requirements, waste screening, collection, hauling, waste reduction, health and safety, reduction of fugitive waste, landfill closure, and post closure care.
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Trailblazer Resource &
Conservation Area (LA)
$99,600
The grantee will provide public education to students and civic groups on reuse and recycling. The grantee will plan and conduct a publicity campaign to promote recycling to the public. This project will expand the collection of recycled goods such as newspapers, aluminum cans, office paper, etc.
- Ultimate Recycling (OH) $70,000
This project will provide education and training services for residents to cost effectively divert reusables and electronics from the waste stream.
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Watershed University
(IA)
$92,000
The grantee will document illegal dumping along the Camp Creek watershed, characterize materials illegally dumped, analyze and provide an electronic interface to utilize multiple sets of data, provide education to local effected parties, and provide a replicable model for use by other watersheds in the state.
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West Central Texas Council of Governments
(TX)
$50,000
The project will assist communities and school districts on natural recycling in order to decrease non-point source pollution. The grantee will provide technical assistance to rural communities by teaching methods to set up and maintain mulching/non-point source pollution prevention programs.
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West Wendover, City of
(NV)
$62,700
The grantee will provide training, development of a solid waste master plan, and institute a public awareness plan. They will locate, document and begin cleanup of illegal waste dumping sites.
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White River Solid Waste
Management Board (AR)
$68,000
The Solid Waste Management Board will provide technical assistance to residents and local officials in a ten county area in SWM, recycling, composting. They will provide training to operators to improve maintenance and operations of landfills.
- Windham Solid Waste Management District (VT) $103,000
The project will increase Phase II transfer station operator training and continue onsite technical assistance to the 18 member communities of the District. This project will expand the current residential, commercial and agricultural organic waste-composting program. In addition, they will expand the electronics, mercury containing devices and bulky metals diversion program in the targeted rural communities.
TOTAL: $3,472,000
Objectives Eligibility Limitations Purpose Application Requirements