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Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for States and Territories is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This program assists 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.
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Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program | US EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Questions about this Grant Program The Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant program is a new grant program authorized by the Save Our Seas 2. 0 Act and funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act .
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides $275 million for Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants. Funding is allocated as $55 million per year from Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 to 2026 to remain available until expended. EPA was provided an additional $2.
5 million in FY 2022, an additional $6. 5 million in FY 2023, an additional $4. 9 million in both FY 2024 and FY 2025, and an additional $3.
5M in FY 2026 to implement the program. The Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling program provides grants to implement the National Recycling Strategy to improve post-consumer materials management and infrastructure; support improvements to local post-consumer materials management and recycling programs; and assist local waste management authorities in making improvements to local waste management systems.
Funding Opportunity for States and Territories. Funding Opportunity for Political Subdivisions. Funding Opportunity for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia.
EPA received 307 total applications in response to the second round of the SWIFR for Political Subdivisions funding opportunity, totaling approximately $1. 072 billion in total funding requested. On December 12, 2025, EPA announced the 17 selectees for the second round of the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants for Political Subdivisions.
Check out the list of 2025 selectees and grant recipients from 2023. EPA anticipates announcing additional selections for the SWIFR grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia and SWIFR grants for States and Territories in 2026. 56 grants totalling ~$32 million to all eligible states and territories.
25 grants totalling ~$68 million to local governments. 58 grants totalling ~$60 million to Tribes and intertribal consortia. Check out the list of grant recipients from 2023 and 2025 selectees.
Questions about this Grant Program If you have questions about the grants for Political Subdivisions, email SWIFR@epa. gov . If you have questions about the grants for States and Territories, email SWIFRST@epa.
gov . If you have questions about the grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia, please email SWIFRTribal@epa. gov .
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: U.S. States, including Washington, D.C., and U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands). Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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