Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Assistance Listings: 66.920 -- Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants
Description
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.
Consistent with the authorizing statute in Section 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, SWIFR will support an economy that uses a systems-focused approach and involves industrial processes and economic activities that are restorative or regenerative by design, enables resources used in such processes and activities to maintain their highest value for as long as possible, and aims for the elimination of waste through the superior design of materials, products, and systems (including business models).
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
 
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
SWIFRTribal@epa.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated | 
|---|---|---|
| EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-25-02.pdf | Full Announcement  | Sep 8, 2025 11:48 AM UTC | 
Link to additional information
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Closing: December 12, 2025
Award
$20,000,000
Program Funding
20
Expected awards
$100,000
Award Minimum
$1,500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-25-02
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Infrastructure investment and jobs act
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
September 8, 2025
Archive date:
January 11, 2026
