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$35,000,000 - $35,094,000

Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program

From U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

For this recycling, education, and outreach funding opportunity, the EPA is focusing on preventing the generation of wasted food and increasing its recycling through composting. This NOFO aims to fund one grant that includes three projects: Project #1: Develop and Implement a National Consumer Wasted Food Reduction Campaign; Project #2: Expand the Market and Sales of Compost; and Project #3: Increase Education and Outreach to Households on Composting. This is a unique opportunity requiring formation of a coalition with one lead applicant and with only one award for a national campaign to reduce food waste.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Cooperative Agreement

    • Title

      Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program

    • Source

      U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $35,000,000

    • Number of Awards

      1

    • Award Range

      $35,000,000 - $35,094,000

    • Cost Share

      No

    • Status

      Active

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Local Government, Nonprofits, Tribes

    • Sector

      Waste & Organics Management

    • Activity

      Outreach & Education

    • Eligibility

      EPA requires all applications for this funding opportunity be coalition applications. The lead applicant for any coalition application selected for award will be required to submit a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by all coalition members prior to receiving the award. The MOA does not need to be submitted at the time of application, but the lead applicant shall submit the MOA signed by all coalition members by March 1, 2025, to RecyclingED@epa.gov. To demonstrate the other members’ commitment to the coalition, the lead applicant must include in their application a signed letter of intent from each coalition member stating the member’s intent to sign the MOA if the coalition application is selected. Please note that if an identified coalition member withdraws from an application after the submission deadline, it may impact the evaluation and/or selection of the application.

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      grants.gov

    • Pre-Application?

      No

    • Requirements

      See NOFO PDF for more details on eligibility and requirements for forming and submitting an application as a consortium.

    • Disbursement Method

      Reimbursement

  • Important Dates

    • Application Open Date

      Sep 13, 2024

    • Application Close Date

      Dec 20, 2024

    • Application Close Time

      8:59 PM PST

    • Open Date

      Mar 1, 2025

    • Publish Date

      Sep 13, 2024

  • Resources & Contacts

    • Contact

      Claudia Fabiano, U.S. EPA, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (MC 5306P), 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC: RecyclingEd@epa.gov.

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