Eligible Entities
– Federally recognized Indian Tribes
-Intertribal consortia
Eligible Activities
Applications may include (but are not limited to) projects that fund:
-Development or updates to plans improving post-consumer materials management;
-Planning and construction of facilities for food and organics recovery, reuse, recycling, composting or anaerobic digestion (NEPA compliance required for construction projects);
-Programs that increase access to prevention, reuse, and recycling in areas that currently do not have access; including construction of and/or upgrades to drop-off and transfer stations, etc.
-Purchase of collection or storage bins for recyclables or organic material;
-Purchase or lease of recycling equipment or supplies for post-consumer materials management recovery efforts (e.g., crushers, balers, and sorting equipment, trucks, forklifts, safety equipment)
-Activities to support increasing and improving collection of recyclable materials and/or organics and food waste, and backhaul.
-Activities to reduce, reuse and recycle building materials including deconstruction and construction and demolition debris recycling equipment and projects;
-Activities focused on reducing contamination in the recycling stream;
-Education and outreach activities relating to post-consumer materials management;
-Land acquisition when necessary for construction or improvements to Tribal recycling facilities and waste management facilities