# Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-i-olem-orcr-25-02-solid-waste-infrastructure-for-recycling-swifr-grants-for/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359870

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $20.0 million in total. Applications closed on January 23, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-25-02 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 23, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 20 |
| Total funding | $20.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.920 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See Section 2 of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

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).

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-25-02 still open?

No. It closed on January 23, 2026.

### Who can apply for Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia?

Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia?

Closed January 23, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.5 million each. About $20.0 million in total across about 20 awards.

### Who has won Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were City of Iowa City, City of Minneapolis, Lucas, County of. The program made 138 awards worth $160 million in that time.