# Sustainable Materials Management Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-lcrd-smms-2021-2-sustainable-materials-management-grants/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/335367

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $150,000 (at least $20,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $150,000 in total. Applications closed on October 1, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-LCRD-SMMS-2021-2 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 1, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | $20,000 |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $150,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.808 |

## Who can apply

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

See Section III for Eligibility Information

## What the grant funds

This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications that support the EPA Sustainable Materials Management Program, for the benefit of States or communities within EPA Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and eight Indian Nations). Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) is a systemic approach to using and reusing materials more productively over their entire life cycles. It represents a change in how our society thinks about the use of natural resources and environmental protection. By looking at a product's entire life cycle, we can find new opportunities to reduce environmental impacts, conserve resources and reduce costs. Specifically, this RFA addresses the following programmatic priorities: Sustainable Management of Food, and Sustainable Packaging.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-LCRD-SMMS-2021-2 still open?

No. It closed on October 1, 2021.

### Who can apply for Sustainable Materials Management Grants?

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 Sustainable Materials Management Grants?

Closed October 1, 2021. 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 $150,000 each. About $150,000 in total across about 3 awards.

### Who has won Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials, Inc, Northern Arizona University, Center for Ecotechnology Inc. The program made 82 awards worth $13.5 million in that time.