Solid Waste Management Grants (10.762)
Solid Waste Management Grants (Assistance Listing 10.762) is run by the Rural Utilities Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $20.5 million in 110 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $186,451 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $140,500. Half of the 110 awards fell between $82,925 and $236,262, and they ranged from $10,770 to $914,113.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$20.5 million
- Grant awards110
- Typical award$140,500
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.1 million
- Size rank1,300 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $3.9 million in fiscal 2021 to $4.1 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1300th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 87% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 26 states and territories.
What the program funds
The objectives of the program are to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste sites.
Open opportunities
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Entities eligible for grants are nonprofit organizations, including: Private, nonprofit organizations that have been granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); and public bodies including local governmental-based multijurisdictional organizations. Applicants must have the proven ability, background, experience, legal authority, and actual capacity to provide technical assistance and/or training on a regional basis to eligible beneficiaries.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funds may be used to: Evaluate current landfill conditions to determine threats to water resources in rural areas; provide technical assistance and/or training to enhance operator skills in the maintenance and operation of active landfills in rural areas; provide technical assistance and/or training to help associations reduce the solid waste stream; and provide technical assistance and/or training for operators of landfills in rural areas which are closed or will be closed in the near future with the development/implementation of closure plans, future land use plans, safety and maintenance planning, and closure scheduling within permit requirements. Grant funds may not be used to: Recruit applications/applications for any loan and/or grant program including RUS Water and Waste Disposal Loan and/or Grant Program; duplication of current services, replacement or substitution of support previously provided such as those performed by an association's consultant in developing a project; fund political activities; pay for capital assets, the purchase of real estate or vehicles, improve and renovate office space, or repair and maintain privately-owned property; pay for construction or operation and maintenance costs of water and waste facilities; and pay costs incurred prior to the effective date of grants made under this subpart.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$17,000 to $830,000 Average: $195,210.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Provided hands-on technical assistance and training on solid waste resilience planning and management. Help low-income rural and Tribal communities provide environmentally sound waste disposal programs, including alternative disposal such as composting. Programs to enhance economic development and sustainability by providing technical assistance to strengthen solid waste reduction and recycling programs.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Solid Waste Management Grants (10.762) awarded $20.5 million across 110 grant awards, an average of $186,451 per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 57% of the money, colleges and universities 12% and state and local governments 10%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 56 | $11.6 million | 57% |
| Other | 18 | $4.4 million | 22% |
| Colleges and universities | 17 | $2.4 million | 12% |
| State and local governments | 19 | $2.1 million | 10% |
By state
6 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 5 | $4.2 million |
| Utah | 11 | $3.2 million |
| Alaska | 17 | $2.9 million |
| New York | 5 | $1.6 million |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $1.5 million |
| New Hampshire | 11 | $1.4 million |
| California | 4 | $641,600 |
| Tennessee | 3 | $640,409 |
| Ohio | 5 | $508,183 |
| Maine | 6 | $484,500 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $432,500 |
| Washington | 1 | $323,000 |
| Vermont | 5 | $322,575 |
| Texas | 3 | $321,300 |
| Arizona | 3 | $274,085 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $234,049 |
| Iowa | 3 | $226,426 |
| North Carolina | 3 | $196,740 |
| Alabama | 1 | $194,192 |
| Idaho | 1 | $162,000 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | $161,000 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 | $155,840 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $139,000 |
| Virginia | 1 | $132,000 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $124,734 |
| Kansas | 1 | $45,950 |