# Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants (66.808)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $13.5 million in 82 grants, about $164,275 per award.

## Objectives

To promote the use of integrated solid waste management systems to solve solid waste generation and management problems at the local, regional and national levels. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2025: Partnerships - Establishing and developing partnerships with states, local governments and other non-profit organizations to assist them in advancing their waste management programs, including recycling and reduction of wastes, appropriate management of wastes that are generated, and developing integrated waste management plans.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $4.8 million | 35 |
| 2022 | $3.7 million | 31 |
| 2023 | $2.2 million | 13 |
| 2024 | $2.1 million | 8 |
| 2025 | $662,217 | 7 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials, Inc | District of Columbia | $3.1 million |
| Northern Arizona University | Arizona | $1.2 million |
| Center for Ecotechnology Inc | Massachusetts | $408,863 |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $359,995 |
| Dickinson College | Pennsylvania | $329,988 |
| North Central Texas Council of Governments | Texas | $300,000 |
| University of Missouri System | Missouri | $299,999 |
| Montana State University | Montana | $299,881 |
| University of California, Davis | California | $299,627 |
| Emory University | Georgia | $298,502 |
| Fund for the City of New York, Inc. | New York | $247,204 |
| Central New York Technology Development Organization Inc. | New York | $235,440 |
| Kansas State University | Kansas | $200,000 |
| San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition | Colorado | $200,000 |
| Yurok Tribe | California | $200,000 |
| Georgia Southern University Research & Service Foundation Inc | Georgia | $200,000 |
| Northeast Waste Management Official's Association, Inc. | Massachusetts | $200,000 |
| Food Lifeline | Washington | $199,996 |
| University of Vermont & State Agricultural College | Vermont | $199,941 |
| The University of Iowa | Iowa | $199,853 |