# Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants (66.921)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/66-921-reduce-reuse-recycling-education-and-outreach-grants/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants is run by Environmental Protection Agency. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $57.9 million in 26 grants, about $2.2 million per award.

## Objectives

The objective of the grant program is to improve the effectiveness of residential composting and recycling programs through public education and outreach. The most recent funding opportunity under the Recycling Education and Outreach grant program funded projects that: decrease wasted food from households; expand markets for and sales of compost; and inform the public about new or existing residential food waste composting programs; provide information about the materials that are accepted as part of a residential food waste composting program; and increase collection rates and decrease physical contamination in residential food waste composting programs.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $31.3 million | 24 |
| 2025 | $26.6 million | 2 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| World Wildlife Fund, Inc. | District of Columbia | $25.8 million |
| Ecomaine | Maine | $2.0 million |
| City of New York | New York | $2.0 million |
| Metropolitan Mayors Caucus | Illinois | $2.0 million |
| United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee | Oklahoma | $2.0 million |
| City of Tacoma Washington | Washington | $2.0 million |
| Hampton Roads Planning District Commission | Virginia | $2.0 million |
| Michigan Recycling Coalition | Michigan | $1.8 million |
| Edventure Inc | South Carolina | $1.7 million |
| City of Joplin | Missouri | $1.7 million |
| Lincoln City of | Nebraska | $1.7 million |
| Oregon Community Warehouse | Oregon | $1.6 million |
| Recycle Hawaii | Hawaii | $1.5 million |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Inc. | Minnesota | $1.4 million |
| City of Long Beach | California | $1.2 million |
| Go Green Initiative Association | California | $1.2 million |
| Salt Lake City Corporation | Utah | $954,687 |
| Minnesota Composting Council | Minnesota | $934,937 |
| Wedontwaste, Inc. | Colorado | $809,665 |
| County of Osceola | Florida | $753,786 |