Closed · EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-25-02 · CFDA 66.920 · Discretionary
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia
Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$1.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 23, 2026
- Close date
- 20
- Expected awards
The verdict
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered $100,000 -- $1,500,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $100K-$1.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 20
- expected awards
- 66.920
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia - is cataloged under number EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-25-02 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 66.920, posted by Environmental Protection Agency. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on September 8, 2025 and last updated on December 2, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $100,000 -- $1,500,000. The agency has projected $20.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 20 awards. If the agency funds the expected 20 awards from the $20.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.0 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on January 23, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$100,000 -- $1,500,000
Close Date
January 23, 2026
Posted
September 8, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$20,000,000
Expected Awards
20
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
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).
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Chris Carusiello and Jamie Lutz
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