Recycling and Waste Diversion Grant

Recycling and Waste Diversion (RWD) Grant Program Summary

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) offers the Recycling and Waste Diversion (RWD) Grant as part of the Solid Waste Trust Fund (SWTF) Grant Program.

The RWD Grant is not currently accepting applications. 

To be added to the mailing list for notifications on future grant cycles, please email [email protected].

General Information

The RWD Grant furthers the goals for the SWTF by providing financial support to projects in Georgia to reduce solid waste, recover valuable materials, support manufacturing, and encourage innovation.

RWD Grants will be awarded to projects that meet the criteria described in Rule 391-3-21-.17 of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia (Rules), which are designed to ensure that projects demonstrate financial sustainability and quantitative results.

SWTF Grant Administration Portal

Applications, reimbursement requests, and quarterly and final reports are now accepted through the SWTF Grant Administration Portal. Resources for the Portal can be found here.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants and recipients for the RWD Grant include:

  1. Counties, municipalities, or any combination of the same, hereafter referred to as local governments
  2. Public authorities, agencies, commissions, or institutions

Project Types

The RWD Grant allows eligible applicants to develop project proposals that best support their communities’ needs. Projects must focus on increasing recycling, reducing waste, and/or diverting recoverable materials from the solid waste stream as described in the authorized uses of the SWTF.

Examples of RWD Grant projects may include, but are not limited to:

  1. Recycling and Waste Diversion Infrastructure – Projects that create, expand, or improve infrastructure at materials recovery facilities (MRF), recycling transfer stations, convenience centers, or through other equipment that will increase the capacity to serve customers
  2. Hub and Spoke Development – Projects that create, expand, or improve the operation of recycling hub and spoke infrastructure, collection, distribution, and logistics
  3. Hard-to-Recycle Materials – Projects that create, expand, or improve the operation of hard-to-recycle and/or household hazardous waste recycling facilities
  4. Recovery of Additional Materials – Projects that collect and/or process new material streams
  5. Waste Reduction – Projects that create, expand, or improve programs at the local level to reduce waste
  6. Innovation – Projects that demonstrate innovative processes for waste reduction or innovative use of recycled products

RWD Grant Documents and Resources

  1. Download this pdf file. W9
  2. Download this pdf file. Contractor Affidavit
  3. Download this pdf file. RWD Application Signature Page
  4. Download this pdf file. Invoicing and Reporting Presentation
  5. Download this pdf file. Draft RWD Grant Agreement Template
  6. Download this pdf file. RWD Grant Overview

RWD Grant Invoicing and Reporting Webinar

Previous Grant Cycles

RWD Grant Cycle FY23

RWD Grant Cycle FY24

RWD Grant Cycle FY25

Questions should be submitted to the following email address: [email protected].