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.

EPD is offering $2,000,000 in funding for state fiscal year 2024.

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.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants and recipients for the RWD Grant include:

Counties, municipalities, or any combination of the same, hereafter referred to as local governments
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:

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
Hub and Spoke Development – Projects that create, expand, or improve the operation of recycling hub and spoke infrastructure, collection, distribution, and logistics
Hard-to-Recycle Materials – Projects that create, expand, or improve the operation of hard-to-recycle and/or household hazardous waste recycling facilities
Recovery of Additional Materials – Projects that collect and/or process new material streams
Waste Reduction – Projects that create, expand, or improve programs at the local level to reduce waste
Innovation – Projects that demonstrate innovative processes for waste reduction or innovative use of recycled products

RWD Grant FY 2024 Schedule

Below is the anticipated schedule for the RWD Grant FY 2024 cycle:

October 18, 2023	Informational webinar
November 2023	Application period opens
December 2023	Application period closes
January - February 2024	Application review period
March - May 2024	Grant funds awarded

Please check back for updates

RWD Grant Informational Meeting - FY 2024

There will be an informational meeting for interested applicants on October 18, 2023, at 10:00 AM. The instructions to join the meeting are provided below:

Please click the link to join the webinar: https://gaepd.zoom.us/j/91226672975

Or One tap mobile :

+14703812552,,91226672975# US (Atlanta)

+16465588656,,91226672975# US (New York)

Or Telephone:

Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

+1 470 381 2552 US (Atlanta)

+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

Webinar ID: 912 2667 2975

RWD Grant Documents

RWD Grant Guidelines - updated guidelines to come soon
RWD Grant Application - updated application to come soon
RWD Quarterly Report Form
RWD Reimbursement Request Form
W9
Contractor Affidavit

Application Instructions

Completed applications and supporting materials may be submitted electronically through email or mailed. Applications may also be hand delivered. Applications through fax will not be accepted.

Mailing and Street Address:

Georgia Environmental Protection Division

Recovered Materials Unit

4244 International Parkway, Suite 104

Atlanta, GA 30354

[email protected]