Water and Environmental

Water and Environmental Programs
	Solid Waste Management Grant Program

	Objectives	Required Forms	Application Guide
	Eligibility	Evaluation Procedure	Federal Regulation
	Limitations	Application Requirements	Contact Information
	Purpose	Grantees Funded in FY 2008

	Objectives: The objectives of the Solid Waste Management Grant Program are to Reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas. Improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. NOTE: Rural areas are defined as any area not in a city or town with a population in excess of 10,000, according to the latest decennial census of the United States. Back to Top Eligibility: Entities eligible for Solid Waste Management (SWM) grants are: Private nonprofit organizations with tax exempt status designated by the Internal Revenue Service. A nonprofit organization is defined as any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that: Is operated primarily for scientific, education, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest. Is not organized primarily for profit. Uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expand its operations. Public bodies. Federally acknowledged or State recognized Native American tribe or group. Academic institutions. Entities must be legally established and located within a state as defined in § 1775.2. Organizations must be incorporated by December 31 of the year the application period occurs to be eligible for funds. Private businesses, Federal agencies, and individuals are ineligible for these grants. Applicants must also have the proven ability; background; experience, as evidenced by the organization’s satisfactory completion of project(s) similar to those proposed; legal authority; and actual capacity to provide technical assistance and/or training on a regional basis to associations as provided in § 1775.63. Associations are defined as an entity, including a small city or town, that is eligible for Rural Utilities Service (RUS) water and waste financial assistance in accordance with RUS Regulation 1780, part 7. To meet the requirement of actual capacity, an applicant must either: Have the necessary resources to provide technical assistance and/or training to associations in rural areas through its staff, or Be assisted by an affiliate or member organization which has such background and experience and which agrees, in writing, that it will provide the assistance, or Contract with a nonaffiliated organization for not more than 49 percent of the grant to provide the proposed assistance. Applications will be accepted from October 1 through December 31 of each calendar year. Applications may be hand-delivered to the State Office by close of business December 31, or postmarked by midnight December 31 to be considered submitted on time. Applications received after December 31 will NOT be considered in that year’s review and will be returned to the applicant. Back to Top Limitations: Grant funds may NOT be used to: Recruit applications for the Agency’s water and waste loan and/or any loan and/or grant program. Duplicate current services, replacement or substitution of support previously provided such as those performed by an association’s consultant in developing a project. Fund political activities. Pay for capital assets, the purchase of real estate or vehicles, improve and renovate office space, or repair and maintain privately owned property. Pay for construction or operation and maintenance costs. Pay for costs incurred prior to the effective date of the grant. Pay for technical assistance which duplicates assistance provided to implement an action plan funded by the Forest Service (FS) under the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act (7U.S.C. 6601 note) for five continuous years from the date of grant approval by the FS. To avoid duplicate assistance, coordinate with the State Rural Development office and the Forest Service before submitting an application. Back to Top Purpose: Solid Waste Management grants may be used to: Evaluate current landfill conditions to determine threats to water resources. Provide technical assistance and/or training to enhance operator skills in the operation and maintenance of active landfills. Provide technical assistance and/or training to help communities reduce the solid waste stream. Provide technical assistance and/or training for operators of landfills which are closed or will be closed in the near future with the development and implementation of closure plans, future land use plans, safety and maintenance planning, and closure scheduling within permit requirements. Back to Top Application Requirements: Applicant will provide: An original and one copy of SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance (for non-construction). For projects that will serve only one state, the forms will be submitted to the local State Rural Development office. For projects that will serve multiple states, the forms will be submitted to the National USDA, Rural Utilities Service office. Evidence of applicant’s legal existence and authority in the form of certified copies of organizational documents and a certified list of directors and officers with their respective terms. Evidence of tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service (for non- profits). Brief written narrative which includes: a. The need for the project/service. b. The proposed service(s) to be provided. c. The benefits of the technical assistance and/or training. d. Areas to be served, including population and non-metropolitan median household income information. e. Name of association(s) or type of association(s) that will be served. f. Experience of the applicant to provide the proposed service, including experience of key staff members and person(s) providing the technical assistance and/or training. g. The number of months duration of the project or service, and the estimated time from grant approval to beginning of project or service. h. Method used to select the association(s) that will receive the service. i. Brief description of how the service will be provided, whether through currently employed personnel or through contracted personnel. j. Clearly defined goals and objectives and how they will be measured. k. Evaluation method to determine if objective(s) or the proposed activity is being accomplished. l. Plans for increased self-sustainability for the project/service in future years. Latest financial information to show the applicant's financial capacity to carry out the proposed work. A current audit report is preferred. At a minimum, the information should include a balance sheet and an income statement. Estimated breakdown of costs including those to be funded by the applicant as well as from other sources. Budget and accounting system in place or proposed. Provide the Dunn & Bradstreet D-U-N-S number (Data Numbering System) for the organization - if you do not have a DUNS number, go to the web site www.dnb.com to apply. There is no charge for this service, and the number will be received within 30 business days, according to the information on the web site. Back to Top Required Forms: Standard Form 424 Application for Federal Assistance for Non-construction Programs Standard Form 424A Budget Information for Non-construction Programs Standard Form 424B Assurances – Non-construction Programs Form AD 1047 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension & Other Responsibility Matters – Primary Covered Transactions Form AD 1048 Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions Form AD 1049 Certification Regarding Drug-free Workplace Requirements RD Instruction 1940-Q Exhibit A-1 Disclosure for Lobbying Activities ($100,000) (See your local RD Office.) Form RD 400-1 Equal Opportunity Agreement Form RD 400-4 Assurance Agreement Other forms may be required for approved grants and will be provided at that time by the National Office of Rural Development. Back to Top Contact Information: If you have any questions regarding the Federal Regulation 7 CFR 1775 or the RUS Guide 1775-2, as it pertains to Solid Waste Management Grants, please contact: LaVonda Pernell, Loan Specialist 202-720-9635 or lavonda.pernell@wdc.usda.gov Back to Top Evaluation Procedure: Applications will be accepted from October 1 through December 31 of each calendar year. Evaluation will take place from January 1 through March 1 of the following year. Priority will be given to applications using the following criteria: Applicant’s demonstrated capability and past performance in providing technical assistance and/or training to rural associations. The extent to which the population of the associations served has low income. Service being provided is to areas with populations below 5,500 or 2,500. Applicant’s or other sources in-kind contributions that combine with the requested funds to maximize service performed. Technical assistance and/or training will be directly delivered to staff of the associations being served. Applicants proposing to serve regional, multi-state, or nationwide areas. Applicants whose timeframe for completion of service/project is 12 months or less. The extent to which the service/project will be cost effective. Applicants whose proposed service/project coincides with the given objectives of the program given above. Applicants will be notified using Form AD-622 "Notice of Pre-Application Review Action" indicating the action taken on the application: Ineligible – applicants will be notified and advised of their appeal rights. Eligible but not funded – applicants will be notified and advised against incurring obligations that cannot be fulfilled without Agency funds. The application will not be retained for future years’ consideration. Eligible and selected for funding – applicant will be notified and instructed on how to complete required forms for funding. NOTE: If the applicant does not submit the necessary forms within 30 days from the date on the Form AD-622, the Agency may discontinue consideration of the application. Back to Top FY 08 Solid Waste Management Grant Recipients Adams-Clermont Solid Waste Management District (OH) $55,000 Adams-Clermont Solid Waste Management District will educate citizens about the importance of proper waste management and the value of recycling and increasing awareness of locally available resources. Alaska Forum, Inc (AK) $130,000 Alaska Forum, Inc will offer five training courses consisting of Rural Alaska Landfill Operator training and certification, Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan training, and Solid Waste Administration training for rural communities in Alaska. Alliance for Economic Success (MI) $30,000 Alliance for Economic Success will assess the community’s needs and concerns regarding recycling and develop a sustainable county-wide recycling program for Manistee County. Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (ME) $106,000 Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments will provide a wide range of technical assistance to towns and solid waste associations in the three county AVCOG region to improve efficiencies, reduce costs, protect the environment and public health and ensure adequate facilities to handle a growing solid waste stream. Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Northern Arizona University (AZ) $206,000 Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Northern Arizona University will provide educational learning and training opportunities for Native American tribes in order to build capacity to effectively administer solid waste management programs. Coeur d’Alene Tribe (ID) $50,000 Coeur d’Alene Tribe will use integrated management strategies to reduce the solid waste stream of the reservation by 1) instituting “green” hotel management practices at the Tribe’s Hotel/Casino; 2) carrying out demonstration “backyard” composting projects; and 3) providing educational workshops for local communities/residents in source reduction, re-use, and recycling materials. Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning & Development Commission (MI) $40,000 Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning & Development Commission will initiate a Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste disposal education and outreach program to produce and provide technical assistance for reducing solid and hazardous wastes and increase community participation in recycling and composting. Land-of-Sky Regional Council (NC) $95,000 Land of Sky Regional Council will increase recovery volumes of recyclables, provide training and educational programs to Solid Waste stakeholders and decision makers, and provide waste reduction education and outreach to school systems and students. Lawrence, County of (PA) $49,900 County of Lawrence will conduct a recycling public education program targeting rural municipalities; and continue to expand illegal dump cleanups, special waste/recycling collections and education programs. Logan County Solid Waste Management District (OH) $50,000 Logan County Solid Waste Management District will develop convenient, popular recycling centers that offer the District opportunities to convert part time sites from a costly service to a revenue stream. Maricopa County Public Works Solid Waste (AZ) $205,000 Maricopa County Public Works Solid Waste will provide Hazmat training to the closed landfill and open transfer station operators, and develop and launch a rural and unincorporated county-wide focused educational campaign. McDonough County (IL) $40,000 McDonough County, in conjunction with Tri County Resource and Waste Management Council, will provide recycling education programs and increase public awareness of solid waste issues through presentations, workshops and multiple recycling events. Missaukee Conservation District (MI) $75,245 Missaukee Conservation District will provide communities with Household Hazardous Waste and tire collections and educate the communities about the benefits of reducing the solid waste stream and how to prepare the product for recycling. Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority (WV) $150,000 Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority will create solid waste reduction and recycling educational outreach for non-residential entities; reduce through recycling the impact which land-filling solid waste impairs shared water resources; and facilitate state-wide solid waste training and certification programs. New Mexico Recycling Coalition (NM) $60,000 New Mexico Recycling Coalition will provide a Rural Recycling Technical Assistance Program that will assist communities with developing a community Recycling Action Plan, help start up or expand recycling programs, develop a state “waste shed” overlay in regard to cooperative processing and/or marketing of recyclables and provide recycling training. North Country Council, Inc (NH) $110,000 North Country Council, Inc will continue education and outreach to provide communities the tools to best contain costs and decrease waste streams while increasing revenue sources from recycling; and will develop an educational program designed to empower communities to continue to reduce their waste streams while transitioning to alternative funding mechanisms. Northern Maine Development Commission (ME) $97,000 Northern Maine Development Commission will: 1) provide education to homeowners and contractors on construction and demolition debris; 2) organize regional household hazardous waste collection events; 3) develop and implement a multi-media technical assistance outreach program; and 4) develop and implement a public awareness campaign to improve the use of bear proof solid waste containers. Oklahoma State University (OK) $80,000 Oklahoma State University will educate and enable teachers, law enforcement personnel, local citizens, and county governments to establish educational programs, enforce the Oklahoma solid waste laws, and implement solid waste management programs. PA Cleanways (PA) $160,000 PA Cleanways will provide rural solid waste illegal dumpsite training and education events in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PA) $170,000 Pennsylvania Environmental Council will expand and implement the COALS program in the targeted rural communities. COALS is a program designed to address illegal dumping via a multi-faceted approach which includes cleanups, recycling, education, surveillance and enforcement. Pine County Foundation (LA) $95,000 Pine County Foundation will educate rural residents about reuse, recycling and water conservation; provide waste disposal facilities; and reduce the amount of solid household waste going to the landfills in North Louisiana. Professional Recyclers of PA (PA) $20,000 Professional Recyclers of PA will address rural waste management struggles with the intention of confirming the magnitude of the problems and then provide the tools for local governments, other government agencies, and non-profit organizations to address them. Putnam County Solid Waste District (OH) $60,000 Putnam County Solid Waste District will expand access to recycling opportunities and divert waste from being landfilled; promote community wide involvement in reduction and recycling efforts; and network, collect data and evaluate service methods to use as a best practices model. Rural Community Assistance Corporation (CA) $48,600 RCAC will provide technical assistance to communities in Whitman County, WA to help them reduce organic waste and increase composting, and thereby benefit the communities, environments, and citizens’ health. Rural Community Assistance Corporation (CA) $44,000 RCAC will provide technical assistance and training workshops to the Cocopah Tribe and the Town of Gasden to develop regional bio-degeneration solid waste disposal system, using materials that otherwise would be destined for the local landfill and would contaminate ground water; and will also provide strategic guidelines for reusing solid wastes and sustaining natural resources. Shonto Community Development Corporation, Inc. (AZ) $60,000 Shonto Community Development Corporation, Inc will provide assistance for solid waste management training and planning for District 2 citizens and elected officials, located in a remote area of the Navajo Nation. Sierra County Public Works Department (CA) $100,000 Sierra County Public Works Department will eliminate the pollution of water resources, develop local infrastructure, improve planning and management of solid waste sites, increase school and community recycling education and expand local and regional partnerships to promote the efficient use of rural resources. Tanana Chiefs Conference (AK) $200,000 Tanana Chiefs Conference will provide on-site hands on and off-site technical assistance to village councils, utility managers, and solid waste operators; continue the school education program; provide training classes to enhance solid waste utility staff knowledge and skills; and maintain current assessments of solid wastes sites. Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TX) $110,000 Texas Engineering Experiment Station will provide technical assistance to residents and local officials of McMullen, TX, in solid waste management and in reducing the solid waste stream. Tooele County (UT) $100,000 Tooele County will provide training, planning, illegal dump cleanup, recycling outreach programs, and abandoned vehicle cleanup. Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission (NH) $100,000 Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission will reduce waste stream, increase awareness on waste reduction, increase awareness of recycling and institute universal waste recycling program within communities. Washington County Fiscal Court (KY) $75,000 Washington County Fiscal Court will encourage recycling in the home and to promote sound solid waste decisions for the future; and offer technical assistance and training to Washington County School System’s Community Education Director in the development of a county wide recycling reward program for the children in the elementary schools. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California (NV) $96,000 Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California will improve solid waste management on tribal lands as a means of reducing the risk of contamination to the tribal water resources. White River Regional Solid Waste Management Board (AR) $68,000 White River Regional Solid Waste Management Board will provide technical assistance to residents and local officials of the rural communities in solid waste management and in reducing the solid waste stream; and provide training to enhance operator skills in the maintenance and operation of active landfills and solid waste facilities. Windham Solid Waste Management District (VT) $120,000 Windham Solid Waste Management District will provide solid waste technical assistance and pollution prevention training to the residents, businesses, town officials, and waste managers of rural southern Vermont. Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (AK) $185,000 Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council will provide intensive training in Hazardous Materials Handling, Emergency Spill Response, and other relevant skill development to Tribal Solid Waste Managers and staff. Back to Top Objectives Eligibility Limitations Purpose Application Requirements Required Forms Evaluation Procedure Examples
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