Consumer Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is an historic investment in the health, equity, and resilience of American communities, providing unprecedented funding to support local waste management infrastructure and recycling programs as well as improve public education and outreach. For more information, check out a fact sheet (pdf) about how BIL funding is transforming U.S. recycling and waste management.
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Overview
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $75 million total from Fiscal Year 2022 to Fiscal Year 2026 for grants to fund a new Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program.
Applications for Round One of this opportunity opened in 2022, with selectees announced in 2023. The application period for Round Two of this funding opportunity closed on December 20, 2024. EPA anticipates making a selection and awarding funding in 2025.
Resources
- Funding Opportunity in Grants.gov.
- REO Notice of Funding Opportunity (pdf) (Closed on December 20, 2024).
- Questions and Answers: REO Grant Program Round Two.
- Prepare for a Grant.
- EPA Grants Management Training and Resources.
- Model Recycling Program Toolkit.
Webinar
EPA recorded a webinar about this funding opportunity. In it, EPA provided an overview of the NOFO, eligible entities, evaluation criteria, information about subawards and recipients, and the application process.
Updates
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Need More Help?
If you have questions about the grants, email RecyclingEd@epa.gov.
Round One Grant Information
EPA received applications for funding from 303 eligible entities, requesting a total of approximately $332.7 million in funding. On November 15, 2023, EPA announced the 25 selectees for the Recycling Education and Outreach Grants.