Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA SMMS 2019 1
The Sustainable Materials Management Grants opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA SMMS 2019 1) is an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discretionary funding competition designed to support projects that advance the EPA Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Program in EPA Region 2, with a specific emphasis on delivering benefits to Puerto Rico and/or the U.S. Virgin Islands. While the core requirement is that the proposed work must benefit Puerto Rico and/or the U.S. Virgin Islands, projects are allowed to include additional benefits to other parts of EPA Region 2, such as New York and New Jersey, as long as the Puerto Rico and/or U.S. Virgin Islands benefit remains clear and central.
At its core, the grant focuses on sustainable materials management, which the EPA describes as a systemic, life-cycle approach to how materials are used, reused, and managed. Instead of treating waste as something to deal with only at the end of a product's life, SMM looks across the entire life cycle of products and materials, from extraction and manufacturing through use and end-of-life management. The goal is to identify practical opportunities to reduce environmental impacts, conserve natural resources, and lower overall costs by improving how materials move through the economy. In plain terms, this kind of work often connects to reducing waste generation, increasing reuse and recycling, improving organics management, cutting contamination in recycling streams, strengthening local materials recovery systems, and building programs that prevent waste in the first place, though applicants would need to align any proposed activities with the specific priorities and requirements laid out in the full announcement.
The EPA plans to make one award under this solicitation, with an award ceiling of $100,000. Funding may be provided through either a grant or a cooperative agreement, meaning the EPA may have varying levels of involvement in the funded project depending on the award type and the specifics of the proposal. The funding activity category is Environment, and the associated CFDA number is 66.808, which is used for federal assistance tracking and is helpful for organizations that maintain grant compliance systems or need to match opportunities to internal eligibility and reporting frameworks.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the announcement directing applicants to consult the section titled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification. In practice, that means the precise list of eligible organization types is not fully captured in the summary fields and would need to be verified in the official notice, particularly if an applicant is a nonprofit, local government entity, educational institution, territorial agency, or another type of organization that sometimes falls into category-based eligibility rules.
The opportunity was created on July 25, 2019, with an original closing date of September 9, 2019. The EPA notes that applicants should rely on the full announcement for exact submission methods and deadline requirements, including any specific instructions in Section IV (commonly where federal notices outline application and submission details). Overall, this opportunity is meant to fund a single, targeted SMM project that demonstrates clear, practical benefits for Puerto Rico and/or the U.S. Virgin Islands by applying life-cycle thinking to materials use, recovery, and resource conservation.Apply for EPA SMMS 2019 1
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT GRANTS" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 25, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 09, 2019 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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