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.
Donor Name: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)
State: Georgia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
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.
Project Period
The timeline for the portion of the project funded by this grant may not exceed 24 months in length.
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
Eligibility Criteria
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
For more information, visit EPD.
