Environmental Protection Agency · Sanitation · Public Facilities
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program
Funds municipal solid-waste, recycling, composting, and materials-recovery infrastructure. Eligible projects include curbside collection upgrades, transfer stations, MRFs, anaerobic digesters, and post-collection processing capacity. Cities apply directly; tribal and territorial set-asides are separate tranches.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $15M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Annual NOFO; check current cycle.
- Typical prep time
- 8–16 weeks
- Statutory authority
- IIJA §70401 (Save Our Seas 2.0 Act amendments to SWDA)
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
IIJA-authorized; cities, counties, and intermunicipal solid-waste authorities are all eligible. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
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Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.