[OKC] USDA Solid Waste Management Grant Opportunity - Applications due December 31, 2009

[Alig, Jennifer L.]

Jennifer Alig

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fyi - I would think questions should be directed to Laura....contact information below. 
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USDA Solid Waste Management Grant Opportunity - Applications due December 31, 2009

 

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Thought I would pass this along just in case any of you know an entity that might be interested. 

Laura 

Solid Waste Management Grant - Applications due December 31, 2009 
For more information go to http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/SWMG.htm . 

Purpose: 
The objectives of the Solid Waste Management Grant Program are to 
1.        Reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas. 
2.        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. 

Eligible Applicants: 

Entities eligible for Solid Waste Management (SWM) grants are: 
1.        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: 
i.        Is operated primarily for scientific, education, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest. 
ii.        Is not organized primarily for profit. 
iii.        Uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expand its operations. 
2.        Public bodies. 
3.        Federally acknowledged or State recognized Native American tribe or group. 
4.        Academic institutions. 

*	Entities must be legally established and located within a state as defined in § 1775.2. <http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/docs/1775%20finalrule.pdf>  
*	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.



Laura Moreno
U. S. EPA, Region 9
75 Hawthorne Street (WST-7)
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.947.4240 




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