Assistance Listing 10.762
Solid Waste Management Grants
Rural Utilities Service · Department of Agriculture
The verdict for a small nonprofit
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 18% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 49%.
Based on 61 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 14% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $193,500. Expect about 91 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 18%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 49%
- 18% higher ed · 18% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 14%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $194K
- $149K – $298K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 16
- $4.1M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Oct
- annual · 91-day window
Open right now under this program
1 opportunity · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
| Deadline | Opportunity | Expected awards |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 3162 days | Solid Waste Management Grant ProgramSWMFY27 | — |
Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Waste Training Institute | Nonprofit | UT | 10 | $3,230,600 |
| Alaska Forum INC | Government | AK | 6 | $496,000 |
| Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated | Nonprofit | DC | 5 | $4,230,913 |
| Zender Environmental Health & Research Group CO | Nonprofit | AK | 5 | $1,347,900 |
| Center for Ecotechnology INC | Nonprofit | MA | 5 | $1,215,100 |
| Rural Action INC | Nonprofit | OH | 5 | $508,183 |
| Oklahoma State University | Higher ed | OK | 5 | $432,500 |
| Syracuse University | Higher ed | NY | 4 | $1,232,107 |
| Norton Sound Health Corp | Government | AK | 4 | $706,220 |
| Earth Island Institute INC | Nonprofit | CA | 4 | $641,600 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $3.9M | $85K | $73K – $175K |
| 2022 | 27 | $4.4M | $87K | $76K – $199K |
| 2023 | 23 | $3.9M | $156K | $104K – $218K |
| 2024 | 22 | $4.3M | $149K | $85K – $244K |
| 2025 | 16 | $4.1M | $194K | $149K – $298K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-12-31 | 91 d | SWMFY27 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-12-31 | 91 d | SWMFY26 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-12-31 | 91 d | SWMFY25 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2023-10-02 | 2024-01-02 | 92 d | SWMFY24 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2022-10-03 | 2023-01-03 | 92 d | SWMFY2023 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2021-10-07 | 2021-12-31 | 85 d | SWMFY2022 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2020-10-07 | 2020-12-31 | 85 d | SWMFY2021 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2019-10-01 | 2019-12-31 | 91 d | SWMFY2020 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2018-10-01 | 2018-12-31 | 91 d | SWMFY2019 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2017-10-02 | 2018-01-02 | 92 d | SWMFY2018 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2016-10-01 | 2016-12-31 | 91 d | SWMFY2017 · RUS SWM Grant FY 2017 |
| 2015-10-01 | 2015-12-31 | 91 d | SWMFY16 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program FY16 |
| 2014-10-01 | 2014-12-31 | 91 d | SWMFY2015 · SWM Grant Program 2015 |
| 2013-11-05 | 2014-01-31 | 87 d | SWM-FY14 · Solid Waste Management Grant Program |
| 2012-11-26 | 2012-12-31 | 35 d | RUS-SWMGRANT-112612 · Solid Waste Management Grant |
| 2011-10-04 | 2011-12-31 | 88 d | RDUP-SWMGRANT-100111-FY12 · Solid Waste Management Grant |
| 2010-10-01 | 2011-01-03 | 94 d | RDUP-SWMGRANT-100110-FY11 · Solid Waste Managment Grant |
| 2009-09-30 | 2009-12-31 | 92 d | RDUP-SWMGRANT-093009-FY20 · Solid Waste ManagementGrant |
| 2008-10-06 | 2008-12-31 | 86 d | RDUP-SWMGRANT-100608-FY09 · Solid Waste Management Grant |
| 2007-10-03 | 2007-12-31 | 89 d | RDUP-SWMGRANT-100207 · Solid Waste Management Grant |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 10.762?
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 18% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 49%. Based on 61 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 14% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $193,500. Expect about 91 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Solid Waste Management Grants award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $194K; the middle half ran from $149K to $298K. 16 new awards were made, with $4.1M committed to them.
When does 10.762 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Oct with about 91 days to apply. The most recent round posted Oct 1, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Agriculture (Rural Utilities Service). Assistance Listing 10.762 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 82% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.