Assistance Listing 66.920
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants
Environmental Protection Agency · Environmental Protection Agency
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 139 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $1,346,833. Expect about 94 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 100%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 58% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $1.3M
- $1.1M – $1.5M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 9
- $14M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Sep
- annual · 94-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Logan | Government | UT | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| City of Baltimore | Government | MD | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| City of Austin | Government | TX | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| Lucas, County of | Government | OH | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| City of Seattle | Government | WA | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| Municipality of Trujillo Alto | Government | PR | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| City of Iowa City | Government | IA | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| City of Minneapolis | Government | MN | 1 | $4,000,000 |
| Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission | Government | VA | 1 | $3,999,992 |
| Chaffee County Facilities Corporation | Government | CO | 1 | $3,995,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55 | $46M | $693K | $552K – $1.2M |
| 2024 | 75 | $121M | $1.3M | $898K – $1.7M |
| 2025 | 9 | $14M | $1.3M | $1.1M – $1.5M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-08 | 2026-01-23 | 137 d | EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-25-02 · Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia |
| 2024-09-16 | 2024-12-20 | 95 d | EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-24-05 · Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Political Subdivisions of States and Territories |
| 2023-01-04 | 2023-04-04 | 90 d | EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-23-07 · SOLID WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RECYCLING (SWIFR) GRANTS FOR TRIBES AND INTERTRIBAL CONSORTIA |
| 2022-11-14 | 2023-02-15 | 93 d | EPA-I-OLEM-ORCR-23-03 · Solid Waste Infrastructure For Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program for Political Subdivisions of States and Territories |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 66.920?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 139 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $1,346,833. Expect about 94 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $1.3M; the middle half ran from $1.1M to $1.5M. 9 new awards were made, with $14M committed to them.
When does 66.920 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Sep with about 94 days to apply. The most recent round posted Sep 8, 2025.
Who runs this program?
Environmental Protection Agency (Environmental Protection Agency). Assistance Listing 66.920 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. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.