Grants

Environmental Research & Education Foundation

Pre-proposal topics must relate to sustainable solid waste management practices and pertain to the following topic areas:

• Waste minimization
• Recycling
• Waste conversion to energy, biofuels, chemicals or other useful products
• Strategies to promote diversion to higher and better uses (e.g. organics diversion, market analysis, optimized material management, logistics, etc.)
• Landfilling

Deadlines: 4:00 PM on December 1 and May 1

Keep Iowa Beautiful

Keep Iowa Beautiful empowers Iowans to bring cultural and economic vitality into communities through their Paint Iowa Beautiful, Derelict Building, and Build with Bags Grants.

Solid Waste Alternatives Program

The Solid Waste Alternatives Program (SWAP) works to reduce the amount of solid waste generated and landfilled in Iowa. Through a competitive process, financial assistance is available for a variety of projects, including source reduction, recycling and education. Any unit of local government, public or private group or individual is eligible to apply.
Deadlines: 4:00 PM on January 2 and July 1

USDA Fertilizer Production Expansion Program

Under the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program, USDA is making $500 million in grants available to increase American-made fertilizer production to spur competition and combat price hikes on U.S. farmers. Competitive grants of up to $100 million are available to support and expand independent, innovative and sustainable fertilizer and nutrient alternatives production in the U.S. and its territories to supply American farmers. Compost is eligible under this program. For more information, view USDA's Fact Sheet and United States Composting Council's webpage.