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Investing in America through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants
Community Grant Fact Sheet
Chemung County, New York

Selected Grant Recipient

Name: Chemung County, NY
Project Title: Construction of the Elmira Lake
Street Composting Facility

EPA Information

Region: EPA Region 2

Grant Funding: $1,697,250

Chemung County's existing composting program currently cannot keep up with demand. The county
will build a new composting facility at the site of a decommissioned wastewater treatment plant. The
new facility will mitigate blight caused by the decommissioned plant, divert waste from the nearby
Chemung County landfill, and create a more accessible place for residents to dispose of compost.

SWIFR Grants for Communities

The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides the largest EPA investment in recycling in 30 years to
support National Recycling Strategy implementation and build a circular economy for all. As part of
the Investing in America agenda, this funding supports improvements to waste management
systems and programs, allowing resources to be used more efficiently and reducing the impact on
the climate. SWIFR Community grant funding can be used to establish or optimize collection and
management of materials; fund infrastructure, technology, or other improvements to reduce
contamination; enhance markets for recycled commodities; and increase the diversion, recycling rate
and quality of materials collected for municipal solid waste. These grants also advance the Justice^

Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow
to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution.

EPA anticipates that it will make the award to Chemung County once all legal and administrative
requirements are satisfied.

SWIFR State Grant Program Fact Sheet

New York SWIFR State Grant Fact Sheet

Highlights

•	Constructs a new composting facility.

•	Creates two to five new jobs.

•	Benefits disadvantaged communities and is
in a rural area.

www.ppa.gov/infrastructurp/SWIFR

EPA 530-F-23-007-dd	Spptpmbpr 2023


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