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Investing in America through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Recycling Education and Outreach Grant Program Fact Sheet

World Wildlife Fund

Selected Grant Recipient

Name: World Wildlife Fund, Inc.

Project Location: Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD;

Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN
Project Title: Empowering Communities to

Recycle and Prevent Food Waste through Evidence Based Interventions, Policy Change, and
Technology in Title 1 Schools

EPA Information

Region: EPA Regions 3 and 4

Grant Funding: $1,164,792

The World Wildlife Fund will work with school districts in Atlanta, Baltimore, Memphis and Nashville
to promote food waste reduction and recycling. Food waste audits will be conducted to identify
interventions to reduce food waste and increase recycling, provide tools to implement those
interventions, and develop community outreach campaigns. The project will target Title 1 schools
where at least 40% of the school enrollment is made up of students from low-income families.

REO Grants

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. REO grant funding can be used to inform the public about residential or community
recycling programs, provide information about the recycled materials that are accepted as part of a
residential or community recycling program, and increase collection rates and decrease
contamination in residential and community recycling programs. These grants also advance the
Justice40 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. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law also requires that 20% of the grant
funding go to communities that are low-income, rural or Native American.

EPA will make the award to the World Wildlife Fund once all legal and administrative requirements
are satisfied.

Other Recycling Grant Funding in Georgia, Maryland and Tennessee

Georgia SWIFR State Grant Fact Sheet	Maryland SWIFR State Grant Fact Sheet

Tennessee SWIFR State Grant Fact Sheet	Baltimore SWIFR Communities Grant Fact Sheet

Highlights

•	Benefits 30-40 Title 1 schools.

•	Promotes food waste reduction and
recycling.

EPA 530-F-24-005-GG

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April 2024

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