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Investing in America through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants
Tribes and Intertribal Consortia Fact Sheet

Forest County Potawatomi Community

Selected Grant Recipient

Name: Forest County Potawatomi Community
Project Location: Crandon, Wl
Project Title: FCPC's Solid Waste Infrastructure for
Recycling Grant Project

EPA Information

Region: EPA Region 5

Grant Funding: $555,565

The Forest County Potawatomi Community will expand solid waste collection and recycling
infrastructure, increase capacity, and promote recycling education and awareness. The Tribe will
achieve these objectives by purchasing new recycling collection and transportation vehicles,
recycling bins for Tribal government buildings, and in-home recycling and composting collection and
storage bins for Tribal households. The Tribe will also conduct community-wide and household
outreach and school-oriented recycling education events. These activities will serve to expand
existing infrastructure and increase community awareness of recycling best practices and
opportunities.

SWIFR Grants to Tribes and Intertribal Consortia

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 Tribal grant funding can be used to develop or update post-consumer materials
management plans; 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.

These grants also advance the Justice^ Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall
benefits of certain federal investments flow to communities that have historically been underserved
and overburdened by pollution.

EPA will make the award to Forest County Potawatomi Community once all legal and administrative
requirements are satisfied.

Highlights

•	Creates a full-time recycling
coordinator job.

•	Promotes recycling education and
awareness.

•	Enables at least 40 Tribal households
to compost at home.

https://www.ppa.gov/infrastructurp/SWIFR

EPA 530-F-24-005-FCP	August 2024


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