xvEPA Investing in America through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants Tribes and Intertribal Consortia Fact Sheet lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Selected Grant Recipient Name: lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Project Location: Santa Ysabel, CA Project Title: lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Small- Scale Sorting and Transfer Station Development EPA Information Region: EPA Region 9 Grant Funding: $1,500,000 The lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel will build and staff a small-scale sorting and transfer station and implement an outreach campaign to manage post-consumer materials and divert waste from landfills. The project will consist of education and outreach, construction, and operations and data collection. The sorting station will divert waste from landfills by recovering, reusing, recycling, repairing, and refurbishing appropriate materials, thereby helping to create a circular economy. 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 the lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied. Highlights • Diverts as much as 21 tons of waste from landfills. • Creates 4 new jobs. • Implements an outreach campaign to manage post-consumer materials. • Builds a small-scale sorting and transfer station. https://www.ppa.gov/infrastructurp/SWIFR EPA 530-F-24-005-ISY August 2024 ------- |