Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA OLEM ORCR 20 02
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding opportunity titled "Supporting Anaerobic Digestion in Communities" (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA OLEM ORCR 20 02) is a discretionary grant program offered through a cooperative agreement to help expand anaerobic digestion (AD) capacity and related infrastructure across the United States. The core purpose is to speed up the development of new AD projects or strengthen and scale up existing facilities so that more organic materials, especially food waste, can be diverted away from landfills and incinerators and instead managed through anaerobic digestion systems.
Anaerobic digestion is described as a natural biological process where microorganisms break down organic materials such as plant and animal waste in the absence of oxygen. This process is important because it converts diverted food waste and other organics into two main beneficial outputs. The first is biogas, a renewable energy source that can be used for heat, electricity, or upgraded for other energy uses depending on the project design. The second is digestate, a nutrient-rich byproduct that can be used in ways that support soil health, which ties the program to broader goals around sustainable materials management, climate benefits, and improved handling of organic waste streams.
Administratively, the opportunity falls under the EPA and is categorized under the environmental funding activity area, with CFDA number 66.808. The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that EPA expects to have substantial involvement during the project period compared with a standard grant. The notice was created on May 15, 2020, and the original application closing date was July 14, 2020. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed is $300,000, and the EPA anticipated making about 40 awards, suggesting the program was designed to support a sizeable number of community-level or regional efforts rather than a small number of large-scale projects.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the note that applicants should consult the program's additional eligibility details for clarification. In practical terms, that phrasing usually signals that eligibility may extend beyond only state or local governments and could include a mix of entities involved in developing, expanding, or enabling anaerobic digestion projects (for example, certain nonprofits, institutions, or other non-federal partners), but the specific boundaries would be defined in the full announcement's eligibility section.
Overall, this opportunity is aimed at building real, on-the-ground capacity for anaerobic digestion in U.S. communities by funding projects that increase the ability to process organics, reduce reliance on landfill and incineration for food waste, and produce renewable energy and soil-benefiting products as part of a more circular approach to managing organic materials.Apply for EPA OLEM ORCR 20 02
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SUPPORTING ANAEROBIC DIGESTION IN COMMUNITIES" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 15, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 14, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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