Solid Waste Assistance Grants

Grants Information

The Solid Waste Policy, Planning, & Grants Branch administers several solid waste assistance programs that provide grant funding to support a variety of solid waste management activities. These programs include the following:

• The local governments solid waste assistance grants program
• The local governments waste tire collection and clean up grants program
• The waste tire incentive recycling and research grants program
• The solid waste planning grants program

Fact Sheet on the MDEQ Solid Waste Assistance Programs
Mississippi Grants and Loans for Environmental Projects 

For copies of regulations or applications for these grants programs, see the links below.

• REGULATIONS: Grant Regulations for Waste Tire and Solid Waste Assistance Funds
• REGULATIONS: Recycling Cooperative Grant Regulations
• Grant Application – Part 1: General Information
• Grant Application – Part 2a: Solid Waste Assistance Grants
• Grant Application – Part 2b: Local Government Waste Tire Grants
• Grant Application – Part 2c: Solid Waste Planning Grants
• Grant Application- Part 3: Solid Waste Enforcement Officer Grants
• Request For Payment Form
• Grant Release of Claims Form
• Cost Reporting Form for Illegal Dump Clean Ups
• List of Approved Solid Waste Planning Organizations
• Mississippi Recycling Cooperative Grants Program

For information on other grant opportunities from other sources, see the links below:

• The Recycling Partnership: Grant Opportunity to Improve Residential Curbside Recycling Systems
• Coca-Cola/NRC Recycling Bin Grants
• MDEQ Corrective Action Trust Fund for Closed Landfills
• U.S. EPA Grants Information
• USDA Solid Waste Management Grants
• USDA Water and Waste Loans and Grants
• Public Parks Recycling Grants Program

Contact Information

Mailing Address

Office of Pollution Control
Waste Division
P. O. Box 2261
Jackson, MS 39225

Shipping Address

Office of Pollution Control
Waste Division
515 E. Amite St.
Jackson, MS 39201

Fax Number
(601) 961-5785