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The Solid Waste Management Program provides grants, loans, or a combination of grants and loans for solid waste disposal, recycling, and waste tire projects.
The loan interest rates are determined each year by the Board of Water and Natural Resources. The current interest rates are 2.25% for seven years, or the useful life of the project, whichever is less.
Application Deadlines
Applications must be postmarked or received at the department on or before the first day of January, April, July, or October.
Award Dates
The department will notify applicants of the date for the board meeting at which applications will be considered by the board. Board meeting dates are available on the department's website.
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General Information
The Solid Waste Management Program was established on July 1, 1992, to provide funding for solid waste disposal, recycling, and waste tire projects. The Legislature established the following funding guidelines for the program:
- A minimum of 50 percent of the funds collected will be available for recycling projects each program year;
- A maximum of 50 percent of the funds collected may be obligated for disposal projects during each program year; and
- Waste tire cleanup projects will qualify for funding assistance under the disposal activities funding category.
Eligible Project Sponsors
Eligible applicants include individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, counties, cooperatives, municipalities, regional or state-wide planning agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, or special purpose districts that have the authority to construct or operate solid waste, waste tire, or recycling facilities.
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Application Requirements
The Board of Water and Natural Resources is authorized to provide low interest loans in addition to grants to qualifying applicants under the Solid Waste Management Program. The department has developed program forms and recommended formats to accommodate an applicant’s ability to request grant, loan, or a combination of grant and loan assistance.
Program forms and recommended formats include a Three-Year Business Plan, a General Application form, a Private Entity loan application form, and a Public Entity loan application form. All applicants must submit the Three-Year Business Plan and the General Application. Applications must be completed fully and meet minimum program requirements before they will be reviewed and presented to the board for funding consideration.
Funding applications should include narrative addressing:
1) How the project will advance the state's solid waste management hierarchy;
- Volume reduction at the source;
- Recycling and reuse;
- Use for energy production; and
- Disposal in landfill or combustion for volume reduction
2) Potential cost savings, public health, or environmental benefits in solid waste management, waste tire management, or waste tire processing for energy production.
Match Requirements
A grant applicant must provide a minimum 40 percent share of the total proposal cost. The board may reduce this requirement to 20 percent if the applicant demonstrates undue hardship or other mitigating factors. Matching funds may include public or private direct contributions, loans from private or public sources including state and federal agencies, and federal grants. In-kind contributions may also be considered as matching funds.
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Grant Application Only. Applicants requesting grant funding only must complete a Three-Year Business Plan and the General Application form.
Private Entity Loan or Grant & Loan Application. Private entity applicants requesting loan or a combination of grant and loan funding for a project must complete a Three-Year Business Plan, the General Application Form, and a Private Entity Loan Application Form.
- Online application form with interactive fields (your entries into the form can be saved)
- Download and print application form (print for completion by hand or use "typewriter" in Adobe Reader)
Public Entity Loan or Grant & Loan Application. Public entity applicants requesting loan or a combination of grant and loan funding for a project must complete a Three-Year Business Plan, the General Application Form, and a Public Entity Loan Application Form.
- Online application form with interactive fields (your entries into the form can be saved)
- Download and print application form (print for completion by hand or use "typewriter" in Adobe Reader)
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Award Criteria
The board may award less than the amount requested in the application or convert grant requests to loan or convert loan requests to grant funding. Recommendations on funding will be based on the following criteria:
1) Area to be served;
2) Available program funds;
3) Business plan review;
4) Compliance with applicable permits and regulations;
5) Debt service capability;
6) Economic impact;
7) Local contribution;
8) Other funding sources;
9) Rates;
10) Readiness to proceed;
11) Regionalization or consolidation of facilities; and
12) Technical feasibility.
Rules and Regulations
Rules and regulations concerning the Solid Waste Management Program may be found in the Administrative Rules of South Dakota 74:05:10.
For more information contact:
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Financial and Technical Assistance
523 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, South Dakota 57501
Phone: (605) 773-4216
Fax: (605) 773-4068
E-mail: Stacy Froelich
Download a copy of the Solid Waste Management Program Application in Adobe Reader.
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