Solid Waste Management Grants

Every two years the Texas Legislature meets and sets the budget for the upcoming biennium. The budget includes money collected as a tipping fee at landfills throughout the state and designated to fund solid waste management programs in Texas. H-GAC receives a portion of this money, as pass-through funding from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), to fund Solid Waste Implementation grant projects throughout the 13-county region on an annual basis.

H-GAC Solid Waste Management Grant Applications

The FY26/27 Solid Waste Management Grants application period closed on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. The next call for applications will be in the fall of 2027.

Who is Eligible to Apply for the Solid Waste Management Grants?

• Cities
• Counties
• Public School Districts
• General and special law districts with the authority and responsibility for water quality protection or MSW management

Project Categories Eligible for the Solid Waste Management Grants

• Local Enforcement
• Litter and Illegal Dumping Cleanup and Community Collection Events
• Source Reduction and Recycling
• Local Solid Waste Management Plans
• Citizens’ Collection Stations and “Small” Registered Transfer Stations
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Technical Studies
• Education and Training

Grant Notification List

Please contact Erin Livingston at [email protected] if you would like to be added to the grant notification list.