1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zero Food Waste Act . 2. Food waste reduction grants (a) In general (1) Establishment The Administrator shall establish and carry out a program to award competitive grants as provided in paragraph (3). (2) Purpose The purpose of the program established under paragraph (1) is to help reduce the amount of food waste by 50 percent by 2030, relative to such amount in 2010. (3) Grants (A) Study on food waste generation and food waste management planning Under the program established under paragraph (1), the Administrator may award a grant to an eligible entity, excluding any eligible entity that is a nonprofit organization, to— (i) study— (I) the generation of food waste in the State or area in which the eligible entity is located or otherwise serves; and (II) policies and programs that significantly reduce the amount of food waste, including policies and programs to carry out food waste reduction activities; and (ii) develop a plan under which such eligible entity will carry out at least one food waste reduction activity, prioritizing prevention to the extent practicable. (B) Food waste data and reports Under the program established under paragraph (1), the Administrator may award a grant to an eligible entity, excluding any eligible entity that is a nonprofit organization, to— (i) collect data on the amount of food waste generated in the State or area in which the eligible entity is located or otherwise serves; and (ii) publish, on any publicly available website (which may include the website of a nongovernmental organization), a monthly or quarterly report on the data collected under clause (i). (C) Food waste reduction projects Under the program established under paragraph (1), the Administrator may award a grant to an eligible entity to— (i) (I) carry out or otherwise support a food waste reduction activity