Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs |
FEMA |
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Recent Deadline: 1/29/2021. FEMA's hazard mitigation assistance provides funding for eligible mitigation measures that reduce disaster losses. Mitigation planning breaks the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction and repeated damage. Hazard mitigation includes long-term solutions that reduce the impact of disasters in the future. FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance has five grant programs.
- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). Assists in implementing long-term hazard mitigation planning and projects following a Presidential major disaster declaration.
- Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program. Provides funds for planning and projects to reduce or eliminate risk of flood damage to buildings that are insured annually under the National Flood Insurance Program.
- Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program. Provides funds annually for hazard mitigation planning and projects.
- HMGP Post Fire Grant. Assistance available to help communities implement hazard mitigation measures after wildfire disasters.
- Building Resilient Infastructure and Communities (BRIC). Support for states, local communities, tribes and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards.
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Adaptation, Research, Mitigation, Water, Disaster, Emergency Management, Land, Fire, Flood |
Varies |
Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska |
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FDPIR Program Nutrition Education Grants |
FDPIR, USDA |
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Deadline Passed April 30, 2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. Since 2008, FNS awards funding for nutrition education projects through Food Distribution Program Nutrition Education (FDPNE) grants each fiscal year. Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) and State agencies (SAs) that are current FDPIR allowance holders (have a direct agreement with FNS to administer FDPIR) are eligible to apply for funds to conduct projects that provide nutrition information and services to FDPIR participants. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 SNAP Education Plan Guidance is the basis for FDPNE nutrition, gardening, and physical activities
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food, nutrition, distribution. gardening |
Ceiling $220,000
Floor $2,000 |
National |
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Integrating Human Health and Well-Being with Ecosystem Services |
EPA, Sustainable and Healthy Communities (SHC) Research Program |
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Unknown for 2017. Specifically, this research examines how communities can integrate ecosystem services with human health and well-being to inform their decision making and management practices. This RFA aims to develop information that allows communities to integrate environmental, societal and economic information and to better manage multiple stressors and their cumulative impacts on humans and ecosystems. The ultimate goal is to help communities achieve their own objectives while taking advantage of more relevant and accessible information about ecosystem services.
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Community Development, Community Resilience, Climate Resilience, Public Health, Management, Ecosystem Services. |
Up to a total of $600,000 for regular awards and $400,000 for early-career awards, including direct and indirect costs, with a maximum duration of three years. |
National. |
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Village Safe Water Program/Alaska Native Village and Rural Communities Program |
EPA, State-funded |
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The Village Safe Water Program provides technical and financial support to communities to design and construct water and wastewater systems. It is meant to assist Alaska Native Villages and Alaska rural communities with the construction of new or improved drinking water and wastewater systems. This funding can also be used to provide training and technical assistance in the operations and maintenance of these systems.
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Water, Natural Resources, Education |
Varies |
Northwest, Alaska |
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program: Environmental Technology Developers |
EPA, SBIR |
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Deadline passed as of October 20, 2016. Deadline for 2017 unknown. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) mission is to protect human health and the environment. EPA’s SBIR Program supports small businesses (500 or fewer employees) to develop and commercialize novel environmental technologies that support this mission.
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small business, economy, technology, development, information, |
Approximately 18 Phase I firm-fixed price contract awards for $100,000 for "proof of concept" |
United States |
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EPA Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program |
EPA, NGO |
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Smart Growth America and Global Green USA are soliciting applications for technical assistance, which is available under grants EPA awarded to these two organizations through the Office of Sustainable Communities' Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities grant program. (Listen to the November 6 webinar about both offerings.) Global Green USA's technical assistance is based on the LEED for Neighborhood Development standard, which provides a nationally recognized method for creating neighborhoods that are walkable, bikeable, resource-efficient, and equitable. At the conclusion of the assistance, the team will provide recommendations for both physical and policy changes that can enhance neighborhood sustainability.
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Sustainable Development, infrastructure, planning, policy, climate change |
Grant provides assistance as opposed to cash |
National, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, Midwest, Alaska |
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Tribal Training and Outreach Support for the American Indian Air Quality Training Program |
EPA, AIAQTP, R&IEL |
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Grant deadline unknown for 2016. This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to provide tribal training, technical and outreach support for the American Indian Air Quality Training Program. The American Indian Air Quality Training Program (AIAQTP) provides workshop training, internships and technical support to tribal governments seeking to investigate, develop and establish air quality management programs for lands under their jurisdiction and provides opportunity for American Indian students to pursue environmental careers in the field of air quality management. The Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center is a component of the AIAQTP, and is a partnership effort between the selected grant recipient and EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, hosted by the Radiation and Indoor Environments National (R&IEL) laboratory in Las Vegas, to provide a full spectrum of technical support to tribes undertaking air quality monitoring and related activities.
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workshop training, technical support, internships, Air Quality |
Up to $1,600,000 |
National, Las Vegas |
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Environmental Education Local Grants |
EPA Region 10 |
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Deadline Passed 01/06/2020. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The purpose of the Environmental Education Local Grants Program in Region 10 is to support locally-focused environmental education projects that increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental and conservation issues and provide the skills that participants in its funded projects need to make informed decisions and take responsible actions toward the environment.
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Environmental Education, stewardship, public awareness, conservation |
$50,000-$100,000 |
National. |
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Tribal Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program FY 2018 |
EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality |
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Deadline Passed 04/03/2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) is soliciting proposals nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced by diesel engines and diesel emissions exposure, particularly from fleets located in areas designated as having poor air quality. Further, priority for funding will be given to projects which result in outcomes that benefit affected communities, those that engage affected communities with respect to the design and performance of the project, and those which can demonstrate the ability to promote and continue efforts to reduce emissions after the project has ended.
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emissions, alternative energy, sustainability, climate adaptation, air quality |
Awards will range from $0-$800,000. |
United States |
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EPA Region 7 Wetland Program Development Grants |
EPA |
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Wetland Program Development Grants provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. All proposals submitted under this RFP must be for projects that build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs.
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Wetland Conservation, Water Pollution |
Varies |
Midwest |
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National Indoor Environments Program: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Pollutants |
EPA |
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This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities for demonstration, training, outreach and/or education cooperative agreements that will have a national scale impact to reduce exposure to indoor air contaminants and yield measurable environmental outcomes.
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Air Pollution, public health |
Up to $200,000 annually for up to 3 years |
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska, Midwest, US territories |
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EPA Region 3 Wetlands Program Development Grants |
EPA |
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Deadline unknown for 2017. Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. All proposals submitted under this RFP must be for projects that build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs. Implementation of wetland protection programs is not an eligible project under this announcement
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Conservation, Wetlands |
$200,000-900,000 |
Northeast, Southeast |
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Clean School Bus Rebates |
EPA |
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Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: August 19, 2022. EPA’s new Clean School Bus Program is providing $500 million in funding to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models. Beginning June 8 through August 10, EPA will be hosting a series of webinars on who is eligible, who is prioritized, and how to apply for the 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates. Learn more and apply here.
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Clean energy, transportation, zero-emission, education |
Varies. |
National |
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EPA Pollution Prevention Grant Program |
EPA |
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Pollution Prevention (P2) Grants provide technical assistance to businesses in order to help them develop and adopt source reduction practices (also known as “pollution prevention” or “P2”). P2 means reducing or eliminating pollutants from entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal. In keeping with the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, EPA is encouraging P2 because implementing these approaches can result in reductions in toxic pollutants, the use of water, energy and other raw materials, while also lowering business costs. P2 grants are awarded to States, colleges and universities (recognized as instrumentalities of the state), and federally-recognized tribes and intertribal consortia.
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Pollution Prevention, Conservation, Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas Reduction |
$40,000-$500,000 |
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska, Midwest |
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Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program - Middle and Upper Columbia |
EPA |
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Deadline Passed 12/20/2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 (EPA), is issuing a Request for Applications (RFA) from eligible entities to improve water quality in the Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin, through specific actions to reduce toxics, increase monitoring, and/or increase public education and outreach. The Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (CRBRP) will assist tribal, state and local governments; nongovernmental entities, and others as they implement the Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Action Plan and the Lower Columbia River Estuary Plan - Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan and conduct activities to support EPA national goals for the Columbia River Basin.
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water quality, public education, outreach, restoration, management, Columbia river basin |
$60,000-$200,000 |
Columbia River Basin |
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Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319 |
EPA |
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Tribes are eligible to receive Clean Water Act Section 319 grant funding to implement EPA-approved NPS programs. As required under the Clean Water Act, tribes must be approved for treatment in a similar manner as a state (TAS) and have an EPA-approved NPS assessment report and NPS management program to receive §319 funds. Each year, a §319-eligible tribe may apply for a base §319 grant that support their NPS management program, and they are eligible to compete nationally for additional §319 funds (competitive §319 grants) to implement on-the-ground projects to restore and protect their waters.
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nonpoint source pollution, management, watersheds, Clean Water Act |
Up to $100,000 |
Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska |
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Systems-Based Research for Evaluating Ecological Impacts of Manufactured Chemicals |
EPA |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR), and Chemical Safety for Sustainability (CSS) research programs is funding grants with the goal of applying systems-based approaches for identifying, addressing, and reducing uncertainties from limited exposure data and stressor-response relationships.EPA is seeking applications focusing on integrated, transdisciplinary research that would advance scientific understanding of potential for impacts to ecosystem wellbeing associated with the use of manufactured chemicals.Specifically, the RFA solicits proposals for systems-based research to develop and apply innovative metrics and modeling approaches to improve evaluation of ecological resilience and impact analyses, and to support environmental sustainability. Successful proposals will translate emerging and advanced methods, data, and computational tools to address complexity of these systems and distill drivers of adverse outcomes to ecological organisms and populations.
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Research, Chemical Pollution |
Up to $800,000 |
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Alaska, National |
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Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program- Tribal Program Implementation |
EPA |
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Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: January 31, 2023. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 (EPA), is issuing a Request for Applications (RFA) from eligible Columbia River Basin tribal governments to improve water quality in the Columbia River Basin, through specific actions to reduce toxics, and/or increase public education and outreach. The Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (CRBRP) will assist tribes as they implement the Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction Action Plan and the Lower Columbia River Estuary Plan - Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan and conduct activities to support EPA national goals for the Columbia River Basin. Learn more here.
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water quality, monitoring, public education, restoration, management, Columbia River Basin, pollution, toxins |
$750,000 - $2,000,000 |
Columbia River Basin |
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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Tribal Set-Aside Program |
EPA |
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Most types of projects that improve the health of the public being served by the drinking water system are eligible for funding. Funds may also be used to conduct project feasibility studies, engineering design work, and for project administration.
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Water, Health, Research |
Varies |
Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska |
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National Center for Sustainable Water Infrastructure Modeling Research (USEPA) |
EPA |
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The US Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking initial applications proposing the creation of a National Center for Sustainable Water Infrastructure Modeling Research that facilitates technology transfer of open source water infrastructure models and shares green infrastructure tools and research advancements with local communities and stakeholders.
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Research, Water, Infrastructure |
Up to $4 million |
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southesat, National, Alaska |
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TRIBAL WASTE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING GRANT |
EPA |
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2017 deadline: June 15, 2017. Unknown for 2018. This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals from eligible entities that will provide training, peer-to-peer technical assistance and travel scholarships to federally-recognized tribes in support of waste management capacity building on tribal lands. The recipient will conduct three training courses that will assist tribes in the development and implementation of sustainable waste management programs. The training will focus on implementing an Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP) through waste diversion programs such as recycling, composting, et al. The training courses should include tribal speakers that have developed and implemented successful waste diversion programs. In addition, the recipient will offer travel scholarships to support the trainings as well as provide travel scholarships to financially assist tribes that voluntarily participate in the EPA’s National Tribal Waste Management Peer Matching Program.
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pollution, human hazard, sustainability, conservation, planning, policy, management, waste, sanitation, infrastructure |
Up to $200,000. |
National |
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Fiscal Year 2014 Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program (USEPA) |
EPA |
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The EPA is funding SRA grants and/or cooperative agreements to fund projects supporting pollution prevention/source reduction and resource conservation. The five goals of the grant program are: 1. Reduce the generation of GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions to mitigate climate change; 2. Reduce the manufacture and use of hazardous substances to improve human and ecological health; 3. Reduce the use of water and conserve other natural resources to protect ecosystems; 4. Create business efficiencies that derive economic benefits and improve environmental performance while addressing goals 1, 2, or 3; and 5. Institutionalize and integrate pollution prevention practices by way of technical services, policies, and initiatives while addressing goals 1, 2 or 3.
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GHG Emissions Reduction, Hazardous Waste Reduction, Water Conservation, Business Efficiency, Sustainble Business, Pollution Prevention |
$10,000-$147,000 |
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southesat, National, Alaska |
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RESTORE Estuary Program |
EPA |
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Deadline passed as of August 1, 2017. Deadline for 2018 unknown. This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals to develop and stand-up a place-based estuary program encompassing one or more of the following bays in Florida’s northwest panhandle region: Perdido Bay, Pensacola Bay, Escambia Bay, Choctawhatchee Bay, St. Andrews Bay and Apalachicola Bay.
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restoration, conservation, adaptation, mitigation, management, planning, policy, habitat, population, biodiversity, |
Varies. |
Florida |
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Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program |
EPA |
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Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: April 14, 2023. The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) Cooperative Agreement Program provides financial assistance to eligible organizations working on or planning to work on projects to address local environmental and/or public health issues in their communities, using EPA's "Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model." The CPS Program assists recipients in building collaborative partnerships to help them understand and address environmental and public health concerns in their communities. Applications submitted in response to this funding opportunity must address one of the following five broad categories:
- community-led air and other pollution monitoring, prevention, and remediation, and investments in low- and zero-emission and resilient technologies and related infrastructure and workforce development that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants;
- mitigating climate and health risks from urban heat islands, extreme heat, wood heater emissions, and wildfire events;
- climate resiliency and adaptation;
- reducing indoor toxics and indoor air pollution; or
- facilitating engagement of marginalized communities in Local, State and Federal public processes, such as advisory groups, workshops, and rulemakings
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Environmental Justice, Environmental Health, public health, collaboration, non-profit organizations, air pollution, climate resiliency, adaptation, |
up to $500,000 |
National, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, Midwest, Alaska |
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Urban Waters Small Grants |
EPA |
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EPA’s Urban Waters Program helps local residents and their organizations, particularly those in underserved communities, restore their urban waters in ways that also benefit community and economic revitalization. One of the ways the Urban Waters Program is accomplishing this mission is through the Urban Waters Small Grants Program. This program recognizes that healthy and accessible urban waters can help grow local businesses and enhance educational, recreational, social, and employment opportunities in nearby communities.
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Water, urban communities, community revitalization |
Up to $60,000 per award |
Unknown |
Link |
Human and Ecological Health Impacts Associated with Water Reuse and Conservation Practices (USEPA) |
EPA |
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The US Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications to conduct research on and demonstration of human and ecological impacts of treated wastewater applications (reclaimed water and wastewater reuse), and water conservation practices including the use of non-traditional water sources as well as more comprehensive long-term management and availability of water resources.
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Resesarch, Wastewater, water quality, Water Conservation |
Up to $750,000 |
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska |
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FY20 Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment Grants |
EPA |
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Deadline Passed 12/03/2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act (P.L. 115-141), requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish guidance for grants to assess and clean up brownfield sites. EPA’s Brownfields Program provides funds to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofit organizations to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse brownfield sites. This guidance provides information on applying for Assessment Grants.
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Health |
up to $600,000 |
Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, National |
Link |
EPA Region 4 Wetlands Program Development Grants |
EPA |
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Deadline unknown for 2017. Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. All proposals submitted under this RFP must be for projects that build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs. Implementation of wetland protection programs is not an eligible project under this announcement
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Conservation, Wetlands, Scientific Data |
$100,000-$250,000 |
EPA region 4; South; Southeast |
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Science for Sustainable and Healthy Tribes |
EPA |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research on science for sustainable and healthy tribes. This solicitation is focused on research to develop sustainable solutions to environmental problems that affect tribes. The objectives of the awards to be made under this solicitation are to improve understanding of: 1) the health impacts of climate change on tribal populations; and 2) the health impacts of indoor air pollution exposures that derive from or are directly affecting traditional tribal life-ways and cultural practices. In both cases, projects should focus on impacts to vulnerable sub-populations of the Tribal communities. Proposals should also consider sustainable, culturally appropriate and acceptable pollution prevention, and adaptation/mitigation strategies.
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Tribal Health, Adaptation, Mitigation |
The total funding available is $6 million; individual projects may be funded for up to $920,000 |
Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska |
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Local Foods, Local Places |
EPA |
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Past Deadline: November 13, 2020. The Local Foods, Local Places program will provide selected communities planning assistance that centers around a two-day community workshop. At the workshop, a team of experts will help community members develop an implementable action plan that promotes local food and neighborhood revitalization. Eligible applicants include local governments, Indian tribes, and nonprofit institutions and organizations proposing to work in a neighborhood, town, or city of any size anywhere in the United States. We expect that many of the communities we select will be economically challenged and in the early phases of their efforts to promote local foods and community revitalization.
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Economic development, accessibility, farmers, infrastructure development |
Unknown |
National |
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