EPA 2009 Healthy Communities Grant Program CFDA 66.110

The Healthy Communities Grant Program is seeking projects that: • Target resources to benefit communities at risk (environmental justice areas of potential concern, places with high risk from toxic air pollution, urban areas) and sensitive populations (e.g. children, elderly, others at increased risk). • Assess, understand, and reduce environmental and human health risks. • Increase collaboration through community-based projects. • Build institutional and community capacity to understand and solve environment and human health problems. • Achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits. Applications are due by May 8, 2009.


Proposed projects must: (1) Be located in and/or directly benefit one or more of the three Target Investment Areas which include: Environmental Justice Areas of Potential Concern, Sensitive Populations, and/or Urban Areas in one or more of the EPA Region I States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and/or Vermont; and (2) Identify how the proposed project will achieve measurable environmental and/or public health results in one or more of the six Target Program Areas which include Asthma, Capacity Building on Environmental and Public Health Issues, Clean Energy, Healthy Indoor/Outdoor Environments, Healthy Schools, Urban Natural Resources and Open/Green Space.

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R1-HC-2009
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Mar 27, 2009
Creation Date: Mar 27, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 08, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 08, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: Jun 07, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 20
Estimated Total Program Funding: $300,000
Award Ceiling: $35,000
Award Floor: $5,000
CFDA Number(s): 66.110 -- Healthy Communities Grant Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

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EPA Environmental Education Grants -- Solicitation Notice for 2009 CFDA 66.951

This document solicits grant proposals to support environmental education projects that promote environmental stewardship and help develop knowledgeable and responsible students, teachers, and citizens. This grant program provides financial support for innovative projects that design, demonstrate, or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques as described in this notice. Applications are due by December 18, 2008.


All proposals must satisfy the definition of “environmental education” as defined above and also address at least one of the educational priorities listed below to qualify for a grant. The order of the list is random and does not indicate a ranking as to which priority is most important. Further, large applications for Headquarters grants exceeding $125,000 from EPA must be more comprehensive in scope, and must support environmental education efforts over an entire state or multi-state area. For example, these larger grant proposals may develop and implement statewide environmental literacy plans to support K-12 school systems in aligning EE with state
education goals, incorporating standards for EE content in curricula, enhancing the knowledge and skills of teachers, and improving test scores of students; or, these grants may develop and promote accreditation and certification standards for EE programs and educators.
(1) Capacity Building: Increasing capacity to develop and deliver coordinated
environmental education programs across a state or across multiple states.
(2) Education Reform: Utilizing environmental education as a catalyst to advance state or local education reform goals.
(3) Community Stewardship: Designing and implementing model projects to educate
the public about environmental issues in their communities through state and local
government and community-based organizations, or through print, film, broadcast, or
other media.
(4) Health: Educating teachers, students, parents, community leaders, or the public
about human-health threats from environmental pollution, especially as it affects
children, and how to minimize human exposure to preserve good health.
(5) Teaching Skills: Providing professional development for teachers, faculty, or nonformal educators about environmental issues and content, such as sustainability, to improve environmental education skills.
(6) Career Development: Educating students in formal or non-formal settings about
environmental issues to encourage environmental careers.

Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-EE-09-02
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Nov 06, 2008
Creation Date: Nov 06, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 18, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 18, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: Jan 17, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 95
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Award Floor: $5,000
CFDA Number(s): 66.951 -- Environmental Education Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

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Environmental Justice Small Grants Program

The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (EJSG) is designed to provide funding for eligible applicants working on, or planning to work on, a project that addresses a local environmental and public health issue within an affected community. The EJSG Program is a multi-statute program designed to help communities understand and address their exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. Applications are due June 30, 2008.

Link to Environmental Justice Small Grants Program annoucement



Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OECA-OEJ-08-01
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Apr 08, 2008
Creation Date: Apr 09, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 30, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 30, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
Archive Date: Jul 30, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 40
Estimated Total Program Funding: $800,000
Award Ceiling: $20,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number: 66.604 -- Environmental Justice Small Grant Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
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