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2020 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM
Executive Summary:
The Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England’s main competitive grant program to work directly with communities to support EPA’s “Back-to-Basics” agenda to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health and improve the quality of life.
The Healthy Communities Grant Program will achieve this through identifying and funding projects that:
Target resources to benefit communities at risk [areas needing to create community resilience, environmental justice areas of potential concern, sensitive populations (e.g.
children, elderly, tribes, urban and rural residents, and others at increased risk)].
Assess, understand, and reduce environmental and human health risks.
Increase collaboration through partnerships and community-based projects.
Build institutional and community capacity to understand and solve environmental and human health problems.
Advance emergency preparedness and ecosystem resilience.
Achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits.
The Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England’s main competitive grant program to work directly with communities to support EPA’s “Back-to-Basics” agenda to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health and improve the quality of life.
The Healthy Communities Grant Program will achieve this through identifying and funding projects that:
Target resources to benefit communities at risk [areas needing to create community resilience, environmental justice areas of potential concern, sensitive populations (e.g.
children, elderly, tribes, urban and rural residents, and others at increased risk)].
Assess, understand, and reduce environmental and human health risks.
Increase collaboration through partnerships and community-based projects.
Build institutional and community capacity to understand and solve environmental and human health problems.
Advance emergency preparedness and ecosystem resilience.
Achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Office: Environmental Protection Agency
Estimated Funding: $350,000
Office: Environmental Protection Agency
Estimated Funding: $350,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
2020 Healthy Communities Grant Program
Additional Information of Eligibility:
See Section III of the funding opportunity for eligibility information.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www3.epa.gov/region1/eco/uep/grants_2020hc.html
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Marrese.Katie@epa.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2020-04-21
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2020-07-05
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