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EPA Seeks Applicants for $1.2 Million in Environmental JusticeGrants to Address Local Health and Environmental Issues

Sorry I did not get this out earlier, only a week to apply now, $25,000 (40 grants) or $50,000 (4 grants). Maybe you know of a community who has a problem and a proposal already written for another funding source they could submit for one of the grants. Again, sorry for the short notice.

Sandi Boughton

Special Assistant to Deputy Administrator for Water and Environmental Program

USDA Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service

208-459-0761 ext 124 (Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday) 202 538-5526 (cell) 208-459-0762 (fax)

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting grant applications for $1.2 million in funding to support projects designed to research, educate, empower and enable communities to understand and address local health and environmental issues. Eligible applicants from non-profit, faith-based and tribal organizations working in the community of the proposed project are encouraged to apply.

http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1FDB1DB66729C5CA85257826005BE42C

Environmental Justice Small Grants funding is available for two categories of projects:

* 40 grants of up to $25,000 each to support projects that address a community’s local environmental issues through collaborative partnerships, and;
* four grants of up to $50,000 each to gather better science on the environmental and health impacts of exposure to multiple sources of pollution in communities.

Environmental justice means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race or income, in the environmental decision-making process. Environmental justice issues often involve multiple sources of contamination, like pollution from several industrial facilities within one neighborhood, environmental hazards at the workplace or home, or contamination resulting from the consumption of fish or other subsistence food.

Environmental contamination can lead to costly health risks and can discourage investments and development in low-income, minority, and indigenous communities disproportionately impacted by pollution. Understanding the impacts of multiple environmental risks can help communities develop more effective solutions to their environmental and health concerns.

More information on eligibility and how to apply: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources/publications/grants/ej-smgrants-rfp-2011.pdf

More information on the Environmental Justice Small Grant program: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-smgrants.html

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