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EPA releases strategy to protect people’s health and the environment in communities overburdened by pollution

Posted Wed, 2011/09/21 - 12:14pm by RCAP

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the release of Plan EJ 2014, a three-year, comprehensive plan to advance environmental justice efforts in nine areas, including rulemaking, permitting, enforcement, and science.

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

Posted Wed, 2011/02/02 - 11:43am by RCAP

WASHINGTON – 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.

EPA's Office of Children's Health Protection solicitation for grant proposals to address children's environmental health

Posted Mon, 2011/01/31 - 11:01am by RCAP

EPA’s Office of Children’s Health Protection is receiving grant proposals to address children's environmental health in underserved communities by building capacity for these communities to reduce environmental exposures in child-occupied settings (e.g. homes, schools and child care centers).

Funds available for awards are expected to total approximately $1.5 million, and EPA intends to award 15 to 20 awards, each for an amount not to exceed $100,000. The due date for initial proposals is February 18, 2011.