This $407,453 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 supports the Women For A Healthy Environment in providing capacity building and technical assistance to early learning centers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania under the Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks federal grant program (CFDA 66.609). Over the two-year period from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2024, the recipient will educate approximately 200 early learning center personnel and conduct...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $414,892 Cooperative Agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS). The funding supports MDHSS's continuing environmental programs and priorities, with a focus on reducing children's exposure to lead-based paint hazards statewide. Key activities include developing plans to ensure equitable program access, enhancing partnerships with local...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $400,000.00, was provided by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) under the Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response (CFDA 93.070) program. The award will support the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) National Program Office to bring public health and epidemiologic principles together to identify, clarify, and reduce the impact of complex environmental threats on children's health. The award...
This $241,430 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program supports the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) in operating its statewide environmental protection programs. The key activities funded under this award include: developing implementation plans to ensure equitable access to DHHS's environmental programs; enhancing partnerships with local governments and stakeholders to...
This $450,986 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 supports the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's continuing environmental programs under the Performance Partnership Grants program. Key activities include reducing childhood lead exposure through education and outreach in at-risk communities, certifying renovation and abatement firms in lead-safe work practices, and implementing regulations for lead-based paint inspections and risk assessments....
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) was awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of the Administrator under the Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks program (CFDA 66.609) effective October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Under this award, UMMC will evaluate indoor air quality at three Early Head Start childcare centers in central Mississippi serving children ages six weeks to three years from low-income...
This $175,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program aims to amplify and expand national-scale capacity to address indoor environmental determinants of health, reduce indoor air risks, and accelerate sustainable policy and systems-level actions that address indoor air quality. The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) will...
This EPA Region 7 Cooperative Agreement award under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $240,768 to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to support the operation of the state's continuing environmental programs. The funding will enable the Nebraska DHHS to address its highest environmental priorities, improve performance, achieve administrative savings, and strengthen its partnership with the EPA. Key activities to be performed include...
This $488,656 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 funds the Iowa Department of Public Health's continuing environmental programs under the Performance Partnership Grants program. The award supports statewide programs to address lead-based paint hazards through activities such as developing implementation plans to ensure underserved communities have equitable access to lead programs, enhancing partnerships with local governments and at-risk community...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $470,673 Cooperative Agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). This agreement provides funding for KDHE to operate continuing environmental programs, with a focus on reducing children's exposure to lead-based paint hazards. Key activities include developing implementation plans to ensure underserved communities have access to program benefits,...