This $145,033 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency's Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks program (CFDA 66.609) supports efforts to protect children's environmental health in early childhood settings. The Community Development Institute will collaborate with over 200 early childhood professionals to increase their knowledge of environmental risks and conduct environmental assessments benefiting an estimated 17,000 children during the first year of...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Finance Center (EFC) Grants program (CFDA 66.203) provides $499,999 in funding to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (doing business as the Patrick Center for Environmental Research) to deliver technical assistance and capacity building support to underserved communities in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and along the Delaware Route 9 corridor. The key products and...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE), a non-profit organization, to implement a 1-year project that designs, demonstrates, and disseminates environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Pittsburgh, PA. The key activities include: 1) Creating eco-student...
The EPA Region 3 awarded this $52,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Inc. (GHHI) under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615). This program provides funding to pass-through entities to distribute grants to community-based organizations advancing environmental justice initiatives. Under this agreement, GHHI will distribute $40 million in sub-grants to community-based organizations through a tiered grantmaking...
This $185,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 66.444) provides funds to the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DC DOEE) to implement a program of voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at local schools and child care centers. Key activities include: Sampling and testing for lead, identifying potential lead sources, and...
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 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 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 provides $340,215 to the Delaware Division of Public Health under the Performance Partnership Grants program. The funding supports the Division's continuing environmental programs related to lead-based paint from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Key products and services include managing the training of individuals in lead abatement, accreditation of training providers, and certification of contractors....
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded $202,500 to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034). The purpose of this American Rescue Plan-funded project grant is to enhance monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutants in communities with environmental...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry under the Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response program (CFDA 93.070), provides $300,000.00 to support the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units National Program Office. The primary awardee, Public Health Institute, will oversee a network of regional clinical academic centers that serve as pediatric environmental health specialty units. These units will provide training,...