Project Grant 00A00070

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) will fund the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to implement an asthma home visiting and asthma trigger remediation model. The project aims to expand access to services that address environmental asthma triggers, such as mold remediation, pest control, and duct/vent cleaning, for vulnerable...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.815) program will provide funding for Pathstone Corporation, a Rochester, NY-based non-profit organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Puerto Rico in environmental careers. The core training program will include 80 hours of instruction in hazardous waste operations, emergency response,...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) will fund the Vermont Agency of Human Services to implement the "Healthy and Energy-Efficient Homes" project. The project aims to improve the health and well-being of low-income immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers/asylees in Burlington and Winooski, Vermont by expanding the Champlain Valley Office...

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...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), will fund the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) to promote healthy homes and improve asthma outcomes in vulnerable Louisiana communities. The $1,000,000 award will support various activities, including conducting 300 virtual home visits with certified asthma educators, performing 150 indoor home assessments to...

This $1,000,000 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), funds the Rhode Island Department of Health's (RIDOH) Rhode Island Asthma Control Program (RIACP). The goal is to reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants and improve health outcomes for residents in 50 public housing units experiencing high asthma rates and poor air quality. Key activities include: installing air...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will enable CASA, Inc., a non-profit organization, to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices and techniques to increase environmental literacy and promote pro-environmental behaviors in impacted communities. Key activities include the Climate Justice Fellowship Program, which will build the capacity of CASA and five local...

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...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide $425,000 in technical assistance to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities in Maryland. Specifically, the grant will support the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) in developing and implementing replicable workforce training programs and audit tools focused on reducing...

This $141,614 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund the Massachusetts Audubon Society to implement environmental education initiatives in the Massachusetts communities of Springfield, Worcester, and Attleboro. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors through a variety of activities, including: Providing 6 hours of online professional...