Project Grant 00E00916

This $460,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program provides funding to the Wildlife Habitat Council, Inc. to conduct ambient air quality monitoring and community engagement activities in environmental justice communities in Detroit, Michigan and the Calumet watershed region of Chicago, Illinois. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) received a $6.5 million Project Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program (CFDA 14.905). The grant, awarded on March 15, 2025, with a completion date of March 15, 2029, funds comprehensive lead-based paint hazard identification and control activities in Washington, D.C. The program targets...

This Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act, will fund the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities by the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE). The $600,000 award will enable DOEE to establish a mobile air monitoring platform focused on providing hyper-local,...

This $357,852 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will fund the establishment of a Community Air Monitoring Network (CAMN) of 20 PM monitors in New Castle County, Delaware. The grant aims to engage local residents in developing the monitoring network to provide accurate, real-time data on air quality...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, awarded a $4,460,897 Project Grant under the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program (CFDA 14.905) to the City of Boston, Department of Neighborhood Development. The grant aims to protect children under six years old from lead poisoning by identifying and controlling lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned rental and owner-occupied housing in low-income and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded We Want Green Too, a woman-owned nonprofit organization based in Detroit, Michigan, a Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (CFDA 14.900) totaling $1,105,274.29, effective May 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of November 15, 2028. This 42-month project grant funds comprehensive lead-based paint hazard identification and control activities in Detroit's...

This $440,485 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides funding to the Ecology Action Center (EAC) to conduct ambient air quality monitoring in communities in the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area with environmental and health disparities stemming from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. EAC will...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900), awarded a $2,500,000 project grant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in privately-owned low-income housing. The 3-year grant, which began on November 15, 2023, supports comprehensive lead hazard reduction activities including inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, and abatement to protect...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a $237,500 Project Grant under the CMS Research, Demonstrations and Evaluations program (CFDA 93.779) to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) to investigate the combined impact of lead exposure and chronic stress on cardiovascular disease risk among urban Black residents. The 2-year project aims to characterize the relationships between environmental lead levels and acute/chronic lead exposure, as...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $662,446 in funding to the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) to establish a new multipollutant air monitoring station in the North Highlands area of Sacramento, an environmental justice community. The key activities...