The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,050,000 Project Grant under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE). This funding will enable MDEGLE to provide pollution prevention and waste reduction technical and financial assistance to state industries and businesses in Michigan's food and beverage sector. Key products and services to be delivered include:
Establishing a state-run...
This $349,727 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will fund Montana State University (MSU) to provide technical assistance to businesses in the food and beverage manufacturing industry. The goal is to help them develop and implement source reduction practices, also known as pollution prevention (P2), to reduce toxic air emissions, water and energy usage, and hazardous materials generation and...
This $349,690 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) provides funding to the University of South Florida to assist businesses in adopting source reduction practices, also known as pollution prevention (P2). The recipient will provide technical assistance, including information, training, and tools, to businesses in the food and beverage manufacturing sector located in or near disadvantaged communities in Florida....
This $281,280 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708), will fund the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to provide technical assistance to 10 beverage manufacturers in Illinois. The project aims to help these primarily small businesses identify and implement energy efficiency, water reduction, chemical substitution, and waste reduction opportunities through pollution prevention best practices. The...
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), in partnership with the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum (MISBF) and other regional/national partners, received a $683,836 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708). The project aims to provide technical assistance to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health/environment in disadvantaged communities. Key activities include developing an implementation...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) provides $325,000 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to deliver technical assistance to small and medium-sized businesses, especially those located in or impacting disadvantaged communities. The funding will be used to develop and implement a multi-tiered program to provide P2 training, peer mentoring, and environmental management systems...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance, including information, training, and tools, to help businesses in Montana's food and beverage manufacturing industry adopt source reduction or pollution prevention (P2) practices. The $610,323 award to Montana State University will fund an internship program where students will work directly with at least 75% food and beverage...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708), funds the University of Minnesota Regents to deliver technical assistance to Minnesota's food processing industry.
Specifically, the $233,022 grant will support the university in providing information, training, and tools to help food processing facilities adopt pollution prevention practices. The project aims to reduce water use, wastewater...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) to the University of Utah's Department of Chemical Engineering. The funding supports a comprehensive initiative to provide technical assistance, resources, and training to businesses on pollution prevention (P2) strategies across five key industrial sectors: food and beverage, chemical, automotive, aerospace, and metal manufacturing.
The University of...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $800,000 Pollution Prevention (P2) Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) project grant to the University of Illinois to provide technical assistance for reducing exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in disadvantaged communities. The project will:
Develop criteria and tools to help 115 food service businesses (including restaurants, churches, and soup kitchens) in disadvantaged communities identify and purchase PFAS-free...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) provides $287,645 to Central Michigan University (CMU) to offer technical assistance (TA) to businesses in the food and beverage manufacturing sector in underserved Michigan communities. The funding will enable CMU and its subrecipient, the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum (MISBF), to help these businesses implement source reduction/pollution prevention (P2) practices that reduce hazardous materials, water/energy use, and air emissions, including greenhouse gases. Key activities include providing TA, training, and tools to support P2 implementation, as well as community engagement to promote P2 initiatives. The project aims to document and disseminate successful P2 approaches to benefit additional businesses.