Project Grant 84070801
- The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Inc. received a $175,650 project grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 under the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program to deliver environmental health services in Baltimore, Maryland from March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023. The grant funds community outreach, education, workforce training, and in-home housing assessments and remediation referrals. Specifically, Green & Healthy Homes will conduct 20 community...
- This $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance to help District of Columbia cleaning service providers transition to safer and eco-certified cleaning products. The grant, awarded to the District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) on January 1, 2024, aims to improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities by reducing waste, workplace...
- This $350,000 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance to small brewery businesses in the region to help them develop and implement source reduction (pollution prevention) practices. The University of Maryland will engage with the target businesses, conducting outreach, site visits, and providing training, tools, and recommendations to assist the breweries in adopting more...
- This $674,855 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. 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 provides funding to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for the expansion, enhancement, and maintenance of air monitoring activities across the state. The key activities funded under this grant include: purchasing new air monitoring equipment to...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $537,245 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program. The grant funding will support the development, establishment, and maintenance of an adequate monitoring program for the prevention and control of air pollution in Maryland, with a focus on collecting...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the University of Maryland, College Park under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708). The grant will provide technical assistance to small brewery businesses in Delaware and Southeastern Pennsylvania to help them adopt source reduction practices that improve environmental outcomes while reducing costs. Specifically, the University will refine a pollution prevention benchmarking and assessment tool,...
- This $145,408 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) supports the Living Classrooms Foundation's efforts to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Baltimore, Maryland. The funding will enable the grantee to implement three key program elements: 1) Watershed Stream Studies for 400 9th grade students at four Baltimore City high schools, 2) the School Leadership in...
- 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 $857,744 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance to the critical mineral mining industry to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities. The project aims to promote pollution prevention in mining operations, with a focus on reducing air pollution and managing mining waste. Key activities include hosting three...
- The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) was awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support the development of a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an existing plan, in collaboration with local governments and tribal nations. Key activities include identifying and implementing greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects,...
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 the use of caustic and toxic cleaning chemicals in nursing homes and senior living facilities located in environmental justice areas. The MDE will partner with a sub-recipient organization, Live Together, Inc., to conduct site assessments, develop training materials, and provide on-site implementation assistance. The project aims to increase the use of safer, EPA Safer Choice-certified products in these disadvantaged communities, improving indoor air quality and reducing environmental health risks.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $425.0k | 12/21/23 |