This $202,222 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide pollution prevention technical assistance, including information, training, and tools, to businesses in Minnesota's metal manufacturing and fabrication sectors. The grant will enable the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the University of Minnesota's Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) to conduct outreach,...
This $1,186,077 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities.
Specifically, the "Safer Primer and Painting Products Program" (SP4) project will: a) facilitate the reformulation of safer pipe cement, pipe primer,...
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 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)...
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 $115,000 Project Grant under the CFDA 66.034 "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program to the Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council. The purpose of the award is to expand and enhance the Tribal Council's air monitoring activities on the Grand Portage Reservation. Specifically, the funding will support the collection and analysis of data...
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 $800,000 Project Grant under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) to West Virginia University (WVU) to provide technical assistance (e.g., information, training, expert advice) using pollution prevention (P2) practices. The project aims to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities in West Virginia. Key activities include on-site and remote...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will fund a $19,455,772 initiative with the Metlakatla Indian Community in Alaska. The 3-year project aims to:
Implement sustainable seaweed farming as a nature-based solution, including establishing 10 new seaweed farms, providing immersion training for new farmers, and creating a processing and marketing...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide $563,932 in funding to East Carolina University (ECU) from February 2024 to January 2026. The project aims to deliver technical assistance and training to help manufacturing facilities in disadvantaged communities in North Carolina reduce hazardous substance use, increase water and energy efficiency, and improve environmental and human health outcomes.
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