Project Grant 84071901
- This $796,428 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) assistance agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance, including information, training, and expert advice, to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities in Louisiana. The project will support the EPA's goals to promote pollution prevention (P2) by targeting...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708), will establish a "Vacuum Vapor Degreasing Validation and Demonstration Hub" to promote the use of a trichloroethylene (TCE)-free cleaning process for metal degreasing operations. The $349,899 award will enable the University of Massachusetts Lowell to engage with over 250 companies, primarily small businesses in New England, to eliminate the use...
- This Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide $961,878 to the University of California, Berkeley to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals in targeted industry sectors. The project will deliver chemical hazard and alternative assessment reports, match STEM student interns with industry partners, and disseminate best practices and case studies through webinars and roundtables. Key outcomes include...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) provides $350,000 in funding to the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) to deliver technical assistance to craft beverage manufacturers in Massachusetts. The project will help these businesses, including those located in environmental justice communities, reduce the use of toxic chemicals, fossil fuel energy, water, and single-use packaging...
- This Project Grant award of $350,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance and training to businesses to help them develop and adopt source reduction (pollution prevention) practices. The two-year project, awarded to the University of Nevada, Reno's Business Environmental Program (UNR BEP) and the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC), will: 1) Organize two...
- This Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) provides $349,363 in funding to the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The grant will support the university in delivering technical assistance (e.g., information, training, tools) to craft beverage manufacturers in New England to help them develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices. The project aims to reduce the use of energy, water, waste, and...
- 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 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 foodware...
- This $202,222 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance, including information, training, and tools, to Minnesota businesses in the metal manufacturing and fabrication industries (NAICS 331 and 332), with a particular focus on metal finishers, to help them develop and adopt source reduction practices, also known as pollution prevention (P2). The project aims to identify and...
- 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 $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, and paint removal products; b) test the performance of the reformulated products; c) increase retail sales of the safer products; and d) educate product users about their availability. Key activities include developing a baseline inventory of target products, engaging stakeholders, providing technical assistance to manufacturers on product reformulation, conducting performance testing and certification, and transitioning retailers to the safer products. The University of Massachusetts Lowell, through its Office of Research Administration-Lowell, will implement this 2-year project beginning in February 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.2m | 2/6/24 |