This $6,525,894 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034) aims to build capacity among school district staff in low-income, disadvantaged, and tribal communities to establish and implement indoor air quality (IAQ) management plans and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions plans. The recipient, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), will hire five regional coordinators to foster peer connections, expand fellowship...
This $5,044,509 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act will provide capacity building in indoor air quality (IAQ) and greenhouse gas reduction (GHGR) in schools throughout New York State and across the country. Key activities include conducting dozens of seminars, conferences, webinars, and trainings to increase...
This Project Grant award, provided by the 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, will fund the University of Utah to execute capacity building, training, education, and research and demonstration activities designed to address indoor air quality (IAQ) issues and help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at K-12 schools in low-income,...
This $133,809 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), will fund the Green Schools National Network Inc. to implement environmental education initiatives in Boise, Idaho. The project will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors, with a focus on underserved communities...
This federal 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, provides $8,000,000 in funding to the American Lung Association (ALA) to plan, implement, and evaluate the Clean Air School Challenge (CASC). The CASC aims to raise awareness, educate, build capacity, increase implementation, and recognize the efforts of...
This $1,190,907 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant Program (CFDA 66.921) will fund the Go Green Initiative Association's efforts to enhance recycling education and outreach in the Camden, NJ community. The key project elements include: Educating and training district staff, administrators, and students on recycling best practices, creating green teams, and developing strategic sustainability plans....
This $175,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program aims to amplify and expand national-scale capacity to address indoor environmental determinants of health, reduce indoor air risks, and accelerate sustainable policy and systems-level actions that address indoor air quality. The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) will...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $52,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (CFDA 66.615) to the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Inc. (GHHI) to serve as a regional grantmaker. The program funds community-based organizations advancing environmental justice initiatives in their communities. GHHI will redistribute 80% of the total funds ($40 million) to communities through competitive and non-competitive...
This $133,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) will fund Sustainable Seattle to implement an environmental education initiative in the Seattle, Washington area. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among students, teachers, and community members. Key activities include: 1) Developing 30 "City Classroom Air Quality Action Plan" curriculum...
This $133,333 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951), provides funding to the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE) to implement an environmental education project. The project aims to co-create a sustainable green climate careers program with youth, educators, and green career professionals in Kansas and Missouri. Key activities include educating teachers...