Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 66.035
- Grant awards
- 109 $16,672,572 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- (CARE)
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Eligible applicants
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- Intrastate
- Interstate
- Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization
- Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)
- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Beneficiaries
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- Local
- Public nonprofit institution/organization
- Private nonprofit institution/organization
- Quasi-public nonprofit organization
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Environmental Protection Agency funds the Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program (CFDA 66.035) to support community-based collaborative projects that reduce toxic exposure through environmental health assessments, risk prioritization, and localized mitigation activities; the most recent grant award was obligated on October 1, 2011.
This program is no longer actively soliciting applications. The source confirms that a CARE Request for Proposal was not issued in 2013, and no grant opportunities have been posted since 2011. The most recent award dates to October 2011, making the program inactive for over 14 years. The portfolio shows 109 awards spanning 2005 through 2011, with peak activity in 2007 and 2008 (20 awards each year) and declining issuance thereafter (17 awards in 2010, 10 in 2011). The EPA obligated $16.7 million in federal dollars across all awards, with recipients contributing an additional $700 thousand in non-federal resources.
The program funded predominantly Project Grants (77 percent of awards) with a substantial Cooperative Agreement component (23 percent). Representative recent awards illustrate the portfolio's scope: the City of Salina received $299,383 in 2011 for environmental solutions implementation; the City of Gary received multiple $300,000 awards in 2010 and 2011 for Level II partnership implementation; and the Migrant Whole Health Outreach initiative received $300,000 in 2009 to address prioritized community environmental health activities. Typical award magnitudes ranged from $48,121 to $360,000, with many awards clustering between $100,000 and $300,000.
The funded activities centered on building community coalitions to assess and prioritize toxic-exposure reduction across air, water, and land pathways—including lead poisoning prevention, indoor and outdoor air quality improvement, stormwater management, solid waste reduction, and hazardous chemical awareness campaigns. Projects explicitly partnered residents, local government, businesses, academic institutions, and tribal entities in multi-year implementation efforts.
Objective and description
- Objective
To support analyses, studies, evaluations, surveys, investigations, conferences, demonstrations and special purpose projects which empower communities to reduce risks from exposures to toxic pollutants in the air, in the water, and on the land through collaborative action at the local level. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2013: The CARE program aims to: (1) Reduce exposures to toxic pollutants through collaborative action at the local level; (2) Help communities gain an understanding of all potential sources of exposure to toxic pollutants; (3) Work with communities to set priorities for risk reduction activities; and (4) Create self sustaining, community based partnerships that will continue to improve the local environment. The following program strategies will be used: (1) Provide information and a variety of tools to help communities understand and assess toxic risks; (2) Collaborate with community stakeholder groups to prioritize plans for risk reduction; (3) Mobilize local resources and utilize EPA voluntary programs to implement risk reduction activities; (4) Link EPA programs together to efficiently support communities; (5) Create a positive environment that encourages all members of the community including businesses and colleges and universities to join the collaborative partnership; (6) Facilitate networking among CARE communities to share experiences and lessons learned; and (7) Build long term community capacity to continue improving the local environment. A CARE Request for Proposal was not issued in 2013.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 109 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Harlem Environmental Action Inc. | $400,000 | 2% |
| 2 | City Of Gary | $400,000 | 2% |
| 3 | University Of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. | $400,000 | 2% |
| 4 | The Harambee House, Inc. | $400,000 | 2% |
| 5 | Pacific American Foundation | $393,265 | 2% |
| 6 | University Of Wisconsin System | $392,313 | 2% |
| 7 | Wheeling Jesuit University, Inc. | $366,600 | 2% |
| 8 | Environmental Health Coalition | $300,000 | 2% |
| 9 | Coral Bay Community Council, Inc. | $300,000 | 2% |
| 10 | State Of Idaho Department Of Environmental Quality | $300,000 | 2% |
10 of 81 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $2,277,347 |
| FY2010 | $1,992,542 |
| FY2009 | $2,724,522 |
| FY2008 | $3,719,420 |
| FY2007 | $3,024,964 |
| FY2006 | $1,456,833 |
| FY2005 | $1,476,944 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 66.035?
Assistance Listing 66.035 is Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program, a federal grant program run by Environmental Protection Agency. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program?
Its CFDA number is 66.035: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 66.035 awarded?
109 grant awards under 66.035 have obligated $16,672,572 in federal funds to 81 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 66.035?
The recipients obligated the most under Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program are West Harlem Environmental Action Inc. ($400,000), City Of Gary ($400,000) and University Of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. ($400,000).
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