2008 Healthy Communities Grant Program Synopsis
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| Federal Grant Title: | 2008 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM SYNOPSIS |
| Federal Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Program Name: | Healthy Communities Grant Program |
| Grant Categories: | Environment |
| CFDA Number: | 66.110 |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-R1-HC-2008 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 28, 2008 |
| Creation Date: | Mar 28, 2008 |
| Original Application Deadline: | May 12, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Application Deadline: | May 12, 2008 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 11, 2008 |
| Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $35,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- See Section III for additional eligibility information.
- Grant Description
- The Healthy Communities Grant Program is seeking projects that: - Target resources to benefit communities at risk (environmental justice areas of potential concern, places with high risk from toxic air pollution, urban areas) and sensitive populations (e.g. children, elderly, others at increased risk). - Assess, understand, and reduce environmental and human health risks. - Increase collaboration through community-based projects. - Build institutional and community capacity to understand and solve environment and human health problems. - Achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits. Proposed projects must: (1) Be located in and/or directly benefit one or more of the four Target Investment Areas which include: Environmental Justice Areas of Potential Concern, Places with High Risks from Toxic Air Pollution, Sensitive Populations, and/or Urban Areas in one or more of the EPA Region I States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and/or Vermont; and (2) Identify how the proposed project will achieve measurable environmental and/or public health results in one or more of the six Target Program Areas which include Asthma, Capacity Building on Environmental and Public Health Issues, Clean Energy, Healthy Indoor/Outdoor Environments, Healthy Schools, Urban Natural Resources and Open/Green Space.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
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http://www.epa.gov/region1/eco/uep/grants_2008hc.html
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Jennifer Padula, 617-918-1698.
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