Building Capacity to Address Environmental Health Issues During Pregnancy

The summary for the Building Capacity to Address Environmental Health Issues During Pregnancy Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Building Capacity to Address Environmental Health Issues During Pregnancy
	CFDA Number:	66.609
	CFDA Description:	Protection of Children and Older Adults (Elderly) from Environmental Health Risks
	Federal Agency Name:	Environmental Protection Agency
	Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-AO-OCHP-09-01
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 01, 2007
	Creation Date:	Mar 01, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 26, 2007 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	May 26, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	3
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: See Section 3 of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
Grant Description: EPA is soliciting proposals from organizations to fund building capacity to address environmental health issues during the prenatal period. EPA intends for these grants to develop effective mechanisms to educate pregnant women about environmental health risks, to demonstrate the effectiveness of information dissemination and behavioral change that results in reducing these risks, and to increase the number of health care providers who are fluent in prenatal environmental health issues. The statutory authority for this funding opportunity is provided under Clean Water Act Section 104; Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1445; Clean Air Act, Section 103; and Toxic Substances Control Act, Section 10.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Building Capacity to Address Environmental Health Issues During Pregnancy
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/grants.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: LaVonne Switzer at (202) 564-2711 switzer.lavonne@epa.gov LaVonne Switzer
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