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EPA Smart Growth Grants and Other Funding
- Request For Grant Proposals (RFP) - Announcements
- More Information About EPA Smart Growth Grants
- Other Funding Resources
The Office of Sustainable Communities sometimes offers grants to support activities that improve the quality of development and protect human health and the environment. When these grants are offered, they will always be announced on this Web page and on www.grants.gov.
If you see a grant for which you wish to apply:
- Read the Request for Proposals (RFP) carefully to determine what activities or projects are eligible.
- If you are not familiar with the EPA's smart growth program, review our Web pages to learn about what we do.
- Submit your proposal according to the instructions in the RFP.
Tips:
- You can set up an email alert on www.grants.gov to be notified automatically when a grant featuring a search term, such as "smart growth," is posted.
- Check EPA's main grants page for helpful tips on writing a grant proposal and policies and regulations covering grants.
- We accept grant proposals only for open solicitations.
Request For Grant Proposals (RFP) - Announcements
Request for Proposals for Governors' Institute for Community Design (EPA-OP-OSC-12-01)
As part of the interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities, EPA's Office of Sustainable Communities is seeking proposals to fund one applicant to operate the Governors' Institute for Community Design. The institute will select and work with interested state leadership (governors, their cabinets, and their staffs) to deliver technical assistance that supports state efforts to implement smart growth and sustainable communities development approaches that protect the environment, improve public health, facilitate job creation and economic opportunity, and improve overall quality of life. Providing financial assistance to establish and operate the Governors' Institute is a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Transportation, and EPA. EPA expects to make one award and have approximately $325,000 for the first year of activity. Applications are due on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on December 5, 2011. An award announcement will be made in April 2012.
If you have questions about this solicitation, please contact: Adhir Kackar (kackar.adhir@epa.gov, 202-566-2846).
Request for Proposals for Governors' Institute for Community Design (EPA-OP-OSC-12-01): HTML | PDF (28 pp, 149K, About PDF)
More Information About EPA Smart Growth Grants
- Award Announcements
- Pending Awards
- Grants Awarded in 2011
- Grants Awarded in 2009
- Grants Awarded in 2008
- Grants Awarded in 2007
- Grants Awarded in 2005
- Grants Awarded in 2004
- Children's Health Grants Awarded in 2004
- Grants Awarded in 2003
Other Funding Resources
EPA has compiled lists of other funding resources for tribal, state, and local governments; communities; and non-governmental organizations that are seeking funding to address various aspects of smart growth.
Grants from the Partnership for Sustainable Communities
Other national funding sources
Regional, state, and local funding sources