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Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) is a competitive grant program that offers an innovative way for a community to organize and take action to reduce toxic pollution in its local environment. Through CARE, a community creates a partnership that implements solutions to reduce releases of toxic pollutants and minimize people's exposure to them. By providing financial and technical assistance, EPA helps CARE communities get on the path to a renewed environment. CARE Program's website is (http://www.epa.gov/CARE/)

 

 

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EPA Funding Opportunities
Program Website Contact Phone
WATER      
Clean Water State Revolving Fund http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/gtas/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/OW-OWM.html/cwfinance/cwsrf/index.htm

Ed Springer

 

Sheryl Parsons

404-562-8410

404-562-9337
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/gtas/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/pollutioncontrol.htm

Ed Springer

 

Sheryl Parsons

404-562-8410

404-562-9337
Water Pollution Control Program

http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/gtas/index.html

http://www.epa.gov/OW-OWM.html/cwfinance/pollutioncontrol.htm

 

 Ed Springer 404-562-8410
Onsite Wastewater Management Program http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/gtas/index.html Sam Sampath 404-562-9229
Non-Point Source (319h) Implementation Grants

 

http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/nps/index.html

http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/319hfunds.html

 

 Yolanda Brown 404-562-9451
Regional Wetland Program Development Grants http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/grantguidelines/ Morgan Jackson 404-562-9393

Targeted Watershed Grants (and Water Trading funding)

--Water Quality Trading (Gulf of Mexico)

http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/initiative/

http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/trading

 

 Tim (Paul) Icke 202-566-1211
Beach Monitoring & Notification http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/grants/

Joel Hansel

 

Tina Lamar

404-562-9286

404-562-9323
State Public Water System Supervision http://www.epa.gov/safewater/pws/grants/index.html

Dan O'Lone

 

Jennifer Shadle

404-562-9493

404-562-9436
State Underground Water Source Protection (UIC) http://www.epa.gov/Region4/water/uic/index.html
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/uic/grants.html

Nancy Marsh

 

Karen Gardner

404-562-9450

404-562-9312
Water Quality Management Planning http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/gtas/grantprograms.html Marjan Peltier 404-562-9420
State Water Protection Grants (Security) http://cfpub.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/financeassist.cfm

Dan O’Lone

 

Jennifer Shadle

404-562-9477

404-562-9436
Other Federal Agency Opportunities
     
Coastal Program Grants (FWS) http://www.fws.gov/coastal Ronnie Haynes 404-679-7081
Community Assistance Program (CAP) for floodplain management (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/floodplain/fema_cap-ssse.shtm    
Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration--CAP Sec. 206 (USACE) Brandon.r.Brummett@usace.army.mil District Engineer 502-315-6883
Coastal Services Cooperative Agreement (NOAA) www.csc.noaa.gov/funding James Free, NOAA-SC 843-740-1185
Coastal Zone Management (NOAA) http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/funding/welcome.html John King 301-713-3155
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention (NRCS/USDA)

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/watershed

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/about/organization/regions.html

 NRCS Region or State Office See NRCS website
Community-Based Habitat Restoration (NOAA) http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/funding_opportunities/funding.html Melanie Gange 301-713-0174
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FEMA/DHS) http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/government Lloyd Hake 202-646-3428
HAZARDOUS & SOLID WASTE      
Brownsfields Assessment Grants http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/assessment_grants.htm Phil Vorsatz 404-562-8789
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Grants http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/rlflst.htm Phil Vorsatz 404-562-8789
Brownfield Cleanup Grants http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/cleanup_grants.htm Phil Vorsatz 404-562-8789
Brownfield Job Training Grants http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/job.htm Phil Vorsatz 404-562-8789
Brownfield Training, Research and Technical Assistance

http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/trta.htm

http://www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/grants/epa-oswer-obl-08-02.pdf

 Joe Bruss 202-566-2772
Superfund Technical Assistance Grants http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/tag/resource.htm Rhonda Foucher 404-562-8867
Superfund State Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements & State Core Program

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/cleanup/index.htm

http://www.epa.gov/region4/superfund

Rhonda Foucher 404-562-8867
State Response Program (Brownfields under CERCLA Section 128(a) - non-competitive http://epa.gov/brownfields/state_tribal.htm Nicole Bates 404-562-9966
Resource Conservation Challenge Grants --includes Schools Chemical Cleanout

http://www.epa.gov/region4/rcra/managesw.htm

http://www.epa.gov/rcc

 Jay Bassett 404-562-8559
State Hazardous Waste Management Program http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/laws-regs/state/index.htm Gwen Gleaton 404-562-8500
State Underground Storage Tanks Programs or Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund

http://www.epa.gov/OUST

http://www.epa.gov/region4/rcra/ust/index.htm

Bill Truman 404-562-9457
HQ/Regional Underground Storage Tanks

http://www.epa.gov/OUST

http://www.epa.gov/region4/rcra/ust/index.htm

Lynn Depont

 

Bill Truman

703-603-7148

404-562-9457
Other Federal Agency Opportunities
     
Competitive Training Grants Program (FEMA)

http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ctgp/index.shtm#1

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/ctgp/fy08_ctgp_factsheet.pdf

   
AIR & PESTICIDES      
Asthma & Indoor Air Quality Education/Outreach Grants

http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/radon/radon.htm

http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/radon

http://www.epa.gov/iaq

 Lashon Blakely 404-562-9136
State Clean Diesel Program (Reductions) http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/prgstate.htm#prog Alan Powell 404-562-9045
Pesticides Environmental Stewardship Program http://www.epa.gov/pesp/regional_grants.htm Patricia Livingstone 404-562-9171
Clean School Bus USA http://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus/ Alan Powell 404-562-9045
SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/prgfinance.htm

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/smartway/index.htm 		Jennifer Keller 202-343-9541
National Clean Diesel Campaign/ Region 4 Southeast Diesel Collaborative (SEDC)

http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/grantfund.htm

http://www.southeastdiesel.org/ 

http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/grantfund.htm#national

http://www.epa.gov/air/grants_funding.html 

Alan Powell

Jennifer Keller

404-562-9041

202-343-9541
Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies - competitive http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/prgemerg.htm Jennifer Went 202-343-9302
Strategic Agricultural Initiative http://www.epa.gov/Region4/air/pesticides/agricultureinitiatives.html  Lora Schroeder 404-562-9015
Clean Air Act Section 105 Air Pollution Control

http://www.epa.gov/ocfo/npmguidance/

then scroll down to Office of Air and Radiation

Stuart Perry 404-562-8980
Climate Showcase Communities Grant Program http://epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-programs/state-and-local/showcase.html Jane Kurtz 202-343-9304
Clean Air Act Section 103 Fine Particulate Matter

http://www.epa.gov/ocfo/npmguidance/

then scroll down to Office of Air and Radiation

Stuart Perry 404-562-8980
Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act (PRIA 2) Partnership Grants http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/grants/proposals/priapartnershipgrant061008.pdf Frank Ellis 703-308-8107
State Indoor Radon Grants http://www.epa.gov/radon/sirgprogram.html Patsy Brooks 404-562-9145
Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements      
State Lead Program Implementation Grants http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/lead Anthony Toney 404-562-9085
State Pesticides Program Grants & Performance Partnership Grants http://www.epa.gov/compliance/state/grants/fifra.html Richard Corbett 404-562-9008
External EPA Opportunities      
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) Biopesticide Program http://ir4.rutgers.edu/Biopesticides/biograntannouncment.htm Michael Braverman, PhD 732-932-9575 ext 4610

ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES

     
Environmental Education Grants http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html Kathy Armstrong 404-562-8225
Community Action for a Renewed Environment http://www.epa.gov/CARE/basic.htm

Deborah Carter

404-652-9668
Environmental Justice (Grants and Cooperative Agreements) http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/grants/index.html Elvie Barlow 404-562-9650
Pollution Prevention Grants http://www.epa.gov/p2home/pubs/grants/index.htm

Pam Swingle

Suganthi Simon

404-562-8482

404-562-9384
Source Reduction Assistance Program Grants http://www.epa.gov/p2/pubs/grants/index.htm#sra

Pam Swingle

Suganthi Simon

404-562-8482

404-562-9384
Environmental Information Exchange Network http://www.epa.gov/exchangenetwork/index.html

Karl Alvarez

 

Edward Mixon

202-566-0989

202-566-2142
Children’s Health Protection http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/grants.htm Wayne Garfinkel 404-562-8982
REMAP (Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program) Research Projects http://www.epa.gov/emap/remap/html/projects/index.html Peter Kalla 706-355-8778
Regional Applied Research Effort (RARE) http://www.epa.gov/OSP/regions/rare.htm

Tom Baugh


Mark Thomas

404-562-8275

202-564-4763

Environmental Policy and State Innovation Grants

http://www.epa.gov/innovation/stategrants

http://www.epa.gov/innovation/strategy.htm

Sherri Walker

Latoya Miller

202-566-2186

404-562-9885
Enforcement and Compliance Multi-Media Grants (Capacity building grants & CAs for states and tribes) http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/state/stag/fy09-stagsolicitation.pdf Ginger Gotliffe 202-564-7072
Additional Resources      
All federal grant opportunities www.grants.gov exit EPA disclaimer    
All EPA competitive grant opportunities http://www.epa.gov/ogd/competition/open_award.htm    
Water Infrastructure Grants as Authorized by EPA Appropriations   Dorothy Rayfield 404-562-9278

 

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