This grant, the Healthy Environmental Living Program (HELP) from the EPA, aims to significantly reduce environmental risk and enhance human health and quality of life within communities. It supports projects that directly engage residents to assess and solve environmental problems, fostering increased collaboration and building institutional capacity. The program prioritizes achieving measurable environmental and public health benefits, including source pollution reduction and advancing emergency preparedness and resilience. Specifically, eligible projects must address Environmental Justice in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas, demonstrating tangible results in areas such as Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Materials Management, Lead-based Paint, or Integrated Pest Management, ultimately empowering communities to create healthier living environments.
Opportunity ID: 336726
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-R6-HELP-2021 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Healthy Environmental Living Program Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 66.963 — Healthy Environmental Living Program (HELP) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 28, 2022 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 28, 2022 Please refer to the announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates. |
| Archive Date: | Feb 27, 2022 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $25,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: |
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications that work directly with communities to reduce environmental risk to protect and improve human health and the quality of life. The Healthy Environmental Living Program (HELP) will achieve this through identifying and funding projects that:
To qualify as eligible projects under HELP, proposed projects must: (1) address Environmental Justice (EJ) in the states, tribes, and territories within EPA Region 6 states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas; and (2) identify how the proposed project will achieve measurable environmental and/or public health results in one or more of the following Target Program Areas: Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Materials Management, Lead-based Paint and/or Integrated Pest Management. Please see Section III for further information on eligibility requirements. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Chelsea Perry
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500 (LCRPT) Dallas, TX 75270 Phone: 214-665-2175 Email:Perry.Chelsea@epa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 336726 Full Announcement-Region 6 HELP Grant -> HELP RFA 2021 Final 11.22.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Chelsea Perry U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500 (LCRPT) Dallas, TX 75270 Phone: 214-665-2175 Email: Perry.Chelsea@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.963 | NONE | None | PKG00270631 | Nov 23, 2021 | Jan 28, 2022 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
336726 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
336726 EPA4700_4_3_0-3.0.pdf
336726 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
336726 EPA_KeyContacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
336726 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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