EPA New England’s Healthy Communities Grant Program aims to reduce environmental risks and enhance human health in communities. Projects should target resources to benefit vulnerable areas and populations, assess and mitigate environmental health risks, foster collaboration through partnerships, and bolster community capacity. Eligible projects must be located in Target Investment Areas and demonstrate measurable environmental or public health outcomes. This grant opportunity focuses on advancing emergency preparedness, ecosystem resilience, and achieving tangible benefits for both the environment and human health. Applications are open until April 08, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 281785
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | EPA-R1-HC-2016 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2016 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM |
| 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: | 66.110 — Healthy Communities Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 25, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 08, 2016 See Section IV of the announcement for additional instructions. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 08, 2016 See Section IV of the announcement for additional instructions. |
| Archive Date: | May 08, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $350,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $25,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Description: | Executive Summary: The Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England’s main competitive grant program to work directly with communities to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health and improve the quality of life. The Healthy Communities Grant Program will achieve this through identifying and funding projects that: *Target resources to benefit communities at risk [areas at risk from climate change impacts, environmental justice areas of potential concern, sensitive populations (e.g. children, elderly, tribes, urban/rural residents, and others at increased risk)]. *Assess, understand, and reduce environmental and human health risks. *Increase collaboration through partnerships and community-based projects. *Build institutional and community capacity to understand and solve environmental and human health problems. *Advance emergency preparedness and ecosystem resilience. *Achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits. To qualify as eligible projects under the Healthy Communities Grant Program, proposed projects must: (1) be located in and/or directly benefit one or more of the Target Investment Areas; and (2) identify how the proposed project will achieve measurable environmental and/or public health results in one or more of the Target Program Areas. Please see Section III for further information on eligibility requirements. |
| Link to Additional Information: | 2016 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sandra Brownell EPA New England
5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OEP06-2) Boston, MA 02109-3912 Phone: 617-918-1797 Fax: 617-918-0797 Email:Brownell.Sandra@epa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 281785 Full Announcement-Healthy Communities -> HC 2016 RFP.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Sandra Brownell EPA New England 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OEP06-2) Boston, MA 02109-3912 Phone: 617-918-1797 Fax: 617-918-0797 Email: Brownell.Sandra@epa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.110 | PKG00221187 | Feb 25, 2016 | Apr 08, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
281785 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
281785 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
281785 Other-1.1.pdf
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