EPA Grant Competition Forecast for Calendar Year 2012

EPA is committed to making it easier for communities to access our grant resources. Here, for the first time, is a calendar of 2012 grant opportunities that may be of particular interest to communities. We will update this information annually. In addition, we offer a Grants 101 Tutorial to assist communities in understanding the grants process.

Grant programs with open solicitations or that expect to have open solicitations in 2012 are noted in the table below. To learn more about each program, (e.g., details on focus areas, eligible applicants, and funding amounts), visit the specific program link.

Note: Please consult http://www.grants.gov for the most recent information and deadlines associated with the solicitations listed below, as well as a listing of all of EPA's competitive funding opportunities.

Opening Date	Program
Feb 2012	Indoor Environments Program - Indoor Air contaminants primarily in homes and schools
Feb 2012	Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program - Reduce or eliminate pollution at the source
Aug 2012*	Brownfields and Revitalization - Assess and Cleanup Brownfields
Feb 2012	Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants Program - Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training
Apr 2012*	Five Star Restoration Training Grant - Community/Watershed-Based Wetland Restoration
May 2012*	Environmental Education - Funds to local education agencies and State and Local agencies
Legend	*Expected Opening Date

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Program Descriptions

Regional Indoor Environments: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Pollutants

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the competition: 66.034

Description: The Indoor Environments program supports projects to conduct demonstration, training, education and/or outreach activities to reduce exposure to indoor air contaminants and yield measurable environmental outcomes, primarily in homes and schools. Projects activities will be carried out at the regional, state, or local level within the ten EPA regions.

Contact: Victoria Drew (Drew.Victoria@epa.gov)
Read more about this program: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ and http://www.epa.gov/air/grants_funding.html

Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the competition: 66.717

Description: The SRA program supports environmental projects that reduce or eliminate pollution at the source. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit proposals that demonstrate new, innovative techniques, surveys, or studies that use research, investigations, experiments, and/or training to promote P2/source reduction efforts. Proposals that principally support recycling, clean-up, treatment, disposal and/or energy recovery activities will not be considered for funding.

Contact: Michele Amhaz (Amhaz.Michele@epa.gov)
Read more about this program: http://epa.gov/p2/pubs/grants/index.htm

Brownfields and Revitalization Grant Program

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the competition: 66.818

Description: EPA’s Brownfields Program provides funds to empower states, communities, tribes, and nonprofits to prevent, inventory, assess, clean up, and reuse brownfield sites.

Contact: Megan Quinn (Quinn.Megan@epa.gov)
Read more about this program: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/

Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants Program

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the competition: 66.815

Description: Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grants are provided to recruit, train, and place, unemployed and under-employed and predominantly low-income and minority residents historically affected by hazardous and solid waste sites and facilities with the skills needed to secure full-time, sustainable employment in the environmental field and in the assessment and cleanup work taking place in their communities.

Contact: Joe Bruss (Bruss.Joseph@epa.gov)
Read more about this program: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/job.htm

Five Star Restoration Training Grant Program

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the competition: 66.462

Description: The Five Star Restoration Training Grant Program brings together citizen groups, corporations, youth conservation corps, students, landowners, and government agencies to undertake projects that achieve environmental training through voluntary, community/watershed-based wetland restoration projects.

Contact: Myra Price (Price.Myra@epa.gov)
Read more about this program: http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/wetlands/restore/index.cfm

Environmental Education Grants Program

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the competition: 66.950

Description: The Environmental Education Grants Program provides funds to local education agencies, state and local environmental agencies, 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, non-commercial broadcasting entities, colleges and universities, and tribal education agencies to conduct educational projects that increase knowledge of environmental issues and how to take action on those issues at the local level.

Contact: Karen Scott (Scott.Karen@epa.gov)
Read more about this program: http://www.epa.gov/education/grants