Register to Learn More About New $16 Million Pollution Prevention Grant Opportunities
Released on March 20, 2023
Join U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in March for one of the four webinars to learn more about two new grant opportunities to advance environmental justice in underserved communities. These grants are made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and are a critical component of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative which aims to deliver 40% of the overall benefits of climate, clean energy and other investments to disadvantaged communities.
Individual grant awards may range from $100,000 to $800,000 for the funding period, or up to $1.2 million for multi-state or multi-Tribal projects:
- The Pollution Prevention Grant: Environmental Justice in Communities will support technical assistance for businesses to specifically target and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities. Applications for this grant are due by June 6, 2023. Additional information is available at grants.gov under Funding Opportunity Announcement EPA-I-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2023-001.
- The Pollution Prevention Grant: Environmental Justice Through Safer and More Sustainable Products will support P2 technical assistance to businesses to improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities by increasing the supply, demand and use of safer and more sustainable products, such as those that are certified by EPA’s Safer Choice program, or those that conform to EPA’s Recommendations for Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. Applications for this grant are due by June 20, 2023. Additional information is available at grants.gov under Funding Opportunity Announcement EPA-I-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2023-002.
The webinars will provide information on the P2 grant programs, the application process and the P2 Grant Partner Connection List, a new resource to help facilitate partnerships among potential applicants and P2 stakeholders including community organizations. A question and answer session and Spanish interpretation will be provided for each webinar.
- March 21, 2023, 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET
- March 23, 2023, 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET (for Tribal entities)
- March 28, 2023, 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET
- March 30, 2023, 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Tools and resources for prospective grantees, including pre-recorded webinars, writing guidance, networking tools, and helpful templates, can be found online.
Contact the P2 Hub Helpline for additional information or assistance: p2hub@epa.gov or (202) 566-0799.