Pennsylvania grant & resource directory - pa house
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY<br />
Grant info: http://www.e<strong>pa</strong>.gov/e<strong>pa</strong>home/<strong>grant</strong>s.htm<br />
GRANT/LOAN<br />
Brownfields Funding – EPA’s Brownfields Program provides<br />
direct funding for brownfields assessment, cleanup, revolving<br />
loans, and environmental job training. To facilitate the<br />
leveraging of public <strong>resource</strong>s, EPA’s Brownfields Program<br />
collaborates with other EPA programs, other federal <strong>pa</strong>rtners,<br />
and state agencies to identify and make available <strong>resource</strong>s<br />
that can be used for brownfields activities. In addition to<br />
direct brownfields funding, EPA also provides technical<br />
information on brownfields financing matters.<br />
DEADLINE / REGULATIONS<br />
Contact – US EPA, Office of Brownfields<br />
and Land Revitalization, Mail Code 5105 T,<br />
1200 <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> Ave. N.W., Washington,<br />
D.C. 20460, or at: (202) 566-2777<br />
http://www.e<strong>pa</strong>.gov/swerosps/bf/mmatters.<br />
htm<br />
FEDERAL PROGRAMS<br />
Environmental Justice Grant Programs – Program<br />
provides financial assistance to eligible organizations to build<br />
collaborative <strong>pa</strong>rtnerships, to identify local environmental<br />
and/or public health issues, and to envision solutions and<br />
empower the community through education, training, and<br />
outreach.<br />
National Center for Environmental Research – Runs<br />
competitions for Science to Achieve Results (STAR) <strong>grant</strong>s,<br />
undergraduate fellowships, research contracts under the Small<br />
Business Innovative Research Program, and other research<br />
assistance programs.<br />
Environmental Education Grants – The Grants Program<br />
sponsored by EPA’s Environmental Education Division (EED),<br />
Office of Children’s Health Protection and Environmental<br />
Education, supports environmental education projects that<br />
enhance the public’s awareness, knowledge, and skills to help<br />
people make informed decisions that affect environmental<br />
quality. EPA awards <strong>grant</strong>s each year based on funding<br />
appropriated by Congress. Annual funding for the program<br />
ranges between $2 and $3 million. Most <strong>grant</strong>s will be in the<br />
$15,000 to $25,000 range.<br />
Conservation Grants – Seeking the implementation of<br />
conservation projects for federally listed threatened or<br />
endangered species.<br />
Contact – Reginald Harris US EPA,<br />
REGION 3, 1650 Arch St. (MC-3ECOO),<br />
Philadelphia, PA 19103, or at: (215) 814-2988,<br />
e-mail: harris.reggie@e<strong>pa</strong>.gov<br />
http://www.e<strong>pa</strong>.gov/Compliance/<br />
environmentaljustice/<strong>grant</strong>s/index.html<br />
Contact – William Stelz, USEPA<br />
Headquarters, Ariel Rios Building, 1200<br />
<strong>Pennsylvania</strong> Ave., N.W. Mail Code: 8721F,<br />
Washington, D.C. 20460, or at: (202) 343-<br />
9802, e-mail: stelz.william@e<strong>pa</strong>.gov<br />
http://www.e<strong>pa</strong>.gov/ncer/<br />
Previous Fiscal Year Deadline – December<br />
15, 2009<br />
Contact – Karen Scott, Environmental<br />
Education Grant Program, Environmental<br />
Protection Agency, 1200 <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> Ave.,<br />
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, or at: (202)<br />
564-2194, e-mail: scott.karen@e<strong>pa</strong>.gov.<br />
http://www.e<strong>pa</strong>.gov/enviroed/<strong>grant</strong>s.html<br />
Contact – Chief, Division of Endangered<br />
Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300<br />
Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035-<br />
9589<br />
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/<strong>grant</strong>s/<br />
<strong>grant</strong>-programs.html<br />
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