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FEDERAL PROGRAMS
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Grant info: http://www.epa.gov/epahome/grants.htm
GRANT/PROGRAM
Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) (CFDA No. 15.622)
– The BIG provides grant funds to the states, the District
of Columbia and insular areas to construct, renovate, and
maintain tie-up facilities with features for transient boaters in
vessels 26 feet or more in length, and to produce and distribute
information and educational materials about the program.
The BIG Program includes two funding tiers, Tier One (noncompetitive)
and Tier Two (nationally competitive). Under
Tier One each state, the D.C. and insular area may receive
funding for eligible projects up to $100,000 annually. Tier Two
funds are made available through a nationally competitive
process.
CONTACT INFO/DEADLINE
Contact – Christy Vigfusson, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration Program, Mailstop WSFR-
4020, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington,
VA 22203, at (703) 358-1748, email: Christy_
Vigfusson@fws.gov
http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/
GrantPrograms/BIG/BIG.htm
Brownfields Funding – EPA’s Brownfields Program provides
direct funding for brownfields assessment, cleanup, revolving
loans, and environmental job training. To facilitate the
leveraging of public resources, EPA’s Brownfields Program
collaborates with other EPA programs, other federal partners,
and state agencies to identify and make available resources that
can be used for brownfields activities. In addition to direct
brownfields funding, EPA also provides technical information
on brownfields financing matters.
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE)
(CFDA No. 66.035) – CARE is a competitive grant program
that offers an innovative way for a community to organize and
take action to reduce toxic pollution in its local environment.
Through CARE, a community creates a partnership that
implements solutions to reduce releases of toxic pollutants and
minimize people’s exposure to them. By providing financial
and technical assistance, EPA helps CARE communities get on
the path to a renewed environment.
Conservation Grants – Seeking the implementation of
conservation projects for federally listed threatened or
endangered species.
Contact – U.S. EPA, Office of Brownfields
and Land Revitalization, Mail Code 5105 T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington,
DC 20460, or at (202) 566-2777
http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/mmatters.
htm
Contact – Call toll free at 1-877-CARE 909,
or at CARE Program, US EPA (8001A), 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC
20460
http://www.epa.gov/care/
Contact – Chief, Division of Endangered
Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300
Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035-
9589
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/grants/
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