2018 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Assistance Listings
- 66.110 -- Healthy Communities Grant Program
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England’s main competitive grant program to work directly with communities to support EPA’s “Back-to- Basics” agenda 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 needing to create community resilience, environmental justice areas of potential concern, sensitive populations (e.g. children, elderly, tribes, urban and 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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
See Section III of solicitation for eligibility information.
Grantor contact information
Description
Katie Marrese EPA New England
5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OEP06-2)
Boston, MA 02109-3912
Phone: 617-918-1658
Fax: 617-918-0658
Marrese.Katie@epa.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Updated_Healthy_Communities_2018_RFIP_Revised.pdf | Full Announcement | Apr 17, 2018 06:27 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: May 13, 2018
Award
$250,000
Program Funding
10
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$25,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
EPA-R1-HC-2018
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Category Explanation:
--
History
Version:
3
Posted date:
March 9, 2018
Archive date:
May 13, 2018
