2017 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 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/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 the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.
Grantor contact information
Description
Sandra Brownell EPA New England
5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OEP06-2)
Boston, MA 02109-3912
Phone: 617-918-1797
Fax: 617-918-0797
Brownell.Sandra@epa.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| HC_2017_RFP.pdf | Full Announcement | Feb 22, 2017 08:48 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: May 7, 2017
Award
$250,000
Program Funding
10
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$25,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
EPA-R1-HC-2017
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:
1
Posted date:
February 22, 2017
Archive date:
May 7, 2017
