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Healthy Communities
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The Healthy Communities Grant Program is a competitive grant program for EPA New England (Region 1) to fund work directly with communities to support EPA’s mission to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health and improve the quality of life. In FY 2025, the Healthy Communities Grant Program will continue to achieve these goals through identifying and funding projects that: target resources to benefit communities at 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; and achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits. More information on each participating program’s activities, projects and accomplishments is available at EPA New England website: (https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-1-new-england).
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
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No content available. Forty-three initial proposals were received, 38 proposals were invited to submit a full proposal and 12 projects, worth $287,440 were competitively selected through the 2016 Healthy Communities Grant Program.
Seventy initial proposals were received, 38 proposals were invited to submit a full proposal and 13 projects, worth $299,643 were competitively selected through the 2017 Healthy Communities Grant Program.
Forty-six initial proposals were received, 37 were invited to submit a full proposal, and 16 projects, worth $390,861 were competitively selected to receive funding through the 2018 Healthy Communities Grant Program.
Twenty-six initial proposals were received, 14 awards were made. Some of the projects funded include: Healthy Home Peer Education with Tenants and Landlords; Lead-Safe Homes Program; Wasted Food Solutions; Soil Lead Testing and Outreach to Home Gardners; Decreasing Food Waste at Senior Centers; “Heaps for Healthy” Community Composting Initiative; Narrowing the Gap: Promoting Racial and Healthy Equity in Asthma; Lead Water and Soil Education and Assessment by Middle and High School Students; Healthy Families: Healthy Homes; Using a Peer Leadership Model to Ensure Clean, Green and Healthy Schools; Creating a Response System for Addressing Mold and Moisture Problems in Rental Properties; Switching to Less Hazardous Cleaning and Sanitizing Chemicals.
More information on each participating program’s activities, projects, and accomplishments is available at www.epa.gov/region01.
More information on each participating program’s activities, projects, and accomplishments is available at: https://www3.epa.gov/region1/eco/uep/grants_2021hc.html
On July 8, 2024, EPA issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to fund approximately 15 cooperative agreements, totaling approximately $500,000 in federal funding. It is anticipated that 5 to 10 awards will be made in FY25. Additional information about this and other accomplishments can be found at: Healthy Communities Grant Program for New England (https://www.epa.gov/newenglandhc/healthy-communities-grant-program-new-england).
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
