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2006 Healthy Communities Grant Program

Agency		Environmental Protection AGENCY
Program Name		2006 Healthy Communities Grant Program
Program Website		http://www.epa.gov/ne/eco/uep/grants_2006hc.html
Eligible Applicantes		ELIGIBLEAPPLICANTS include non-profit organizations; local government, state, or regional agencies; K-12 schools or school districts; colleges or universities, and tribes with a demonstrated interest in performing projects in Target Investment Areas identified by this grant program in the New England States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Private businesses, federal agencies, and individuals are not eligible to be grant recipients; however, they are encouraged to work in partnership with ELIGIBLEAPPLICANTS on projects. Applicants need not be physically located in these states to be eligible for this grant program.
Budget FY06
Budget FY07
Range of Awards		$5,000-30,000
Number of Awards		20-25
Percent of Applicants Awarded
Cost Sharing Requirements		Not required, but recommended. Applicants may match up to 5% of their proposed total budget.
Program Description		The Healthy Communities Grant Program is seeking projects that YYYYYYY " • Target resources to benefit communities at risk (environmental justice areas of potential concern, places with high risk from toxic air pollution, urban areas) and sensitive populations (e.g. children, elderly, others at increased risk). • Assess, understand, and reduce environmental and human health risks. • Increase collaboration through community-based projects. • Build institutional and community capacity to understand and solve environment and human health problems. • Achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits. In order to qualify as eligible projects under the Healthy Communities Grant Program, projects must meet two criteria: (1) Be located in and/or directly benefit one or more of the four Target Investment Areas; and (2) Identify how the proposed project will measurable environmental and public health results in one or more of the seven Target Program Areas. Target Investment Areas: Environmental Justice Areas of Potential Concern, Places with High Risks from Toxic Air Pollution, Sensitive Populations, Urban Areas Target Program Areas: Asthma, Capacity-Building on Environmental and Public Health Issues, Healthy Indoor/Outdoor Environments , Healthy Schools, Urban Natural Resources and Open/Green Space, Smart Growth, Water Quality Monitoring or Analyses
Contact Info		Sandra Padula EPA New England 1 Constitution Street, Suite 1100 (CPT) Boston, MA 02114-2023 Phone: 617-918-1797 Email:padula.sandra@epa.gov