2024 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM
Posted by Environmental Protection Agency
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — 2024 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM — is cataloged under number EPA-R1-HC-2024 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 66.110, posted by Environmental Protection Agency. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 8, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $40,000. The agency has projected $500,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 15 awards. If the agency funds the expected 15 awards from the $500,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $33,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on November 1, 2024. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
Up to $40,000
Close Date
November 1, 2024
See Section IV of funding opportunity announcement for closing date information.
Posted
July 8, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$500,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Healthy Communities Grant Program was launched in 2003 and supports EPA’s mission by integrating many EPA New England (Region 1) programs including Air Quality Outreach; Asthma and Indoor Air; Children’s Environmental Health; Air Pollution in Schools and the Clean, Green and Healthy Schools Initiative; Energy Efficiency Program; Environmental Justice Program; Pollution Prevention; Sustainable Materials Management; Toxics and Pesticides; and Water Infrastructure (Stormwater, Wastewater, and Drinking Water). The goal of the program is to combine available resources and best identify competitive projects that will achieve measurable environmental and public health results in communities across New England. Eligible applicants are invited to apply to EPA New England for funding consideration under this competitive grant program. The Healthy Communities Grant Program anticipates awarding approximately 15 cooperative agreements from these project applications in 2024.The Healthy Communities Grant Program is a competitive grant program for EPA New England to fund direct work with communities to support EPA’s mission to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health and improve quality of life. The Healthy Communities Grant Program will achieve these goals by identifying and funding projects that: Target resources to benefit communities at risk (environmental justice areas of potential concern and/or 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. Achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Healthy Communities Grants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Agency Contact
Zac Degler <br/>EPA New England <br/>5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 <br/>Boston, MA 02109-3912 <br/>Phone: 617-918-1630 <br/>Email: Degler.Zachary@epa.gov
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