The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 has issued a Request for Applications (RFA) from eligible entities to improve community health, resilience, and/or sustainability through pollution prevention and/or sustainable materials management implementation. 

EPA Region 10 anticipates awarding approximately $120,000 under this announcement. Awards will be issued and managed through EPA’s Region 10 Office. EPA anticipates awarding 2-4 grants, ranging from $30,000 to $60,000. Electronic applications are due by Friday, April 30, 11:59 p.m. (EDT), submitted through grants.gov.  

You can find the grant request for applications on grants.gov here:  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331262 

The informational website can be viewed here:  https://www.epa.gov/grants/healthy-resilient-and-sustainable-communities-grants-region-10 

If you missed the recent informational webinars and/or would like to see the slides, please feel free to visit this link.  Both the webinar recording and slides can be found here:  https://www.epa.gov/grants/healthy-resilient-and-sustainable-communities-grants-region-10

Eligible applicants include:  

• Federally recognized tribes and intertribal consortia  

·       Region 10 states, local governments, city or township governments  

·       Independent school district governments  

·       State-controlled institutions of higher education  

·       Non-profit organizations  

·       Community-based grassroots organizations  

Eligible projects must take place within EPA Region 10, which includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. 

If you have any questions about this grant program, please feel free to reach out to us:

• Pollution Prevention: Kat Compton,  Compton.kathleen@epa.gov
• Sustainable Materials Management: Theresa Blaine, blaine.theresa@epa.gov or Domenic Calabro, calabro.domenic@epa.gov