Reminder: Apply by May 17 for $24 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants
Released on May 7, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications through May 17, 2024, for two new grant opportunities to support states and Tribes in providing technical assistance to businesses seeking to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices. Approximately $14 million in grants are available at no cost share/match requirement, made possible by funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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$14 million P2 Grant Opportunity: The $14 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is the third of five annual installments of P2 grant funding provided by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This opportunity does not include the 50% percent grantee funds matching requirement required by traditional P2 grants, increasing access to the funding for all communities. Grants supported with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds will be fully funded at the time grants are awarded (rather than receiving funding in installments). The maximum amount of each grant is $350,000. To apply, go to grants.gov and search for EPA-HQ-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2024-001.
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$9.94 million P2 Grant Opportunity: The $9.94 million NOFO is part of the traditional P2 grants program that has been administered by the Agency for more than 25 years. The funding is over a two-year funding cycle with individual grant awards up to $700,000 for the two-year funding period or $350,000 funded per year and includes a cost share/match requirement of 50% percent. To apply, go to grants.gov and search for EPA-I-HQ-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2024-002.
Eligible applicants include states, state entities such as universities, U.S. territories and possessions, and federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortia. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consider partnering with others in the P2 stakeholder community to strengthen their ability to provide P2 technical assistance to businesses and facilitate the development, adoption and dissemination of P2 solutions.
Watch a webinar for potential P2 grant applicants.
Read more about P2 and the P2 grant program.
Email [email protected] with questions about P2 grants.