66.128: Southeastern Multi-Media and Geographic Priority Projects

66.128

Inactive

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Sept. 12, 2018

Sept. 24, 2017

To fund projects, including surveys, studies, investigations, demonstrations, training, outreach, human health and the environment to (1) prevent, reduce and eliminate pollution through the promotion of environmental sustainability; (2) build capacity on environmental sustainability and public health issues; (3) support the development and implementation of sustainability strategies and enhance environmental literacy; (4) promote coordination and collaboration between and among federal, state, and local governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as build environmental education capacity at institutions of higher education. Funding Priority 2015:There were no projects funded in FY15. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2016: There were no projects funded in FY16. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2017: The projects should be centered around providing a forum for academic advisors and sustainability coordinators to collaborate with industry, college and graduate level students to establish and broaden environmental learning opportunities that promote capacity building on environmental sustainability and public health issues, including the creation of hands-on instructional learning of sustainable practices including pollution prevention, water and energy conservation, watershed protection, and environmental stewardship. The project should also serve to foster an environmental literacy plan to ensure that students have an understanding of environmental sustainability and how it interconnects with the green economy.

B - Project Grants

Projects conducted within the geographic boundaries of EPA's Region 4, which comprises the states and tribal lands of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, are eligible for funding when it is available. Interstate, state, tribal, intrastate, and local government agencies, districts, and councils; and public and private universities and colleges, laboratories, and research facilities; and public or private non-governmental, non-profit institutions are eligible to apply, unless restricted by the authorizing statutes. Non-profit organizations must have documentation of non-profit status from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or their state of incorporation, except that non-profits organizations as defined in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying as defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 1995 or superseding legislation are ineligible. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this CFDA description, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.

Interstate, state, tribal, intrastate, and local government agencies, districts, and councils; public and private universities and colleges, laboratories, and research facilities; and public or private non-governmental, non-profit institutions are eligible to apply, unless restricted by the authorizing statutes.