E.P.A. Declares $200,000 in Environmental Justice Grants to Support Communities Directly Affected by BP Oil Spill
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Category: Grants and AwardsType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Monday, August 9th, 2010
(Dallas, Texas - August 9, 2010) The E.P.A. is accepting proposals for up to 8 $25,000 cooperative agreements to support the protection of human health and the environment in communities affected by the BP oil spill. Local incorporated non-profit community-based organizations-including faith based organizations and those affiliated with religious institutions, environmental justice networks, and local Native American tribal governments-located and working in areas within affected states, are eligible to apply.
E.P.A. developed the grant plan after meeting with local organizations in the Gulf Region and learning that there was a need for technical assistance to support educational outreach to communities affected by the BP oil spill. The grants will provide backing to help develop educational materials on what seafood is safe to eat, what to do if exposed to oil, and how to address and adapt to the spill's long-term effects. Providing grant backing directly to local organizations will help to ensure that information is distributed through trusted networks of communication and from organizations that will continue to support efforts to rebuild in the wake of disaster.
Organizations that are able to provide accurate and current information to a wide geographic area in the affected region are encouraged to apply by September 13, 2010.
To read the request for proposals and for information on how to apply: http://epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/bp-spill-grants.html
More about activities in Pennsylvania Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/region6
E.P.A. audio file is accessible at http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/aug2010.html
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